studying marine engineering, greetings to all the sailors

around the world!

Hey guys Jeff here, welcome back and let's do a top 6 questions about Merchant Marine

These questions I get asked a lot today I am going give more context from an

insider point of view.

First up, how much do mariners get paid I get asked a lot how much do I get paid

It really depends on what type of ship you are on , your company and a lot of variables

Some of my coworkers have been working in the industry for 30 years so I've had the chance

to compare what other companies are offering I will give u a range

All units are in U.S. Dollars **per month

Third mate / Third engineer anywhere from

$3000 to $7500 Second mate / engineer

$3500 to $8500

Chief mate/ first engineer $4000 to $10,000 And lastly

Captain / Chief Engineer anywhere from $5000 to $15000

You are probably wondering now… wow Jeff whats with the big range

Here are some variables Specialized ship such as LNG and LPG they

get paid the highest Containerships, the type that I worked on

is also in the higher range General rule, the larger ships the better

the pay Because more work

Bigger company also offers more competitive salary

Nationality, yes your nationality and the ship's nationality aka Ship's flag does

matter There are same ranking officers working on

the same ship earning different salary because of different nationality

Second question how do I to get started in this industry?

The bare minimum requirement that everyone needs to work on a ship

are the five certificates from STCW

STCW stands for International convention on the Standards of Training, Certification and

watch keeping for seafarers. Five certificate are : First aid, personal

survival, Personal safety and social responsibilities ,firefighting, and Security

Different countries have slightly different names, but if you want to find out just look

STCW Google or Wikipedia

Then in order to be more specific in your

position, let's say an engineer, you need a certificate of competency in marine engineering

For deck side it'll be a certificate of competency for deck watch keepers

Maritime is much like airlines, we have to go through a specialized training school then

accumulate sea time, finally examination for license

You need to research whether it will fit you, such as the cost, how long it takes, and the

location The reason why I say location is because for

some countries it takes longer For example myself, instead of studying maritime

locally in Canada, I chose to travel to Australia, because it takes 1.5 years less

Plus I get to go to a new country while I study

So do your research and weigh your options

Ok third question Can I get into your company

/ how do I get into a company Ok... for my company I don't have the power

or influence to help anyone because I am only a Third Mate

You'd have to be a captain to recommend someone.

Sorry guys I am unable to help you That aside, here are some advice on how to

get hired into a shipping company. Most shipping company does sponsorship, for

example on the Canadian shipping lines website you can see sponsorship under their career

section. So go on google and Wikipedia, find all the shipping lines you can find

And start sending out resume Keep in mind

When you are a cadet you can't be too picky especially in today's economy

you don't choose the company The Companies choose you

Shipping companies hire in batches so whenever u hand in a resume, it goes into a waiting

pile Sometimes it doesn't even get looked at

A good strategy for that is to keep sending your resume every month until you get declined

You just have to be persistent

Pirates! Let's just say Captain Philips happened 7 years ago back in 2009

Since the high profile incidents that brought this issue into international spot light

Countries from around the world have been tackling piracy by sending out navy patrols

into these high risk areas Most ships also hire security guards

for protection They come on with these big sniper rifles

Piracy is actually decreasing by the numbers The media tends to dramatize things especially

with the movies, TV news

Then comes the fifth one is it safe on the ship?

Talk about fire, first aid, and maybe accidents All international ships are fully equipped

to fight fire Not to mention we have firefighting systems

in place for almost anywhere on the ship Lifeboat life-raft life-jacket are all double

capacity We have food water and rations that can last

us for months Global satellite distress systems that can

track us real time For medical we have a hospital onboard

All crew are trained in first aid, from the cook to the captain

For more serious conditions, a helicopter can be sent from land and pick up and injured crew

Systematic safety systems and checklist that

are in place for majority of the task we do So it is very safe to work on a ship, accidents

and incidents that you see on the news are only a small portion of the maritime world

Most people sail for their entire life without seeing an emergency

Last one is internet Yes, nowdays majority of the modern ships

have satellite internet Most if not all are throttled and have a firewall

to block image or videos so that the bandwidth is not spent too quickly

The best available would be cruise ships, I was on “Voyager of the Seas” a few months

back and they offer a 10 USD unlimited internet daily…. which is pricy and very very slow,

don't even think about uploading or downloading anything. I was barely able to get 360p on

Youtube Bottom line is, if you plan to work in maritime,

be prepared to have less internet

A…*yawn* thank you guys forrrrr

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