COLUMN | Communication as a safety tool [Tug Times]
In my last column I criticised the manning of a tug – not because the crew were female, but because there were only two of them.
In my last column I criticised the manning of a tug – not because the crew were female, but because there were only two of them.
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A friend recently told me we must do more to protect non-binary people at sea.
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