National Union of Marine, Aviation and Shipping Transport Officers

Infobox Union|
name= NUMAST
country= United Kingdom
affiliation= TUC, ITF
members= 19,000
full_name= National Union of Marine, Aviation and Shipping Transport Officers
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founded= 1985
current=
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dissolved_date=
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office= London, England
people= Brian Orrell OBE, general secretary
website= [http://www.numast.org/ www.numast.org]
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Until 2nd October 2006 the National Union of Marine, Aviation and Shipping Transport Officers (NUMAST) was a British trade union representing shipmasters, officers and cadets serving on merchant ships, as well as other maritime workers such as harbourmasters and marine pilots. The union was formed in 1985 by the merger of the Radio and Electronic Officers Union (REOU) and the Mercantile Marine Services Association (MMSA) with the Merchant Navy and Airline Officers Association (MNAOA). The union formerly included aviation personnel, such as flight navigators and flight engineers, however these members were transferred to BALPA, the airline pilots' union by 1990. In 2006 the Union became a partner with the Dutch Union "Federatie van Werknemers in de Zeevaart", and on 2nd October 2006 changed its name to Nautilus UK, at the same time FWZ became Nautilus NL. Together these Unions form the "Nautilus Federation". When they amalgamate in May 2009 the two parts of the federation will merge to become "Nautilus".

See also

*National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers
* Amoco Haven tanker disaster

External links

* [http://www.numast.org/ NUMAST website]
* [http://www.mscos.ac.uk/ The Marine Society]

References

* 'Telegraph' (The journal of Nautilus UK) Volume 39, Number 10, October 2006.