Andrew Grant decided at the age of 15 that he would like to join the Merchant Navy  He did the deck apprentice course at Leith Nautical College and after applying to several shipping companies got a job with Shell Tankers. His first voyage took him to the Carribean  then he was off to the Middle East in fact he saw the whole of the  World apart from the Antartic during his career. We hear how he rose through the ranks from deck apprentice to first mate.We hear what tasks he had to do as he progressed from cleaning the ship to overall responsibilty of the ship. He met his wife Molly at the dancing and courting at a distance wasn't easy The only way to communicate was by letter sent and received on board ship when in port. Andrew moved shipping companies several times but came to the decisioin to change career and became a Geography teacher. The perfect job for a well travelled man.