
The Maritime Education Podcast
Captain Barry Sadler discusses maritime topics including recent changes to maritime practices, shipping incidents, new legislation, real life lessons from his ongoing pilotage career, hot MCA examination topics and maritime issues in general. With 40 years experience in the professional maritime field, Barry's take on various nautical and shipping matters is in depth and accurate with insightful views on all affairs maritime. If you work, watch or enjoy the sea his podcast will inform and entertain you.
Podcasting since 2024 • 28 episodes
The Maritime Education Podcast
Latest Episodes
When Regattas Co-Habit with ULCCs.
Cowes Week stands unmatched in its scale among recreational sailing events—instantly recognisable by its hundreds of competing yachts, thousands of sailors, and tens of thousands of spectators.Approaching its 200th anniversary this major...
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Season 2024
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Episode 28
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28:48

Unmanned Surface Vessel Port Bow!
The journey of autonomous ships has been marked by decades of technological innovation, cautious regulation, and bold experimentation. From early remote-controlled submarines to intelligent, oceangoing cargo ships, the evolution of MASS continu...
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Season 2024
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Episode 27
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27:54

The Critical 2025 Milestone in Ship-breaking
The Hong Kong Convention (HKC) was adopted by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in 2009 to ensure that ships, when recycled at the end of their life, do not pose risks to human health, safety, or the environment. It was created in r...
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Season 2024
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Episode 26
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38:32

Suez - The Modern Crisis
The Suez Canal is a 193-kilometre (120-mile) artificial waterway in Egypt, connecting the Mediterranean Sea at Port Said in the north to the Red Sea at Suez in the south. Completed in 1869, it allows ships to transit between Europe and Asia wit...
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Season 2024
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Episode 25
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28:32

Containership Fires - The Heat is ON.
Containership fires pose significant dangers due to the complex nature of cargo stowage, the vast quantities of goods onboard, and the difficulty of accessing and extinguishing fires deep within container stacks. These fires often involve hazar...
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Season 2024
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Episode 24
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37:04
