Considering getting out of the Gulf and shipping with MEBA. What’s a realistic day rate or salary for starting as a 3rd AE?

Just checking my math and reading comprehension: On that contract a third would earn just under $21,000 per month, right? The $14k and change, plus the $6k vacation? So it f they worked a steady even time rotation just over $125 for the year?

FWIW, this is about $45/day more than my current AMO contract.

Whats the OT rate? Why isn’t that number right there in the contract next to the holiday rate? Is this a 56 hr work week? Seems decent on the surface but how much OT and the rate could tell a different story. 125k is a lower contact at MEBA. Good contracts are significantly higher. Also includ…

[image] Skiing_Salem_Sailor: Whats the OT rate? There isn’t one.

What’s the good MEBA contract? Lets see it.

So a chief mate including vacation makes like 900-950 a day? Ish? Is that pretty much the ceiling or can you make more depending on work hours / the ship?

What? No overtime? Duty pay for engineers?

Matson, APL and Maersk are pretty good. My contract is pretty similar to what you posted and considered a low contract and is one of the reasons we see gapped billets. Top 2 are slightly lower and 2nd and 3rd are pretty close but tough to compare when duty pay, OT, NWA and other wages factor in. …

Why are our contracts so secretive? These unions got us belly up and spineless. I wish union men and women would stand tall and be open about contracts so we can all eat well.

MEBA - Realistic Wages for 3rd Engineer to Start

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Steaksauce May 7, 2024, 11:37am 2

Idk, but here’s some top secret tanker AMO wages. I would give you more details but then they would demote me to MEBA.

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