I accepted a position with MSC, I was set to leave for NEO on nov. 28th but because of some apparent Covid related issues my date was pushed back to Jan. 9th. At this point the issue has not been resolved. I’m now 2 weeks away from leaving for NEO but I am losing confidence. If my NEO date gets push…

I’m crossing my fingers but I’m starting to look at other options which is why I made this post. I basically got rid of everything including my job once they told me I was all set to go to NEO. Now here I am sleeping on my brothers couch and I’m starting to lose patience.

Nothing with Covid is predictable, except it’s going to get a lot worse before it gets better. I have no idea what MSC might do. It’s quite possible that half of the triple vaccinated people and virtually all of the antivaxxers will get Omicron. As we have already seen with the airlines, a lot of…

With all do respect I was not asking a for a doomsday opinion on how Covid will impact us. Covid sucks, we all know it. I was looking for advice or info about other companies in this field that I can look into as an entry level employee. Such as NOAA, which is the only other company I am aware of, b…

NOAA is not a company. It’s a government agency funded by our tax dollars. Like any government agency it is super concerned about Covid. There is nothing that NOAA does that is essential in the short term. It’s mostly just research. Nothing that cannot be deferred for a few months. My guess is that…

Thanks, Appreciate it. I live on the Great Lakes and I believe there are some job there as well. I’m looking to work a lot the next few years that why I wanted MSc because of the fact you work so much. I know long term that can wear on you but I’ll gladly deal with in for a few years.

Any ratings? Are you looking for deck or engine? Where are you? Can you travel?

According to his initial post he has a passport,Twic and MMC. So my guess would be that he just has entry level ratings and no seatime. That’s ok. Why don’t you give him a job?

Yes correct, I do not have seatime and all my ratings are entry level. I know that puts me at a disadvantage but I have to start somewhere. I’m in Cleveland Ohio, yes I can travel without restraint. When MSc notified me that I was set for NEO and everything looked good. I gave up my place, put every…

Welcome to the life of a Mariner…the bureaucracy only gets more mind numbing the further you go…

Not long ago, Dann Ocean Towing in Tampa was advertising for crew “all positions.” There have been similar ads.

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Thanks and good luck to you as well. We are neighbors, I live in Cleveland.

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