Hi Everyone, I will be an incoming Fall 2019 at SUNY Maritime for the INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT Masters Program w/ Third Mate unlimited license. My dream would be to sail seas for at least 10 ten years (Full saving mode to invest in real estate) while rising through the ranks ultimat…

Deep-sea union jobs used to be a place where the not-so-bright school grad could make good money without much effort. Basically just show up where you are supposed to be on time. And if you were not a idiot you could rise through the ranks, it’s not that way anymore. There’s a higher risk of find…

What if I worked for a foreign flagged ship? Would the employment rates be better?

Can you elaborate on what kind of work ashore is offered to Deck Officers?

Yes, you can sail foreign and there are many that do. It is not as dire as people make it out to be if deep sea is your goal. Jones Act is not your only option.

Chartering, brokering, finance, management, etc. Your degree will serve you well from the school. Its all about the network. You could get an MBA somewhere else but your chances of breaking into the industry are diminished.

Hey brother would you mind telling what your undergrad GPA was? I will likely graduate undergrad with a 2.75 in Mechanical Engineering and I was wondering if my application would be thrown out if I applied to both SUNY and A&M Galveston Master’s Programs. I would really like to avoid going for a sec…

My GPA was a 3.7. Don’t let that discourage you for applying though. It’s just a superficial number anyways.

They both want your money a lot more than they want a high GPA.

[image] Shotgun6: Hey brother would you mind telling what your undergrad GPA was? I will likely graduate undergrad with a 2.75 in Mechanical Engineering and I was wondering if my application would be thrown out if I applied to both SUNY and A&M Galveston Master’s Programs. I would really like to…

[image] jdcavo: Also consider that it takes 2-3 calendar years to obtain the sea service to go to 2nd Mate. So increase that number of graduates by at least two times to get a better picture of the surplus. How many of those “automatic upgrade” second mates go on to get their C/M and Master t…

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