Good Old Balpa..........
You never know when you are going to need them!!!!
Thats what I was told many years back by my first Captain.
Alas I had a problem last year that required some legal advice, No probs I thought just pull out your membership card and dial the magic number.
No problem the nice girl at the end of the phone said........
I will put you through to Mr X our legal Eagle, but he was at lunch, not a problem in this day and age she gave his mobile number.
Nice man on end of the phone said( I WILL CALL YOU BACK)
6 months later still waiting for reply!!!! I am just glad I hadnt run off the end of London City into the Thames.
Same amount of legal cover by the TGWU for less than the price of a take away!!!! So Mr Balpa and your Log you now what to do with my last subsciption!!!!