# Third Mate jobs

**URL:** <https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/third-mate-jobs/16718>\
**Category:** Maritime Employment\
**Created:** [October 4, 2016, 2:55pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/third-mate-jobs/16718 "2016-10-04T14:55:13Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Mariner2313](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e68b1a/32.png) [@Mariner2313](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Mariner2313)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2016, 2:55pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/third-mate-jobs/16718/1 "2016-10-04T14:55:13Z")

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Does anyone know any companies hiring third mates? AMO/ MSC are pretty backed up. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

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**Author:** ![c.captain](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/c.captain/32/807_2.png) [@c.captain](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/c.captain)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2016, 7:25pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/third-mate-jobs/16718/2 "2016-10-04T19:25:18Z")

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sorry but nobody is hiring third mates now or ever will again in the future

I hate to have to break this news to you son, but you have joined a dying industry

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**Author:** ![johnny.dollar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5f8ce5/32.png) [@johnny.dollar](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/johnny.dollar)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2016, 8:39pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/third-mate-jobs/16718/3 "2016-10-04T20:39:00Z")

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What about 3rd A/E’s? Shoulda been an engineer?

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**Author:** ![Medicinalfriedchicke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@Medicinalfriedchicke](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Medicinalfriedchicke)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2016, 11:03pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/third-mate-jobs/16718/4 "2016-10-25T23:03:13Z")

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Lots of places hiring them. Except they’re calling them deckhands…