[QUOTE=dncartersweatte1993;132129]I live in Georgia, I’m about to make the trip down to the oil patch, I know it vary’s but, any ideas on how long it could take to get hired? I have my AB limited, 100t NC, life boatman, RADAR observer, and STCW BST.[/QUOTE]
You should look into a job as a 100t captain. You will get a tremendous amount of boat handling experience and starting on crew boats and working your way up to the bigger boats, in my experience is a lot better. Put a couple years in on crew boats, get your 500/3000 move to a bigger boat, then get your 1600/6000 and keep moving up! That has worked out great for me!