"I feel that coach particularly matches my personality and also relates to my current and previous job types. ‘Good at working with a wide range of people’ jumped out at me. This is due to the vast range of people I worked with both in the forces and at the port. The ages within the port range from 20 to 60s and there are a vast array of personalities. I haven't yet met someone I have nothing in common with, which I love.In reference to coordinator, organisation has always been a strong point of mine. I love getting hold of paperwork and giving it a fresh filing and I definitely love a list.I also like to think I work well with others and pull people together. My enthusiasm has recently been highlighted to me which is always nice. I don't like people being down or stressed so I always try and keep spirits high!People have always made a point of mentioning how patient I am which is a definite proud quality of mine."

"I have three main aspects to my role as a Marine Operations Assistant. The first is being a crew member onboard our tugs. My main role is to pass or let go the lines, complete general cleaning and maintenance tasks onboard, and spend time on the wheel. The main job of the tug is levelling. This is where we level the seabed to the required depth which is mostly dependent on the size and type of boat that will be using the area. Alongside Shoreham, we work away at local ports. Having only been there a few months, I have already spent a week in Newhaven and a few days in Portsmouth. This is probably the part I have been enjoying the most as it is different to day to day work and it gets us somewhere different. Another use for the tug is towage. So far we have towed a barge from Brighton marina to Newhaven, and towed a broken down fishing vessel into shoreham.The second is maintenance around the port. From collecting rubbish on our work boat on a daily basis, to painting onboard the tugs, fixing gates and pontoons and checking safety equipment regularly. Last but not least is acting as both Assistant Lock Master and Crew for our pilot boats. This requires tidal shift work, operation the locks, taking lines for shipping entering/exiting the port and acting as crew and safety member in getting the pilot onboard or off of the ships we have in.As you can see my job role is massively varied and I love this as there is never time to get bored in what I am doing."

"I spent five and a half years in the forces. I tried an office job and found it didn't suit me. I much prefer a more active and physical job and I found my job advertised which seemed to fit the bill perfectly! Plus I could remain familiar with the marine side of the role and given my experience and familiarity with being at and around the sea, it seemed a shame to waste my skills rather than build on them."

"In my spare time I enjoy keeping active and meeting up with my friends. I love going out places such as the cinema and particularly shopping. I am also currently training as a carer so I can help others in my spare time.I also love my downtime so will try and have an equal amount of time to chill with my family and catch up with my favourite TV shows."

"I don't think I have a particularly ‘typical’ day, which I love. On a maintenance day we start at 0800 and usually complete a canal patrol. we take the port work boat up the canal and complete a list of jobs such as clearing any rubbish and checking the marinas. Some days we will follow by going out bed levelling and others will consist of maintenance jobs around the port, checking the lifesaving equipment around the port, or crewing the pilot boat whilst ships visit/leave the port.My roles vary so much that there is no typical day. Eventually we will be filling in a number of roles around the port."

"Once I left school, I gained two AS Levels in Sociology and photography and two A levels in English Literature and Philosophy and Ethics.After I left college, I worked part time whilst waiting for my start date for the Royal Navy. I joined the Navy in February 2014 and spent five and a half years in the warfare department as a seamanship specialist. Upon leaving, I started work at a local office where I realised i missed the maritime side of work. This led me to search for my current role at Shoreham Port."