FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16.  Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). (Print or Type Responses)	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C.  20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIPFiled pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL
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 1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *

        Mitchell   Kevin           D.
        (Last)      (First)      (Middle)
        12343 Maple Leaf Ln.
         (Street)

        Stafford      TX      77477
         (City)       (State)          (Zip)
 2. Issuer Name and Ticker
    or Trading Symbol GulfMark Offshore, Inc.
GMRK  3. I.R.S. Identification
    Number of Reporting
    Person, if an entity
    (voluntary)  4. Statement for
 (Month/Day/Year)
December 23, 2002

 5. If Amendment, Date of
   Original (Month/Day/Year)  6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
      Director
      10% Owner
  X  Officer (give title below)
      Other (specify below)

 7. Individual or Joint/Group
     Filing (Check Applicable Line)

   X   Form filed by One Reporting Person

      Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/ Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/ Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	12/23/2002		M		1,000	A	$3.9684	1,625	D	N/A

Reminder: report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
*If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/ Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/ Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Securities: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Employee Stock Options (Right to Buy)

3.9684

12/23/2002

M

1,000

++

09/05/2006

Common Stock

1,000

N/A

77,656

D

N/A

Explanation of Responses:
++ one-third of the 18,656 options granted are exercisable at one year, two years and three years, respectively from the 09/05/1996 grant date.

/s/ Kevin D. Mitchell
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** Signature of Reporting Person December 23, 2002
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Date

** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations.

      See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
 

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