A deckhand. That is where Martin Rice started off in the offshore wind business over a decade ago. It was the bottom rung of the ladder. But Rice, with a background as a marine engineer in the Royal Navy, moved up quickly. He was determined to learn everything he could about the challenges facing vessels who were involved in building, operating and maintaining offshore wind farms in Europe.  So, he trained to be a captain, a move that took him into a management role in a fast-moving sector. Countries were starting to invest billions of euros in building wind farms…