3rd Officer: Beata Zamlynska

3^rd Officer Beata tells how a girl once scared of the surf found her way to the sea. From a seasick voyage that reset her life to months on a tall ship and work on her country’s training vessel, she traces routes, races, and her leap to commercial shipping as an Oldendorff cadet. Joining MV Kilian Oldendorff in the Suez, she faced first-day nerves with a steady chief mate and reflects on why early sea time matters and why many trainees choose shoreside life.