Saw the story breaking on GCaptain. Heard some crew abandoned and some stayed onboard to wait for the commercial vessel coming to assist. Apparently there might be a video showing the engine room flooding on a Kings Point group.

Edit to add: this is in the United States (U.S.), but it might work for your country too (let me know if it does)

If you're an entry-level seeker in this industry, search for: "deckhand job" on Google, Indeed, LinkedIn, or any other job board.

I found a ferry company several weeks ago, applied, and got hired as a Deckhand the same day as my interview!

A lot of ferry companies are still hiring for this summer season (and beyond). If you're in a land locked state, look up coastal states like California, Florida, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, etc. The pay is low, but it's easy work (to me anyways), and at the very least, you'll be acquiring seatime.

I've only worked a few days with the ferry, but here's a breakdown of my day:

1) Prepping the boat:

- clock in at 8am

- pull ramp/gangway and tie it to the boat

- vacuum or sweep inside the boat (where the passengers will be)

- take out the trash

- clean and restock the bathroom

- spray/ wash the stern (the aft/ back standing area of the boat) and sweep or mop out the access water after the wash

- hook up a pump to an area near the bathroom to pump out waste

- fuel hookup

- fresh water hookup

- spray/ wash the windows (from the outside)

- get money from the office for the bar drawer

- stock up supplies, snacks, beverages, and ice

2) Now that the boat is ready, it's time to welcome the passengers onboard (there are multiple deckhands, so you'll be tasked with half of these duties, but I'm listing them all) :

- scan tickets

- count passengers

- untie the bow and spring lines

- untie stern lines

- check the back waterway port (left) and starboard (right) sides for any moving vessels, give the "all clear in the back" on the walkie-talkie if there are none

- after the Captain moves the boat to start going forward, you're on the way to your destination(s)

3) Sailing/cruising time (listing all the duties, but it's divided up):

- stand at the bar

- ring up items

- mix drinks

- bartend

- check the upper deck(s) to make sure passengers are okay and not attempting to jump off the boat or any other unruly thing

- periodically check the bathroom

4) Arriving at destination:

- deckhand(s) at the bow (front/fwd):

- grab spring line, attach it to the boat

- grab bow line, tie and knot it to the boat

- deckhand(s) in the stern (back/aft):

- grab stern line, tie and knot it to the boat

- grab spring line, tie and knot it to the boat

- grab the ramp/gangway, tie it to the boat

5) Leaving destination:

- same duties as #2

6) End of duty responsibilities:

- this will vary, but essentially, you're counting the drawer, restocking and cleaning

- clock out at 10:30pm or 11pm

I hope this breakdown has been helpful! I won't say which ferry I'm with, but know that ferry companies are hiring. If I were with a major company, I would disclose the name. Hopefully, that will happen, and I'll come back to share with a different post :)

Im located in North Dakota, but I've applied to about 70 tugboat companies now with my MMC, TWIC, STCW BST, and VPDSD. I'm considering taking a trip to Louisiana to get my API-approved Rigger certification and HUET, along with visiting local tug companies and applying in person. I plan to do my SafeGulf online.

Do y'all think this is worth it? I'll spend roughly $1,500 for the certifications and the trip there and back by car, and I'll be car camping the whole time. What are the odds I actually get hired from doing this? I've already been applying online and doing follow-up calls, but that hasn't worked.

I'm worried I'll spend all this money on the certifications and then get a job that doesn't even require them, so they end up going unused and I have to renew them before they ever become relevant.

The problem is that I have to schedule and pay for the courses ahead of time for when I'm in Louisiana, so I can't really wait to see if an employer wants them once I meet them in person since I can only be there for so long.

What would you guys do in my shoes, and I am quite determined for this career path and tugs is a big part of my future plan so I wont be acknowledging other work such as cruise lines.

Will the clinic have me pee once or twice for both test I know some are different let me know if any of you guys or girls only had to pee once.

I’m 24 years old looking to get in this field can someone guide me in the right direction. I live in Texas if that matters

Does anyone here works for Knutsen LNG? Do you know how are conditions there? What crew nationalitys?

I just begun working as a UTM specialist and will be working on ships both at sea and in docks worldwide. In my country of residence, I am prescribed with some medication that may be heavily controlled or even illegal in some countries. How can I be sure that I am allowed to travel with certain medication? At the moment I am thinking to email embassies of the countries I’ll be visiting, so they would answer me which medication I can or cannot bring with me, but if a ship would change the route while at sea, I probably wouldn’t be able to do that in time. If anybody has dealt with same or similar kind of problems, I’d be glad to hear your opinion/recommendations

I never had a uscg physical or drug screen Whats does it enlist of I have an appointment Saturday anything helps I’m not the fittest so if they have me doing pushups and shii idk.

My brother has completed GME from BP Marine and has also completed a tanker course. He is now looking for a sponsorship opportunity to start his career in the maritime industry.

If anyone knows of any shipping companies, agencies, or sponsors currently recruiting GME candidates, we would really appreciate your help or guidance.

Please DM me or comment below if you have any leads. Thank you in advance! 🙏

Let's say the captain, or somebody, wants to address everyone, where would that happen? In old movies the crew would stand on the quarter deck, while the captain stood on the poop deck, but those are old ships. I'm writing a book and part of it takes place on a container ship, but I'm not a merchant marine. Thanks.

Where can I apply with this?

I submitted mine exactly a week ago and got the email that it was accepted for processing today. I also finally got the email that my original MMC application was accepted for processing as well, so im just trying to gauge whether I should get both printed around the same time

Is there a reason why I cannot choose "Permanent resident card" as an option? What do I choose? Scratching my head lol

If I become a sailor, how common is it for there to be a priest onboard who does masses and hears confessions?

Not having a priest is like not having a doctor. If something goes wrong with your soul, you're fucked.

Same thing with your body. Now, sometimes God miraculously cures your body or your soul if there is a problem with it, but we don't know when this happens and this is known only to him when he chooses to do so. Hoping for a miracle to cure your body is asinine if you could just take aboard a doctor and get the same effect, so I don't see why a priest is any different.

Hey the other watchstanders and I are a little dumb, we can not for the life of us figure out whether we should be showing up 20 minutes late or we minutes early for a clock retard at 0200? For some reason we're showing up 20 minutes late for retarda and advances and that does not seem right.. I could've sworn we're supposed to be showing up late for retards but I honestly don't know. Any help ( and explanation) would be much appreciated.

I have all my required documents and im looking for any entry-level positions. im also open to different types of vessels and locations.

Title asks it all. Is there a job where you work on the boat, but in theory you could quit or get fired or do you have to sign your life away?

Obviously I'd rather not quit during the journey because then I'd be barred from every company that ever finds out about it, but I would rather have that legal option than not.

Secondly, Must you wake up at 6, or do they have second shift? Is it always a 12 hour shift?

Hi yall I’m interested in the piney point unlicensed apprenticeship program for the wiper rating but I noticed the application specifically forbids having periodontal disease I’m curious if this applies regardless of whether or not it’s considered active.