r/MerchantNavy

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Will be joining my last ship as a deck cadet onboard a 5 year old Aframax crude oil tanker for 6 months. As it's my last trip as a cadet and I see myself staying on tankers as an officer (transition to gas seems really difficult), I am more focused on learning cargo operations as well as operations like inerting, ballasting, mooring and anchoring, etc. but I am also really nervous as this is my last ship as a cadet, it has been 1.5 years since I signed off my last tanker vessel ( a product tanker) and have forgotten most of the tanker-specific procedures, and most likely there will be expectations from me, and I want to end my cadetship on a high note, papering over all the gaps in my knowledge and being confident in all the crucial ops I will be responsible for as 3rd Mate.

So, officers on crude oil tankers, what would you expect a 3rd trip cadet to know reasonably well (except paperwork)? What did you yourself handle and know well when you were in the same position as me? How's life like on these vessels?

Yo I'm a newly 2nd mates coc holder a new zeland coc one I'm 22 , and I'm planning to go in lng fleet but can't get any way in. And second choice is dp vessel. And Im from India BTW, and will do all the courses from India and send the coc for endorsement in here , and do any guys know an easy and fastest way getting into dp vessel a high paying one , please assist me man 🫪

looking for some advice on whether I've got a realistic shot at getting into yachting as a fresh 3rd Engineer /4th or junior engineer

I've got around 4.5 years of experience as a Royal Navy marine engineering rating, followed by the cadetship and HND. I've also completed my sea phases on cruises.

Id happily take on any temp positions , share a cabin or whatever I have to do

current im in my 2nd year of btech and i was thinking of joining merchant navy in the officer section (deck cadet) and i am planning to do the dns course but im felling like im throwing away my btech education and cant understand what to do and it isnt like i dont wanna study but i dont see a future of me in electrical engineering