and with just a twic,mmd and the bst and willing to travel anywhere, i shouldn’t have any problems getting a job as a deckhand in a high tonnage\ cargo ships or hopefully tugs in the west coast or Hawaii?
[QUOTE=FilMor;49671]and with just a twic,mmd and the bst and willing to travel anywhere, [B]i shouldn’t have any problems getting a job[/B] as a deckhand in a high tonnage\ cargo ships or hopefully tugs in the west coast or Hawaii?[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=FilMor;49666]I was wondering, are there any other courses besides the basic 5 day class that you gentlemen would recommend to a aspiring mariner?
[QUOTE=Cal;49694]How about picking an industry that isn’t difficult to find a job in?
IF you happen to find one, let us know…[/QUOTE]
Federal Government has been hiring non-stop since Jan.20th 2009 and pays better, on average, than private industry. Or, health care…a nurse will always get a job, but I mean an educated nurse, not just putting the dress on for fun like CaptLee.
[QUOTE=anchorman;49695]Federal Government has been hiring non-stop since Jan.20th 2009 and pays better, on average, than private industry. Or, health care…a nurse will always get a job, but I mean an educated nurse, not just putting the dress on for fun like CaptLee.[/QUOTE]
I am Proficient in taking charge of medical care. I don’t know about the dress, but I know where I would like to put my finger.
Deck ape has a really good point. It will cost you a minimum of 500.00 to even step foot aboard a vessel as crew. 140 USCG MMC, 132.50 for TWIC , and 250 for a USCG physical and drug test. You can ‘shop around’ for the physical and drug test, but the first two are not negotiable.
I would highly recommend that you actually ‘try out’ the industry before you sink good money into training that will be useless (totally!) if you decide you don’t like this job. In my experience I have found that only about 60% of new hires like it, or stick it out. That’s a 40% chance you will be wasting $$
[QUOTE=Capt. Lee;49697]I am Proficient in taking charge of medical care. I don’t know about the dress, but I know where I would like to put my finger.[/QUOTE]