What's wrong with ''skipper''?

Scotty

"Shen44" wrote in message
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Joe,

One final thought, not designed as "bait".
From 1988 - 1992, I sailed as Master aboard tankers ranging from
50,000 tn to
90,000 tn.
The term/title, Master Mariner, had meaning to me and those I sailed
with and I
was damned proud to think that after all those years, sailing in
various
positions, including Master of limited tonnage vessels, I was
finally able to
apply and use the term/title after my name.
Needless to say, I do not take the usage of the terms/titles
Captain or Master
Mariner lightly (Gawd help the idjiot that calls me "Skipper"), for
I worked
for many years to get to a point where I would allow MYSELF to think
of myself
as a Captain or Master Mariner.

Shen