# Cadet looking for weekend work at any shipyard near Los Angeles **URL:** \ **Category:** Professional Mariner Forum\ **Created:** [June 6, 2013, 10:00am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/cadet-looking-for-weekend-work-at-any-shipyard-near-los-angeles/10466 "2013-06-06T10:00:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![TPuente\_CA\_Maritime](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a9adbd/32.png) [@TPuente\_CA\_Maritime](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/TPuente_CA_Maritime)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2013, 10:00am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/cadet-looking-for-weekend-work-at-any-shipyard-near-los-angeles/10466/1 "2013-06-06T10:00:53Z")
Hello I am an engineering cadet looking for shipyard work near Los angles on the Weekends, I currently am working in a law office filing but this is doing nothing for my future career. I get paid 12.00 an hour, but would much rather be in boots and work blues learning for a potential career out at sea. Desperate for someone willing to teach on the weekends or Mondays and Fridays. I love to lear and I am a hard worker. I prefer working in a shipyard because that’s when most of the action in the engine room happens, when it comes to breaking components down and learning about them. I have a twic, MMC and DOD card. I have worked a summer with MSC. Anyone have any suggestions out there? ---
**Author:** ![Hbsurf](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/hbsurf/32/9207_2.png) [@Hbsurf](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Hbsurf)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2013, 2:33pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/cadet-looking-for-weekend-work-at-any-shipyard-near-los-angeles/10466/2 "2013-06-06T14:33:11Z")
National Steel and Shipbuilding (NASSCO) in San Diego might be a good place to look, but there isn’t usually too much going on during the weekends. ---
**Author:** ![brjones](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/df788c/32.png) [@brjones](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/brjones)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2013, 2:49pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/cadet-looking-for-weekend-work-at-any-shipyard-near-los-angeles/10466/3 "2013-06-06T14:49:51Z")
Are you a CMA cadet? I know 10 years ago NASSCO would have internships for CMA students. As far as shipyards sees the most ER action. That is true, but you still breakdown a lot of stuff when in port. We are always pulling pistons, valves, fuel pumps…etc. Some of these things cant wait 5 years. You can try and get on with Dockside Machine and ship repair, or MTD (out of Richmond but do a lot of work in LA), or CMD in Long Beach. Those are just a few who do work in and out of the engine room. ---
**Author:** ![TPuente\_CA\_Maritime](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a9adbd/32.png) [@TPuente\_CA\_Maritime](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/TPuente_CA_Maritime)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2013, 2:59pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/cadet-looking-for-weekend-work-at-any-shipyard-near-los-angeles/10466/4 "2013-06-06T14:59:49Z")
[QUOTE=brjones;111830]Are you a CMA cadet? I know 10 years ago NASSCO would have internships for CMA students. As far as shipyards sees the most ER action. That is true, but you still breakdown a lot of stuff when in port. We are always pulling pistons, valves, fuel pumps…etc. Some of these things cant wait 5 years. You can try and get on with Dockside Machine and ship repair, or MTD (out of Richmond but do a lot of work in LA), or CMD in Long Beach. Those are just a few who do work in and out of the engine room.[/QUOTE] Thank you, brjones. yes I am a CMA cadet, and a couple of my friends are working at NASSCO right now, but they applied early last semester. I will look into MTD and CMD.