# Hospital Ship New Build **URL:** \ **Category:** Professional Mariner Forum\ **Created:** [October 9, 2020, 9:43pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/hospital-ship-new-build/57074 "2020-10-09T21:43:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dzikijohn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/dzikijohn/32/16236_2.png) [@dzikijohn](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/dzikijohn)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2020, 9:43pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/hospital-ship-new-build/57074/1 "2020-10-09T21:43:37Z")
Mercy Ships just built a new hospital ship. Every other hospital ship I heard of was a convert. This is a modified RO/RO design. Also if anyone is interested I know they are always looking for professional Mariners as volunteer crew. [https://www.marineinsight.com/videos/watch-global-mercy-worlds-largest-ngo-hospital-ship-unveiled/amp/?utm\_source=feedburner&utm\_medium=feed&utm\_campaign=Feed:%20MarineInsight%20(Marine%20Insight)](https://www.marineinsight.com/videos/watch-global-mercy-worlds-largest-ngo-hospital-ship-unveiled/amp/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20MarineInsight%20(Marine%20Insight)) ---
**Author:** ![Steamer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Steamer](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Steamer)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2020, 9:53pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/hospital-ship-new-build/57074/2 "2020-10-09T21:53:45Z")
> **[Crew Fees](https://www.mercyships.org/volunteer/learn-more/crew-fees/)** > > See a detailed chart of required crew fees as a volunteer for Mercy Ships. Crew fees are paid monthly and cover your room and board while serving. ---
**Author:** ![LI\_Domer](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/li_domer/32/768_2.png) [@LI\_Domer](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/LI_Domer)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2020, 10:10pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/hospital-ship-new-build/57074/3 "2020-10-09T22:10:23Z")
Yea I had thought about volunteering for them. But if they want me to volunteer my time and professional expertise on top of donating them money, I can’t afford that. Even MSF doesn’t make you pay your own way. I always find it odd they try to recruit at Academy career fairs. ---
**Author:** ![lax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b19c9b/32.png) [@lax](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/lax)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2020, 10:23pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/hospital-ship-new-build/57074/4 "2020-10-09T22:23:28Z")
New hospital ship looks very similar to the design for the new training academy ships ---
**Author:** ![dzikijohn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/dzikijohn/32/16236_2.png) [@dzikijohn](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/dzikijohn)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2020, 11:15pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/hospital-ship-new-build/57074/5 "2020-10-09T23:15:13Z")
New training ships are set up to be able to be used as hospital ships. ---
**Author:** ![Sand\_Pebble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Sand\_Pebble](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Sand_Pebble)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2020, 11:23pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/hospital-ship-new-build/57074/6 "2020-10-09T23:23:38Z")
> [@LI\_Domer](#): > > volunteer my time and professional expertise on top of donating them money, I can’t afford that. If you really felt compelled to volunteer I heard of people obtaining sponsorship through their community back home. In my hometown I know a couple of doctor offices & small business owners who would love to associate their businesses with a person who volunteers to save lives. Might even get mentioned on the local news? My wife & I talked about volunteering with Mercy Ship or SmileTrain in early retirement. But I wouldn’t want to be CE with Mercy. I have a coworker who volunteers with Doctors Without Borders & he told me once he was responsible for fixing a portable generator that went down. He said he was scratching his head trying to find the problem & a doc casually stuck his head in the room & told him that 2 people were going to die if the gen wasn’t running before their backup batteries went out. I’ve been pretty good at keeping the lights on over the years but I wouldn’t want the stress of knowing somewhere on board someone is performing surgery ---
**Author:** ![dzikijohn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/dzikijohn/32/16236_2.png) [@dzikijohn](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/dzikijohn)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2020, 11:29pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/hospital-ship-new-build/57074/7 "2020-10-09T23:29:14Z")
Crew fees are only a few hundred dollars a month and would be a charity donation. Here’s a list of Mariner positions available: [https://opportunities.mercyships.org/opportunities-listings/?fwp\_sectors=mariner](https://opportunities.mercyships.org/opportunities-listings/?fwp_sectors=mariner) ---
**Author:** ![LI\_Domer](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/li_domer/32/768_2.png) [@LI\_Domer](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/LI_Domer)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2020, 11:59pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/hospital-ship-new-build/57074/8 "2020-10-09T23:59:48Z")
That’s a good point. Instead I ended up volunteering with my Local Chapter of the American Red Cross. I loved the opportunities it gave me to support my local community during disasters, as well as the opportunity I had to deploy to a much larger scale disaster in a different region.