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Nautilus Council member Fraser McNally on starting out in maritime and planning ahead for his career
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Retired mooring master Bill Hughes on respecting the sea, fond memories of New Zealand and starting a new business
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Tugmaster Lorna Baird on sea blindness, ship-handling and marine volunteering
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Merchant Navy Medal recipient Captain Stephen Gudgeon spent forty years at sea and still revels in the magic of crossing the Panama Canal
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Merchant Navy Medal awardee Heather Enness tells what it is like to be a 'mummy at sea'
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Neil Nadkar on engine types, seeing the world, the Nautilus Professional and Technical Forum and training with Tenzing Norgay
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Nautilus members share their maritime journeys for Day of the Seafarer
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Inland waterways ferry skipper Jeroen van de Voort on Union support, GPS and what he might do when he grows up
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Mentoring is close to the heart of tallships sail training master Carolyn Vincent
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Officer of the Watch Dawn Franklyn hopes to see more action on improving seafarers' mental health
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Former second officer Ellie Johnson offers insights for making the leap ashore
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Dynamic Positioning Officer Karley Smith's career heads ashore
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Former yacht purser Samantha Morris raises the flag for mental health in maritime
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Marine consultant Gareth Mathias on professional development, Union volunteering and maritime charities
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Yacht captain Brendan O'Shannassy on the importance of a union for yacht crew
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MCA nautical policy lead Captain Rakesh Pandit on the attractiveness of a career at sea
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Emma Walters on working in the RFA and the importance of being part of a Union
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Deniss Cernakovs on how he achieved his dream job in the cruise industry
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Chief officer Georgina Lindsay on transitioning from the Merchant Navy to the yacht sector
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RFA first officer Emma-Louise Elgar calls for the removal of the social stigma attached to new parents returning to sea
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Second engineer Allan Dickson talks about his volunteering experiences and being stuck onboard during covid
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Fleet safety trainer Steve May came late to trade unionism but is now one of Nautilus's biggest advocates
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Helen Coultas discusses the importance of breaking the stigma around mental illness at sea
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Time well spent retraining in the pandemic
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Nautilus Champion Charlie Gibbons on being a skipper and patrolling Army sea ranges
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A new adventure every day
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Cadet Ella Mackinem has never had a dull moment from the minute her educational compass was reset towards a career at sea
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Cruiseship deck cadet Gareth Hampton recalls the thrill of taking the wheel for the first time
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Machinery at sea was made for third engineer Harley Vardakis
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Yacht deck officer James Sherwood enjoys speaking the 'global language' of the sea
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Engineer Pavol Belina can feel like a glorified plumber while visiting paradise
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Cadet David Pirie is speeding through his bucket list
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Third Officer Ross Cleland maxes his professional development
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Acting chief stewardess Sofiia Skorokhod steps up during the pandemic
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Petra van den Corput thrives on deck with hard work and responsibility
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Cruise ship Safety Officer Martel Fursdon juggles a busy schedule of port calls
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Marine engineering cadet Sarah Hartley-Rudd on ticking Australia off her bucket list
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First officer Pip Whalley is proud to be helping develop the world's energy resources
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Keeping 'big engines' in good running order is in the blood for third engineer Shannon Gray
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Cruiseship first officer Jennie Doyle's career highlight was sailing in the wake of her Antarctic heroes
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Lawyer Chaynee Hodgetts rates her transition from ship to shore for a life of maritime academia
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Pay attention to equality 'basics' to encourage more women at sea, says Catherine Wannell
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Ferry sector second officer Sam Belfitt talks career opportunities
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