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Hello. My name is Donald Dupuis. I work here in Dartmouth in Nova Scotia
in the Marine Communications and Traffic Services.
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We are the eyes and ears of the Coast Guard.
As officers our job consists of contributing to the safety of persons at sea, navigation safety,
protection of the marine environment and controlling the passage of vessels here in the port of Halifax.
We work 12-hour days, four days on and four days off.
It is a friendly, team environment and everyone helps everyone else to do the work
as well as they can. Depending on what is happening on the marine radio
there are really no regular days. Every day is different.
There are many proud moments, saving a person’s life, saving a ship, helping navigators. That is the first thing.
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Some of my family members used to go sailing. I liked the water a lot and thought that a career
with the Coast Guard would be very interesting and a big challenge. That is why I joined the Coast Guard.
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