My first career as a Hydrographic Surveyor (see also ) involved working and living on ships for a couple of years in the North Sea and English Channel, operating sonar equipment to map the seabed for oil and gas exploration and to update charts for The Admiralty. Living and working at sea was an unforgettable experience which sometimes I miss; the freedom you feel with being constantly on the move and exploring, the sights and sounds of living on a ship. I was quite young when I worked offshore (another life?) and at the time still wished to explore different career paths. Here are some pictures of life on ship during unusually calm conditions: