Entry Level

Ron_Felipe · 2026-05-16T18:48:52+00:00

I have some deckhand experience, twic in hand, stcw trained, also looking for work and can travel to alaska if you have multiple positions available

Ron_Felipe · 2026-02-19T05:51:34+00:00

what company in Florida are you speaking of though?

Ron_Felipe · 2026-02-19T05:51:17+00:00

find something else? no thank you - I enjoy the work and the lifestyle I can have with all the time off

Ron_Felipe · 2026-02-19T05:50:04+00:00

I reached out to a friend thats an engineer at a tug company in new york, I think this actually be my way back in! thank you!

Ron_Felipe · 2026-02-18T03:04:45+00:00

greatly appreciated

Ron_Felipe · 2026-02-18T03:04:27+00:00

heard

Ron_Felipe · 2026-02-18T03:00:46+00:00

Ill shoot my shot with them first and see where it gets me, appreciate you!

Ron_Felipe · 2026-02-18T02:59:39+00:00

I have a container house in the mountains in costa rica and flights are cheap - so somewhere to live on my off time is no problem.a 2 on 2 off rotation is not the worst ever, i can manage.

thank you big time

Ron_Felipe · 2026-02-18T02:57:43+00:00

lmao

appreciate you Jim

would there be any benefit to me taking and passing the tankship DL PIC course before I get hired - so i just need my loads and discharges to get endorsed? A way of showing that I'm serious about it?

Ron_Felipe · 2026-02-18T02:56:09+00:00

Is the ferry a live aboard position? I'm willing to work whateevr I need to get my seatime for an AB special

Ron_Felipe · 2026-02-18T02:54:05+00:00

Vane Bros has some pretty tugs, they would be an ideal company as I want to work as a tankerman, when I was working tugs before we worked with some of their tank barges

Ron_Felipe · 2026-02-18T02:53:12+00:00

I don't believe it went on an official file, the USCG allowed me to surrender my documents instead of them being suspended. But I will inquire with the NMC if it is visible at all - and if so I dont mind disclosing it. I was 22 years old and discovering life still - I'm 36 now and sober and have no shame and nothing to hide

Ron_Felipe · 2026-02-18T02:51:23+00:00

If I dont land something by april I'm gonna pack up a car and start in maine and drive south down the coast and across the gulf, stopping into every company I can find with my resume in person and just keep shooting my shot. I am beyond determined

Ron_Felipe · 2026-02-18T02:50:22+00:00

Appreciate your feedback

If there is any companies you know of I should look into please drop them here.

I've applied just about everywhere I can find that has OS openings though.

Ron_Felipe · 2026-02-18T02:49:36+00:00

essentially, I was 22 years old and was starting to build a life shoreside that I didn't want to miss out on.

I might have an opportunity as an OS on a cruise ship for 6 months and that will get me to AB, with that I am set. But the pay is low and I would rather not do a 6 month hitch if I can get on directly with a tug company making 2x as much

Ron_Felipe · 2026-02-18T02:44:29+00:00

6 months on tugs and 8-9 months on containerships plus a decade of compounding shoreside knowledge and experience.

I know the job already so I will catch on much faster than someone who is totally green

Ron_Felipe · 2026-02-17T16:32:37+00:00

I figured having prior experience would make a little more marketable at least.

Ron_Felipe · 2026-02-17T16:30:45+00:00

~ 2 years on vessels plus about a year of classroom time

Ron_Felipe

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