[QUOTE=dbax129;99638]I am looking at getting started trying to get qmed oiler rating, with the end goal of working for washington state ferries as an oiler. They offer a free internship program where I could get 90 days as an wiper to go towards my oiler cert. Before I start that, I was planning on going to Maritime training center down in San Diego for their QMED F/WT/O class, which would give me credit for 90 more days, making the 180 to be an oiler. Then apply at ferries.
Is there any other way to get wiper experience, preferably paid, from the Seattle area? And does this require being away from home for more than a few weeks at a time?
Any advice helps, thank you.[/QUOTE]
You don’t want to be away from home for more than a couple weeks? Really? I can’t wait to get the hell away from home again. I’m about to gouge my eyeballs out, but I am still using those.