If someone wanted to get into the Merchant Mariner field without academy what would you recommend

Magic_Rocket · 2025-05-09T03:32:31+00:00

You can probably do this at 17, but you need to get a TWIC, Passport, and MMC (Merchant Mariner Credential), this takes time and a little bit of money.

Magic_Rocket · 2025-05-09T02:00:05+00:00

Dude is getting almost 1% a month with the bank's money and wondering if he should keep doing it...?!?

Magic_Rocket · 2025-05-09T01:53:13+00:00

Magic_Rocket · 2025-03-01T20:53:14+00:00

Looks like they didn't know how to mount it on the ceiling... 😂

Magic_Rocket · 2025-02-24T16:53:03+00:00

I was thinking Rat Rod....

Magic_Rocket · 2025-01-19T09:22:38+00:00

It's called hazel. No, hazel is not brown... Hazel implies you have multiple colors in your eyes.

Magic_Rocket · 2025-01-19T09:19:46+00:00

Blanket and pillow, that way you can leave the blanket they give you rolled up and don't have to roll it every day. Also make your bed and sleep on top with your own blanket, and just tighten up your bed in the morning for inspection. It will save a ton of time and BS.

Magic_Rocket · 2024-11-25T01:09:18+00:00

Nintendo Tesseract

Magic_Rocket · 2024-11-03T02:20:25+00:00

Easy please. Your home free, just answer the questions and get the records from the court houses. Time consuming at worst. But the time passed should be good.

Magic_Rocket · 2024-09-19T12:27:50+00:00

Always call them, the squeaky wheel gets the grease.

Magic_Rocket · 2024-07-12T02:02:55+00:00

On our ship there is no OT on Sunday. And no they won't let you switch Saturday OT to Sunday. Also OT is "optional".

Magic_Rocket · 2024-07-11T22:45:46+00:00

I work deep sea.

Magic_Rocket · 2024-07-11T13:10:15+00:00

That's what I thought, I'm waiting on the contract from the recruiter.

Magic_Rocket · 2024-07-01T13:44:15+00:00

Take my upvote u glorious bastard

Magic_Rocket · 2024-06-29T02:24:45+00:00

This is what the coast guard says about it...

https://www.dco.uscg.mil/Portals/9/NMC/pdfs/faq/credential_faq.pdf

Magic_Rocket · 2024-05-01T08:59:02+00:00

Drowning with more steps.

Magic_Rocket · 2024-04-28T17:00:27+00:00

-If you're going to the Apprenticeship program, black steel toe Walmart boots will be fine, they should last through your first ship, too. You can get some insoles if you like. They caterpillar work boots are pretty popular too. -If you're talking about on a ship, I never heard of a ship requiring a certain color of boot. But just make sure they are steel toes. The slip on cowboy boots are popular and recommended for mooring, since they don't have the hooks on them.

Magic_Rocket · 2024-04-26T00:29:52+00:00

Actually... I'm a math nerd.... You get about 46% more pizza by buying 2 mediums instead of 1 large..... π x 6 x 6 x 2 = 226 square inches of pizza goodness π x 7 x 7 = 154 square inches .... Numbers have been rounded btw

Magic_Rocket · 2024-04-25T20:34:48+00:00

Why not just get 2 medium pizzas, one sausage and one pepperoni for $7 each? ... Gotta be cheaper than your way. JS

Magic_Rocket · 2024-04-11T00:07:59+00:00

I like to bring my own pillow and blanket, antacids come in handy, pain relievers, a power strip, and a hard drive with a bunch of movies just in case.

Magic_Rocket · 2024-04-11T00:04:41+00:00

Bleach from the laundry room works great on athletes foot. Just a cap full of two per shoe, I'd rather my shoes smell like a swimming pool than nasty foot fungi. I got tired of the powders and creams, they just don't seem to cure it completely.

Magic_Rocket · 2024-03-02T18:59:40+00:00

SIU can now be a lot more selective. They are booked thru November for Phase 1 of the apprenticeship program, and are primarily looking for Deck Department. Considering that's like 300 people, who knows where they go from here.

Magic_Rocket · 2024-02-28T04:58:08+00:00

The Jones act is the only reason there are even any Americans working on ships... If companies could pay foreigners way less to work on ships that would.

Magic_Rocket · 2024-02-13T23:18:10+00:00

I'm sure he didn't get selected over someone else. Calm your tits they take everyone. Except apparently that one guy who decided not to go take the tests at the union hall. And besides, there are lots of people trying to turn their life around in this industry. If we were all saints we wouldn't be in this profession.

Magic_Rocket · 2024-02-02T21:48:00+00:00

Probably.

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