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I used to work for a big Maritime engineering firm and I think that side of things kinda interests me, I have been half thinking about joining the navy as well...............
Last year being in Egypt rekindled my interest, seeing all the container ships going past after going through the Suez canal really made me want to be on one.
I kinda think its meant to be as I also work for a company that is part of the Suez company so everything is telling me I need to be at sea.
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K3sJ4lupa-4/TK9ImQQ3kCI/AAAAAAAAC4U/jqzwHt_bluk/s1600/gal00000472kl[1].jpg
And some spares for the crazy double-ballend* strings!
* not to be confused with the bellend discussion elsewhere
Offset "(Emp) - a little heavy on the hyperbole."
as I understand it, he volunteered all the time, but got pissed off when no one wanted a go.
EDIT: To OP, mate of mine used to be fleet manager for P&O bulk carriers (doesn't do that now, something to do with luxury yachts for rich Russians I think) and he explained the process once for becoming an officer. Can't recall all the details now, but I think it was quite long and drawn out (I assume you want to go officer route, as going deck hand route would be very difficult, seems most of them are recruited from low wage countries).
I'm not locked in here with you, you are locked in here with me.
@Emp – Nothing to do with barrels, medical grounds. If the OP wants to be a marine engineer officer, then the path used to be a long one. For me in the 70’s, it was 2 years 9-5 full time at marine engineering college, a year at sea (although I had to come back early for re-sits, as I’d spent too much time in the pub, or messing about with music, and not enough time studying), then another year full time 9-5 at college. Then they let me loose as a marine engineer for a few years, where I proved from time to time by making various cock-ups, large and small, that they may have made a bit of an error of judgement in that. I then had to go back to college again for 3 months for the next bit of certification and examination back to sea for 18 months. If I had gone further, which I didn’t because of impaired hearing, I’d have had to go back to college for 3 months, and then back to sea for 18 months, then back to college for 3 months before the final Chief Engineer’s certification. I dunno what it’s like these days, or what a deck orifice has to do to get qualified.
I’m so bored I might as well be listening to Pink Floyd
Thanks for the all info it has been very enlightening! Holidays on cargo ships is paticularly interesting I may have to do that at some stage.
From what some of the peeps on here have said and what the Merchant Navy states it seems difficult if you are in this country to get jobs other than officer type positions, the lower positions what they call Ratings jobs seems very limited indeed.
Although it seems that the Fleet Auxillary offer some of these positions but as per if I tried to join the Navy I would have to get dual citizenship as I currently only hold a Frenhc passport.
In general I don't really want to go for an officer position as I don't want the responsibility and also having just finished 4 years at uni getting a degree and masters I don't want to have to go back to learn stuff again.
I will however keep an open mind about it and now atleast have an idea aboout how to apply etc etc, so thanks for the help everyone I will keep you posted.
Seriously: If you value it, take/fetch it yourself
On a container ship ypu tend to be in port for only hoiurs so no shore leave
We used to run cadets and british masters , but no longer....
My old company used to take up to 12 passengers . It was expensive and most of the passengers were elderly americans that had done all the cruises and wanted something different. It was not un common for them to die on the voyage (old age not the food)
The life boats suck as well !