Ship manning
Sir, — Your leading article on ship manning was a little onesided. Shipping companies made a fortune out of crews who had to work 12 months, with a fortnight off. Families had virtually no fathers. Experienced men stayed ashore. Then companies gave time off freely and still made a fortune. How many shore people would put up with being buffeted by heavy seas for days on end? How many wives would bring up a family alone, do house maintenance etc.? Overseas companies realised they needed a two-crew system. Even the Russians change crews every six months. Containerisation put ships off. Computers need fewer seamen. The ferries’ faster services did away with coastal freight. But companies still make large profits. Even the ferries, with a three-qrew system, make millions. Seamen earn every cent they get. They and their families deserve their time off as does every shore worker. — Yours, etc.,
TED CALDWELL. Blenheim. October 30, 1984.
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