I recently had a brand new OS aboard, good guy, who could not get hired at any of the big Bayou companies. He blasted out resumes closer to home (where they actually read resumes) at small tug companies, and then he followed that up with phone calls to talk his way into a starting job at modest wages. He only needs 120 (12 hour) days to sit for AB-OSV. Then he can the give the Bayou another try.