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Merchant Navy medal recipient Captain Jerry Mooney reflects on his career and service in training and mentoring deck officers

  • Telegraph
  • 27 September 2024
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Third officer Scarlett Barnett-Smith on qualifying as an OOW, and changing stereotypes

  • Telegraph
  • 18 June 2024
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Freshly graduated Dutch second officer Idske Regtien makes unforgettable voyages.

  • Telegraph
  • 13 June 2024
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Second engineer Allan Dickson raises the flag for a Merchant Navy career

  • Telegraph
  • 13 June 2024
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Safeguarding your rights: tips for inland waterways workers

  • Telegraph
  • 07 June 2024
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An unconventional career: from coffee and tobacco processing to canal lock operator

  • Telegraph
  • 18 April 2024
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Navigating the Port of Bridgwater with Captain Jessica Tyson

  • Telegraph
  • 09 April 2024
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Perseverance and pedalling against adversity pay off for vessel traffic services officer Christine McLean

  • Telegraph
  • 01 March 2024
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Yacht reminder: an email is not a contract!

  • News
  • 01 February 2024
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Frank Broeksma on being a heavylift and cargo vessel master

  • Telegraph
  • 01 December 2023
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Royal dedication for RFA Proteus multi role ocean surveillance ship

  • News
  • 08 November 2023
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Royal Fleet Auxiliary nominated for Women in Defence award

  • News
  • 08 November 2023
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Master Harald Ludwig on his inland waterways experience

  • Telegraph
  • 03 October 2023
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Cadet Fraser McNally on planning ahead for his career

  • Telegraph
  • 30 August 2023
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Cruise special: Your voice in the global cruise industry

  • Telegraph
  • 23 June 2023
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Cruise special: Nautilus International, the cruise sector Union

  • Telegraph
  • 21 June 2023
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Cruise special: What's it like to work in cruise?

  • Telegraph
  • 21 June 2023
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Cruise special: Unionising European river cruise

  • Telegraph
  • 21 June 2023
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Retired mooring master Bill Hughes on respecting the sea, fond memories of New Zealand and starting a new business

  • Telegraph
  • 30 May 2023
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Nautilus calls time on recruitment fraud and job scams after new research reveals seafarers face widespread illegal practices

  • News
  • 17 April 2023
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RFA moves to shorter tours of duty

  • News
  • 04 April 2023
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Tugmaster Lorna Baird on sea blindness, ship-handling and volunteering

  • Telegraph
  • 24 March 2023
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Second officer Nicky Boak on starting a cadetship in your 30s, trombones, and hoping to sail the Northwest Passage

  • Telegraph
  • 03 February 2023
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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

  • Telegraph
  • 12 December 2022
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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

  • Telegraph
  • 06 September 2022
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Merchant Navy Medal awardee Heather Enness tells what it is like to be a 'mummy at sea'

  • Telegraph
  • 06 September 2022
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How Nautilus got me home

  • Telegraph
  • 01 September 2022
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Neil Nadkar on engine types, seeing the world, the Nautilus Professional and Technical Forum and training with Tenzing Norgay

  • Telegraph
  • 23 August 2022
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Contract warning for yacht crew

  • Telegraph
  • 05 August 2022
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Nautilus member inspires future ferry captains during Wightlink sailing

  • News
  • 05 August 2022
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Webinar series helps Nautilus members make the move ashore

  • News
  • 21 July 2022
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Nautilus members share their maritime journeys for Day of the Seafarer

  • News
  • 23 June 2022
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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

  • Telegraph
  • 10 June 2022
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Officer of the Watch Dawn Franklyn hopes to see more action on improving seafarers' mental health

  • Telegraph
  • 16 May 2022
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Dynamic Positioning Officer Karley Smith's career heads ashore

  • Telegraph
  • 13 May 2022
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Former yacht purser Samantha Morris raises the flag for mental health in maritime

  • Telegraph
  • 12 May 2022
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Marine consultant Gareth Mathias on professional development, Union volunteering and maritime charities

  • Telegraph
  • 25 April 2022
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Nominations open for sought-after UK Merchant Navy maritime honour

  • News
  • 25 February 2022
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Yacht captain Brendan O'Shannassy on the importance of a union for yacht crew

  • Telegraph
  • 02 February 2022
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Emma Walters on working in the RFA and the importance of being part of a Union

  • Telegraph
  • 18 November 2021
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The end of furlough

  • Telegraph
  • 15 November 2021
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Second officer Deniss Cernakovs on how he achieved his dream job in the cruise industry

  • Telegraph
  • 03 September 2021
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Chief officer Georgina Lindsay on transitioning from the Merchant Navy to the yacht sector

  • Telegraph
  • 27 July 2021
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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

  • Telegraph
  • 22 July 2021
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Union recoups unpaid crew wages from SijFa Cruises following dockside protest

  • News
  • 11 July 2021

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