[QUOTE=txwooley;178953]It is a seagoing job. It will inherently take you far from the corporate offices.
Do you really want to work on a ship/boat, or are you just looking to fulfill the seagoing requirements of a maritime university that offers a license you never expect to sail on?[/QUOTE]
From the examples he gave it sounds like he wants a job on a vessel that doesn’t leave NY. Also, in many states it is fairly easy to transition from a Maritime Engineer license to a state issued stationary powerplant license of the same grade. Maybe that’s his goal?
OP, try the local harbor tug outfits if staying local is so important. If you want to go home at night you’re basically limited to ferries though.
Also, SUNY doesn’t have a service requirement. He doesn’t have to ever sail if he doesn’t want to, though that begs the question of why he got a license to begin with.