Danuta Kobylińska-Walas (also ''Danuta Walas-Kobylińska'', born 27 November 1931 in Kozietuły, Poland) was the first female

sea captain A sea captain, ship's captain, captain, master, or shipmaster, is a high-grade licensed mariner who holds ultimate command and responsibility of a merchant vessel. The captain is responsible for the safe and efficient operation of the ship, inc ...

. She is the first woman to successfully train for the profession of

sailor A sailor, seaman, mariner, or seafarer is a person who works aboard a watercraft as part of its crew, and may work in any one of a number of different fields that are related to the operation and maintenance of a ship. While the term ''sailor'' ...

and reach the position of Sea Captain.Encyclopedia of Szczecin. T. II, P-Ż. Szczecin: University of Szczecin, 2000, p. 583. (pl) She studied at the Maritime University of Szczecin. Kobylińska-Walas was a nautical captain from 1962 and led among others MS ''Kopalnia Wujek'', ''Kołobrzeg II'', MS ''Toruń'', MS ''Bieszczady'', MS ''Powstaniec Wielkopolski'', MS ''Budowlany'', MS ''Uniwersytet Toruński'', MS ''Jarosław'', and MS ''Malbork''. She is now retired and lives in

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and

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Orders

Polonia Restituta Knight's Cross * POL Medal 40-lecia Polski Ludowej BAR

Medal of the 40th Anniversary of People's Poland

References

External links

Danuta Kobylińska-Walas on www.kobiety.pl
(pl) 1931 births Living people People from Szczecin Sea captains Polish sailors 20th-century Polish women Recipients of the Medal of the 40th Anniversary of the People's Republic of Poland {{Poland-bio-stub