Shows the special problems of sailors - their loneliness and insecurity. Dramatises the help which international codes and health provisions render to sailors at sea: a young seaman is saved when his captain treats his illness according to radio instructions from a liner, although doctor and captain speak different languages.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
311917
Language
English
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Survival skills
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Sailors
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Seafaring life
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Seamanship
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Seamen
Documentary → Documentary films - United Nations
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → International cooperation
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Medical emergencies
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Survival skills
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)