# Zero applicants for Cal Maritime cruise officers **URL:** \ **Category:** California Maritime\ **Created:** [February 17, 2021, 5:17pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/zero-applicants-for-cal-maritime-cruise-officers/58414 "2021-02-17T17:17:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![BeerCaptain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e8c25b/32.png) [@BeerCaptain](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/BeerCaptain)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2021, 3:53pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/zero-applicants-for-cal-maritime-cruise-officers/58414/21 "2021-02-22T15:53:18Z")
Ex. Velma Lykes ---
**Author:** ![Chief\_Seadog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/67e7ee/32.png) [@Chief\_Seadog](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Chief_Seadog)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2021, 4:00pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/zero-applicants-for-cal-maritime-cruise-officers/58414/22 "2021-02-22T16:00:43Z")
As @BeerCaptain just stated the T/S Kennedy is the old Velma Lykes. Back in the day I was on several of them. Considering they were built in the mid 60’s they had cutting edge automation for their time. ---
**Author:** ![jdcavo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/jdcavo/32/108_2.png) [@jdcavo](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/jdcavo)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2021, 5:23pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/zero-applicants-for-cal-maritime-cruise-officers/58414/23 "2021-02-22T17:23:13Z")
> [@whizbang](#): > > guys trying to get a steam 2nd license. There are [other ways to get a steam license](https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?SID=3243639d85babb5c9e68c4dd165b5c15&mc=true&node=se46.1.11_1502&rgn=div8). ---
**Author:** ![SeaEagle](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/seaeagle/32/17788_2.png) [@SeaEagle](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/SeaEagle)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2021, 6:41pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/zero-applicants-for-cal-maritime-cruise-officers/58414/24 "2021-02-22T18:41:17Z")
Always respect your opinion JD. Where else can these young people get steam experience/license? ---
**Author:** ![Chief\_Seadog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/67e7ee/32.png) [@Chief\_Seadog](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Chief_Seadog)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2021, 8:48pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/zero-applicants-for-cal-maritime-cruise-officers/58414/25 "2021-02-22T20:48:56Z")
There are (at the moment) steam ships still sailing. Not to mention those in the RRF. ---
**Author:** ![jdcavo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/jdcavo/32/108_2.png) [@jdcavo](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/jdcavo)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2021, 2:39am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/zero-applicants-for-cal-maritime-cruise-officers/58414/26 "2021-02-23T02:39:48Z")
> [@SeaEagle](#): > > Where else can these young people get steam experience/license? They don’t need steam experience, that is the last sub paragraph of the link I posted. They can take a course. Granted, there are not many, perhaps commensurate with the number of steam ships. And some of the courses are at union schools, which some may find unpalatable. ---
**Author:** ![whizbang](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c5a1d2/32.png) [@whizbang](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/whizbang)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2021, 10:51pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/zero-applicants-for-cal-maritime-cruise-officers/58414/27 "2021-02-23T22:51:51Z")
The guys I know who want to keep their steam license up at this point just find the school ship more fun than the other options. Not sure there’s a single East Coast steamship at this point unless the Kocaks are still around. ---
**Author:** ![WiperExtraordinaire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/74df32/32.png) [@WiperExtraordinaire](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/WiperExtraordinaire)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2021, 11:54pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/zero-applicants-for-cal-maritime-cruise-officers/58414/28 "2021-02-23T23:54:08Z")
I like when we get cadets onboard, they’re not all cranky still willing to learn things. ---
**Author:** ![CaptTimD](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/capttimd/32/6859_2.png) [@CaptTimD](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/CaptTimD)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2021, 1:34am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/zero-applicants-for-cal-maritime-cruise-officers/58414/29 "2021-02-25T01:34:15Z")
Yup, that’s what I do. [Previous page](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/zero-applicants-for-cal-maritime-cruise-officers/58414.md?page=1)