A new year, another thread… These annual threads are the most accurate accounting of American mariner pay ever seen anywhere. To keep it accurate let’s keep it to firsthand accounts of what mariners make at specific companies, instead of rumors. I’ll go first: Coastal Transportation Inc. Operate…

Thank you for this interesting post. 10-11% each year is about where it needs to be. Inflation may be theoretically declining, but the there is a lot of catching up to be done. The pool of licensed mariners is only going to get smaller as the last of the boomers retire, and the younger generation…

[image] tugsailor: The pool of licensed mariners is only going to get smaller as the last of the boomers retire, and the younger generations have a disdain for seagoing careers. I seriously wonder why? If you stick with it for 5-10 years and apply yourself you can make as much or more than an…

[image] tengineer1: You can also save money as you don’t have the expenses of someone on shore full time. You must be “single, never married” then. Alimony to an ex-wife and supporting a home and family are year round expenses.

[image] jbtam99: You must be “single, never married” then. Alimony to an ex-wife and supporting a home and family are year round expenses. I found that even when married I spent less money when I was at sea than I did when I was home.

I was referring to MARAD activations, when they go from ROS to FOS. You’d be hard pressed to make more than that.

[image] BeerCaptain: For ROS or FOS? I’m not here to beat anyone up, I was just commenting on Jynxs’ comment that MARAD is top tier. I have the contract for Horn, Henry and Hudson and comparing apples to apples with others, it’s not. ROS or FOS. Factor in everything equally and it’s significa…

[image] Cheng: the 2 for 30 vacation alone is a net loss of 84,989.41/year, if 182.5 days worked. That’s the ROS contract. In FOS it’s 30/30 vacation.

[image] BeerCaptain: That’s the ROS contract. In FOS it’s 30/30 vacation. That would be a significant improvement. How often are they FOS vs ROS?

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That’s because your wife was spending it for you. With Jody.

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