I have had my Steersman License for a few months now and I am looking for a small company where I can get some boat handling experience. I have 3 years experience on deck and currently work for Florida Marine Transporters and worked for Artco prior to coming here. Thanks any helps is appreciated.

I am in a similar situation. Whilst searching for small companies to learn boat handling, I ended up on offshore supply boats, haha. Not what I intended. Probably it’s very rare that you accidentally end up with a different job. Anyway, once I get my 90 days in over here, if they don’t move me to th…

[QUOTE=“Tugted;121920”] New York. Diamond marine??[/QUOTE] They are up in Kingston, NY. Port Ewen up the Hudson River. I’ve heard decent things about them. They have an old railroad tug and small barge. They will teach and then evaluate with hands on practical work. Good luck.

I’ve passed them when they are training before & that’s a handy boat & he uses that boa to break ice & do assist work

I thought Florida was all about moving people up

Yea Florida marine is all about moving you up in ur pre employment interview… I have been here over a year and have yet to get enough sign offs to get my tankerman license. Im looking to switch to a way smaller company with smaller boats once i have my mate of towing here in the near future.

I been at florida marine for five years. In the first six months i had my tankermans ticket, i worked for another company for five years. Im now a steersman here at the company with little time left to be a cut loose pilot. I did notice when i started at the company . Its the employees decission to …

I have been out on every barge and worked my as off on every boat ive been on since hiring on over here. Painted 3 different boats, asked my personnel guy to put me where i will get transfers and even had my captain i work under who trains me as a steersman knowing my situation call the office and t…

[QUOTE=bsmagee86;122633]I been at florida marine for five years. In the first six months i had my tankermans ticket, i worked for another company for five years. Im now a steersman here at the company with little time left to be a cut loose pilot. I did notice when i started at the company . Its the…

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