Hello all! Background: I am 28 years old and live up in Juneau, Alaska. I have been working for the same company seasonally for 7 years now working my way up from galley to engineer, and finally captain. I have about 900 days of sea time, my 100 ton Inland, and an AB Special. Ill include all my do…

I’ve worked as a Mate with Un-Cruise for the past two seasons and expect to be back this year. There will almost certainly be some availabilities with several Captains and Mates moving on or moving up. It’s a pretty good company but still seasonal. Depending on the vessel you’ll start as early as Ma…

Crowley is perpetually hiring for the Western Alaska oil barge service but that is back to seasonal work.

I got on Crowleys Website but as an unlicensed deck person with no Tankerman endorsement it said they didnt need me. Seems like i still dont quite have all the certs i need to open all the doors.

You have more than enough to get started. You also live in Alaska and have seven seasons of seagoing experience in Alaska, which is a HUGE advantage? You just need to send out a bunch of resumes, and go knock on doors, especially in Seattle.

Why is it that people in [insert place name here] can afford to live so close to cliffs? Because sheep push back harder!

[ul] [li] [/li][li]ShadowIf you want to stay in Alaska try Southeast Stevedoring/Amak Towing. They have pilot boats for your 100 ton and a bunch of tugs to deckhand on. Also with the recent rule changes for licensing, I believe time on the inside passage can be used for a near coastal now. With 90…

Good thread. I will apply to UnCruises. Is their steamship really a steamship? Also, does anyone have contact info for Alaska Marine Hwy? One more ques…I tried to research this myself but I can’t find the answer: Is the Cape May- Lowes ferry for locals only? They are large ferries but I can’t dete…

[QUOTE=lymanlouis;149928]I’ve worked as a Mate with Un-Cruise for the past two seasons and expect to be back this year. There will almost certainly be some availabilities with several Captains and Mates moving on or moving up. It’s a pretty good company but still seasonal. Depending on the vessel yo…

Got my AB and captains license! Tired of seasonal work for little pay. What next?

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joeg86 December 15, 2014, 8:02pm 16

Well Sky…I feel sheepish. Went to tugjobs.com and apparently that is not what i expected it to be. If only i could get a job like that

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Got my AB and captains license! Tired of seasonal work for little pay. What next?

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