Sea, maritime, ships on sea, stormy ocean papes

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>>6825279
here's a nice mobile one

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Waves

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Has anyone here worked at sea? I'm very interested in joining the Merchant Marines. I've read articles, watched videos, etc. but more information is always good, especially from a website I'm familiar with.
If anyone has: could you tell me about it? Just general information. If someone answers, I'll go more in-depth.

>>6828887
Not me personally, but I have a lot of friends who work at sea. Feel free to ask any questions if you want.

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>>6829304
>>6829304
Cool.
1. How was/is your experience? Good? Great? Shit?
2. In retrospect; would you rather have worked on land?
3. How soon did you get used to the sea?
4. Will my red-green colorblindness hinder me in any way?
5. Did anyone of your expectations of working at sea turn out to be true? What didn't?

I guess that's it, I swear I had more questions before but I forgot them.

>>6825279
gorgeous

being from Socal. this image is very powerful and synonymous with our coast right now

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>>6830586
It is one wild coast

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>>6830507
1. Well it differs from person to person. I know a guy who spent 6 months on a bulker as a cadet and quit afterwards. It just wasn't his cup of tea, I guess.
2. As I said in the previous answer. It depends on what you want from life. If you want to be a family man and see your kids everyday, than no. If you're interested in seeing the world, doing crazy shit while in port, visiting 'public houses' and having a boatload of cash, then yes. Personally, I didn't see myself doing that until retirement, so I choose to work on land instead (even though I got my masters degree at a maritime academy).
3. Most of my mates got used to it fairly quick. The problem is that you are essentially forced to spend every waking moment with other crew members and if you happen to dislike one of them it can be difficult.
4. Unfortunately yes.
5. Expectations... hmm well you never know what to expect, I guess. Suicide attempts while in the middle of the Atlantic, almost getting stabbed by a prostitute in a whorehouse and so on. I've heard all kinds of crazy stories.

One more thing, if you are from a western country (USA, Europe,...) I would recommend attending maritime academy as pretty much all the positions below the third mate are filled with Filipinos and other south-east Asians.

I hope that answered some of your questions. Feel free to ask more if you're interested.

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>>6830507
I went to an Maritime Academy in the USA. I've been sailing for 7 years working 4 to 6 months at sea at a time with equal time off. The pay is good but you also spend no money when working. The only things I own are clothing and a suit case. I travel almost the whole time off the ship. Being on board is hard its Monday everyday, no weekend or time off. A usual day is 12 to 14 hours plus. During that day I usually only talk to one or two people. For me I love it you have time to think and it's worth the time off. I'm a 2nd officer (gotta be able to see red and green).