Does anybody know what the schedule/pay/ hiring process is for officers on Washington state ferries? I have 3/m unlimited oceans.

While you were memorizing Lapware questions do you recall seeing the phrase “all available means”? https://lmgtfy.com/?q=washington+state+ferry+mate+job

[image] Washington State Ferries Maritime Employment WA State Ferries is desperate for any body with an MMC to work for them. The biggest issue is being a newb and having no fixed work schedule. You need to be “on call” for at least 6months I believe and lots of people d…

That on call BS is so stupid. Hire people or don’t. If you need to weed them out better, get higher standards.

[image] Kingrobby: That on call BS is so stupid. Yes, but it is a tried and proven method of training by intimidation. If the applicant wants the job badly enough he or she will accept the BS, learn to swallow, and say thank you.

I remember a similar situation when I applied for a captain position on the San Francisco ferries. Work on call as an AB for 6 months and we’ll take a look at you. My response: no thanks.

An alternative view: The WSF system has high standards for their people. They insist that any officer who gives an order to an AB know the AB’s job at least as well or preferably better than they do. Something which can only happen by doing the job of AB for a long period. As for the requirement t…

Quite similar hiring conditions I encountered with a few companies I worked for. Wasn’t a problem. If I was an owner, would do the same thing. Jobs these days don’t grow on trees, show you are worth the time and trouble. Those type jobs do come with benefits and upward training. Earn it.

I don’t see a problem with having to work unlicensed as long as the system is understood by everyone. In my experience however some employers use a two tier system where academy grads are fast-tracked to the wheelhouse while hasepipers are put at the end of the line behind all the non-academy guys…

I was a Washington tax payer for 32yrs and thought of trying to get a job with the ferries, but am thankful I went a different route. I don’t have a problem with a licensed guy moving down a notch or two for a while to learn other positions. I actually wished they would have done that on the drill s…

Almost every job I’ve worked has come with benefits and upward training. Although for some places you had to work there a year before you were eligible for it. That is the time period where you “earned it” by the work you’ve actually done onboard, not by sitting by a phone at the mercy of a schedule…

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