Received my MMC and Twic a while back. Been having a very hard time finding an entry level deckhand position. As nobody seems to want a green OS. Just this morning received a call from a company where I’d be working on the river. My goal is to work on the ocean and offshore as an AB. Could I get sea time and experience on the river, get an AB and move ocean side like on the west coast or New York? Or would time on the river not count towards it and I should just keep trying to get a position on the ocean?
You can use river time for all AB endorsements except limited and unlimited, see 46 CFR 12.403.
Take the job on the river. The river is good experience and much harder work.
The guys from the river that I’ve had on coastwise tugs were good hands.
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