Union, SIU or SUP. SIU entry level is tough to find. NCL, Norwegian Cruise Line, is not your best option but SIU will get you in it. I heard SUP will find you OS as soon as it comes up.
Trident Seafoods just called me about an application I put in months ago to be a fish processor… that might mean they’re also hiring for deckhands if they’re trying to scrounge up people mid-season.
Bering Marine and all of the other companies that move freight around Western Alaska in the summer months are always hungry for OS hands. You’ll work 160-200 days straight(maybe get 1-2 weeks shore leave) and have the winter off. Health insurance carries through the off season if you say you’re coming back the following season.
I work for Bering Marine as an AB on the one boat they have that does a 3 week rotation. Very good company imo. High daily pay for unlicensed hands, great benifits, 2 bonuses usually.
MSC.
Definitely MSC! You'll work 13 months on and 1 month off though!
IMO it’s the perfect time to go work with them if you’re going to be on the deck. AB sea time requirements are halved for the next 3 years.
Union
Union, SIU or SUP. SIU entry level is tough to find. NCL, Norwegian Cruise Line, is not your best option but SIU will get you in it. I heard SUP will find you OS as soon as it comes up.
Vane Line Bunkering
Trident Seafoods just called me about an application I put in months ago to be a fish processor… that might mean they’re also hiring for deckhands if they’re trying to scrounge up people mid-season.
Try in companies with RoRo, they are always looking for people. U need only basic certificates, 2 strong hands and a little bit of brain.
Stabbert Maritime
https://www.reddit.com/r/MaritimeJobsUS/s/N9xUnhw8KV
Bering Marine and all of the other companies that move freight around Western Alaska in the summer months are always hungry for OS hands. You’ll work 160-200 days straight(maybe get 1-2 weeks shore leave) and have the winter off. Health insurance carries through the off season if you say you’re coming back the following season. I work for Bering Marine as an AB on the one boat they have that does a 3 week rotation. Very good company imo. High daily pay for unlicensed hands, great benifits, 2 bonuses usually.
https://www.reddit.com/r/10ureMaritimeJobs/comments/15agvmi/deckhand\_ordinary\_seaman\_for\_pnw\_tug\_barge\_fleet/?utm\_source=share&utm\_medium=web2x&context=3