Promotion from Third Mate to Second Mate can be challenging but is equally rewarding. There may be overlaps in their duties on the bridge, but it can still feel overwhelming knowing that the safety of the ship’s passage is in your hands. Not only that, but you also need to become more familiar with...
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If you stay long enough in your seafaring profession, you begin to see and experience crazy and unexpected things. This happened to me in a form of a promotion. And who doesn’t like one? Well, if you were just living a carefree life on board and didn’t care much about climbing up the ladder, you […]
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Becoming a ship captain involves lots of sacrifices in time, money and effort. The process is challenging because the job of commanding a vessel is no joke. Due to that responsibility, the master of a ship is compensated greatly compared to other crew. A ship captain in the Philippines sailing on...
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