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Nicky Boak on starting a cadetship in your 30s, trombones, and hoping to sail the Northwest Passage
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Ship welfare visitor Jun Ranario on how German cooking got him into a maritime career and his deep commitment to seafarer welfare
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Deck cadet Scarlett Barnett-Smith on her first time onboard, challenges and what the future holds
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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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How Nautilus got me home
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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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Contract warning for yacht crew
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Nautilus member inspires future ferry captains during Wightlink sailing
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Webinar series helps Nautilus members make the move ashore
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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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Nominations open for sought-after UK Merchant Navy maritime honour
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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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The end of furlough
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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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Union recoups unpaid crew wages from SijFa Cruises following dockside protest
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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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Nominations open for prestigious Merchant Navy Medal 2021
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Francis Cox-Palmer-White reflects on diversity in maritime and recalls some unusual travel experiences
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Government must rethink quarantine hotel measures for seafarers
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RFA pensions reform following age discrimination rulings
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Have your say on Covid-19 financial challenges
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A life at sea – reflections by retiring RFA officer Dave Gatenby
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Beware the Covid tax pitfalls
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Financial fallout – the collateral damage of the Covid-19 pandemic in the maritime industry
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Superyacht leadership recognised
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Union issues travel ban warning to members
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A time to reflect – a Commodore's thoughts on the RFA as he heads into retirement
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Nautilus Champion Charlie Gibbons on being a skipper and patrolling Army sea ranges
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The inner circle: how lay reps support the fight for fairness at work
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