QUESTION:
How old do you have to be to be a captain?
        
        Maddie R.
        Mrs. Garvin's Class
        Mauldin Elementary
        Mauldin. SC


ANSWER from Janet Barnes, Aboard the RV Polar Duke 
            Sat, 5 Apr 1997 17:30:34 +0000 (GMT)


Dear Maddie,

It takes years of experience and schooling to become a Captain on the Polar 
Duke.  If you were very talented and studied very hard, you could 
probably become a Captain by the time you were 30.

Thanks for your unique question!
Janet Barnes