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Please note 1: Jobs Available are changing all the time. I recommend you come back every one to two weeks and check what is available. Positions listed indicate the kind of jobs one usually finds on each website. Go to the job listings on each website below and check for new opportunities. It's very easy if you add this page to your "Favourites" (IE) or "Bookmarks" (Firefox). Please note 2: When the crewing agent have an on-line application form, you must use it - if you don't, your application goes straight into the waste basket. If you find a suitable vacancy with an agent / employer who have an office in your own country - get the address from the "Contact" page and apply in person. This is always the best way, if it's possible for you. Please note 3: None of the listed recruiting agents on this page asks for any placement fee - neither in advance nor later. Job seekers should not have to pay to be able to apply for a job. Neither should they have to pay anything to get a job. One should always get a job on merit / experience / skills only, not because one happens to have extra cash available. Please note 4: Every link on this page opens in a new window. If your "Pop-up killer" is too efficient it can also stop new windows. When this happens, please press "Ctrl" and click on the link you want. The catering department on regular cargo ships ( general cargo ships, container ships, bulk carriers, and tankers ) is very small - usually just a few persons only. On very big ships there can be a chief steward, who is the department boss. Under him there's is then the Cook ( sometimes also assistant cook ) and one or two messmen plus possibly one or two "cabin stewards", the latter doing general cleaning jobs inside the accommodation. If you happen on an acronym - like UN for United Nations - and you don't know what it means, put your mouse arrow on top of it and you get an explanation. MCA Guidance and Regulations - Training and Certification requirements according to STCW-95 - Deck Department - Engine Department World wide list of MCA approved Doctors / Medical Practitioners authorised to issue seafarer's medical certificate ( ENG1 ). List of Australian ( AMSA ) appointed medical practitioners issuing seamen's medical certificates. Norwegian seafarer's medical certificate form ( Word doc in English ) for use on Norwegian flagged vessels. Danish seaman's medical certificate form Australian certification requirements - World document as ZIP. USCG mariners' information Home page with links to continuously up-dated detailed information on: Mariners' Credentials, Examinations, Approved Courses ( US ), FAQ, Regulations & Codes, STCW, etc. Prepare for your USCG License exam with this online testing site. In April 2009 US Coast Guard issued a final rule on accepted ID for crewmembers on foreign ( non-US ) flagged vessels calling on a US port. A Seaman's Book is not accepted as an ID International maritime black list forum. e-Learning courses for: Engineer Officer of the Watch ( EOOW ) or Deck Officer of the Watch ( OOW ). You can study these anywhere in the world, even onboard if you have Internet connection. For more information enquire by e-mail. Approved for UK license ( MCA - UK ). Different countries' CoC ( Certificate of Competence ) are not equal and all are not accepted Internationally. Get advice on your country's certificates' equivalency with UK certificates - Certificate of Equivalent Competency ( CEC ) FAQ by MCA - UK. Get rules and application forms for UK work permit, look especially at: "For highly skilled workers, ..." and "For skilled workers". This is the only official UK work permit website. Links to Dynamic Positioning information and training centres are on Offshore Training and Certificates. Dynamic Positioning Operators mostly have previous experience as Deck Officers or Masters. LNG Cargo calculations training CD. It's not free - alternately you can choose to do the course online, slightly cheaper, USD 375. |
Employment OpportunitiesCurrently ( 2010 ) there's a worldwide shortage of about 30.000 ship officers. This is expected to grow to about 85.000 by 2012 [ source "Gangway" May/2009 ]. Starting from March 2009 there has been an increasing number of ships laid up, although not nearly enough to close all open vacancies. During second half of 2010 many container ships dropped their speed from 24 to 18 knots. Main gain for owners is they save just over 40% in fuel by steaming at this lower speed. Of course they can also advertise they are environmentally friendly. The most optimistic forecasts give as one result that all currently laid up container ships would be sailing again in middle of 2011. For every three ships that reduces speed from 24 to 18 knots one laid up ship of same size gets a full cargo. There's been strong rumours Maersk Line - among others - are preparing their high speed diesel engines for slow speed. The intention is to start steaming at only 12 knots - difference between 24 and 12 knots would be a fuel saving of about 75%. The reason for this is that the relationship between speed and required energy is exponential. When you double the speed ( x2 ) you need 4 times ( x22 ) the energy. For every container vessel dropping the speed from 24 to 12 knots there will be need for one more container ship of same size. Two container ships steaming at 12 knots require only 50% of the fuel of one ( same size ) vessel steaming 24.knots. This should lead to lower freight rates, wich would boost word trade. An addtional advantage would be less stress for the seafarers wich could reduce number of accidents. In April 2009 there were a total of 140 LNG tankers on order. If you have experience as chief mate on a crude tankers and currently looking for work, it could be a good idea to add training / proficiency in LNG cargo calculations. Most employers listed on this page are big and stable, working with long time contracts. These are the ones that continues hiring experienced personnel even when the shipping sector is in a "downturn". The shipping sector has always been cyclical - going up and down and up again. Get ITF's Standard Collective Agreement with salary scales for 2008. More recent actual salaries paid are included in many vacancy lists. ITF hasn't published any salary scales for 2009. I have seen a note that the International Shipmanagement Companies made an agreement to freeze seafarer's salaries for 2009 ( unconfirmed ). September / October 2009 number of sea-going vacancies started increasing, especially so for Engineers - from Chief Engineers to Junior Third and Fourth Engineers. If you are a British citizen and interested in short trips / coastal trading, do follow Clyde Marine recruitment Blog.
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