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Subject: Re: Career change to marine employment
From: Brian Whatcott (betwys@XXX.XXX)
Date: Sat Jan 04 2003 - 13:11:04 EST
At 09:31 PM 1/1/03, you wrote:
>I would like to ask the list for recommendations and actions in changing my
>career to one involving travel and the sea. At this point I have no notion
>of exactly what I would do, but if it involves travel and the sea I would
>consider myself fortunate. I would appreciate advice from only those with
>professional experience, I can speculate for myself. Any suggestions?
>
>Thanks in advance!
>
>Craig
In monitoring specialist newsgroups and lists for some years,
I sometimes see a note of this kind: which offers no insight into
the available skill set, experience, or age of the questioner, yet will
entertain only "Professional" responses.
Here is what I can say frankly is a non-professional response.
If Craig has skills as a waiter, he could probably wait on a cruise
ship, and enquire from people on the spot as to the next step.
Or like me, he could acquire a General Commercial Radio Op
license with Radar endorsement, and try for a crew position.
He could call a cruise company or a shipping line.
I remember speaking to one or two people who got it into their head
they would like to work a ship, so they went where the ships were,
and hunted for a job - successfully. This seems like the appropriate
way - but that's just speculation, of course.
Hope it helps a little. It certainly does not hurt to hang out with
people in the line you'd like to try. Specially if you are pleasant!
:-)
Brian Whatcott
Altus OK Eureka!
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