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HISTORY OF OTAKI SCHOLAR
This year marks the centenary of the sinking of the NZ Shipping Company vessel OTAKI which ultimately resulted in the senior boy from the Master’s old school – Robert Gordon College, Aberdeen – being taken to New Zealand and return … Continue reading
WELLINGTON BRANCH MEETING DATES
The Wellington Branch will hold a meeting at the Bolton Hotel, 12 Bolton Street, commencing 1200, light luncheon at 1230 and Speaker 1300. Luncheon at member cost of $25. Bar facilities will be available to your own account. Car parking is available … Continue reading
Captain IFOR BODVEL OWEN 19 February 1930 – 01 February 2017
It is with great sadness that we learn of Captain Ifor Owen’s death on 01 February at home after a very short illness. Our sincere condolences to Clare his wife of 60 years and their family. Ifor, a very proud … Continue reading
ALISTER MACALISTER
The death occurred last week in Wellington of ALISTER MacALISTER QSM. Alister was a member of the Wellington Branch for many years and the Company’s Honorary Solicitor. He served in the RN during the second world war and was a … Continue reading
Public Demand for Commerce – Going All In to Eliminate Accidents
By Capt. George H Livingstone I recently saw the movie “Sully”, I recommend it to anyone with an interest in aviation or marine transportation. It is a Clint Eastwood Directed movie about Capt. Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger’s first ever (successful) emergency water … Continue reading
ON DECK Vol 2 No 4 May 1939 (Part 1)
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ON DECK Vol 2 No 1- September 1938
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ON DECK Vol 1 No 2 – November 1937
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LESS AUTHORITY BUT MORE RESPONSIBILITY – A GROWING PROBLEM
The position of the Ship Master, apparently enshrined in centuries of law, custom and practice, is showing evidence of strain in the light of 21st century ship operation and management. The Master’s traditional authority is widely perceived as being diminished … Continue reading