[quote=kyleholliday87;16654]Ok, so where do I start to persue this merchant marine career? I honestly have no experience on ships or vessels, but I am a young guy who is ready to work hard and enjoy the open waters. What documents will I need? TWIC? SWTC? Z Card? MMD? MMC? All these things confuse the hell outta me! Do I have to attend schools to start work? How long will requiring all the neccessary documents take and how much will it cost? I’m sooo lost!!!
If any of you fellas could give me some helpful input, it would be much appreciated. Thank you[/quote]
Your message is a start but amount of information is directly proportional to amount of research. If you are already “sooo lost” that you are depending on others to do your research for you then you will possibly remain in that condition because the Merchant Marine Motto is “acta non verba”. Depending on where you live there are facilities out there, i.e. Maritime Schools, Maritime Unions, typing in words into search boxes on the internet such as STCW. Try Fletcher Community College in Houma, La.