Career
She is the first woman to successfully train for the profession of sailor and reach the position of Sea Captain. She studied at the Maritime University of Szczecin. Kobylińska-Walas was a nautical captain from 1962 and led among others Mississippi Kopalnia Wujek, Kołobrzeg II, Mississippi Toruń, Mississippi Bieszczady, Mississippi Powstaniec Wielkopolski, Mississippi Budowlany, Mississippi Uniwersytet Toruński, Mississippi Jarosław, and Mississippi Malbork.
She is now retired and lives in Warsaw and Szczecin.
Polonia Restituta Knight"s Cross
Medal of the 40th Anniversary of People"s Poland.