Hans van den Toorn (The Netherlands)

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Born   in  1946  in   a  small   farming village in Holland close to the German border. Nautical College Amsterdam from 1964-1967 where I got my 2nd class R/O license plus radarmaintenance. Sailed as R/O on  various  cargoships   and bulkcarriers till 1975. Returned to Nautical College Amsterdam and obtained  my  1st   class R/O license and in addition some courses in marine electronics.  From  1976   till 1989 sailed as R/O mainly on VLCC’s and new containervessels. Resigned from the fleet in 1989 and transferred to the offshore oil and   gasindustry. From  1989   till  2007 worked as logistics and  flight-coordinator  on   various   drilling-rigs   and production platforms worldwide. Retired  in  2007  after   40  years  at  sea  and now active as PA3ERE on the hambands, only CW of course. Best 73 to all.