Task-based standards for lifeboat crew: Avoiding ageism

International Congress Series

Volumn 1280, Issue , 2005, Pages 219-223

  Reilly, Tara ^a   Tipton, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fitness standard; Fitness test; Lifeboat; Retirement

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747594294     PISSN: 05315131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ics.2005.02.078     Document Type: Article

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