Hello All,
Will someone please describe the difference between A, B and C seniority? Also, how does one earn A-seniority?
Best Regards
-Dillan
You mean within a unionā¦A book, B book and C book
Yes, I know upon finishing the unlicensed apprentice program at SIU and upgrading to AB you will receive B-book, how do you earn A-book? @Constantino
Sea time, paying your dues on time, and generally biding your time. Itās a seniority system so be prepared to spend some time getting āseniorā within the organization.
Iām not an SIU member but I do manage a whole bunch of them and as such know their contracts and work rules pretty well.
IIRC eight years in a row as B-book shipping 90(?) days or more in each of those years.
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If youāre coming out of the trainee program, on completion, youāre a B book in which department you have chosen. Another perk of the trainee program is you have preference over non-program B book holders.
So SIU ādeepseaā has a B book and a B+ book. The pecking order is:
A
B+ (Piney Point grads only)
B
C
If itās as hard to ship with a C book as I suspect it is, I can see why some people chose to waste 6 months in their galley slave boot camp.
What does it take to move from C book to B book?
What about the āInlandā guys?
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C to B: ship 90 days in a calendar year for two consecutive years. Must not be entry level and must pick deck or engine or steward.
B to A: ship 90 days in a calendar year for eight consecutive years as a B-book.
A break in years resets the clock unless the book was āfrozenā or there is a good reason (like injury/illness or family medical).
*I could be mis-remembering some details but this is about how it was years ago.
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How do you upgrade to AB after completing the unlicensed apprentice program? Does the boo start over when going from OS to AB?
@Xavier6162 I believe you have to earn 120 sea days to upgrade to an AB, and then 2-3 years as an AB to become an officer.