I am a deck cadet and I am approaching a crossroads. I am about to sail on my commercial cruise and I have a number of choices. I have the grades and conduct record to be in the top 5 of my class, but I’m not sure which will provide the most opportunity in the long run. I have a chance to sail on a dutch flagged LNG and begin working towards my PIC-DG or I could choose a domestic petroleum tanker and get my PIC-DL. I’ve also heard that a fast track way to becoming a captain with a decent pay check is to sail on board OSV’s in the Gulf. Right now I feel like eliminating OSV’s as a commercial cruise because it doesn’t offer any sort of PIC or anything similar. I just what to see what mariners in the industry recomend.
Thanks
LNG, OSV, or petroleum tanker?
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[quote=Merchant Marine;9522]I am a deck cadet and I am approaching a crossroads. I am about to sail on my commercial cruise and I have a number of choices. I have the grades and conduct record to be in the top 5 of my class, but I’m not sure which will provide the most opportunity in the long run. I have a chance to sail on a dutch flagged LNG and begin working towards my PIC-DG or I could choose a domestic petroleum tanker and get my PIC-DL. I’ve also heard that a fast track way to becoming a captain with a decent pay check is to sail on board OSV’s in the Gulf. Right now I feel like eliminating OSV’s as a commercial cruise because it doesn’t offer any sort of PIC or anything similar. I just what to see what mariners in the industry recomend.
Thanks[/quote]
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