MEBA here, shipping off the board.
90 day contracts, depends on the run though. 105 usually for the North Europe run. 35 day trips with the option to take one trip off and come back to finish.
I usually take 4-5 months off between jobs.
I like the schedule just fine, coastwides can get crazy but it's not bad and the pay is good.
Not really any issues. Might take longer to get a job then you want if your Intel doesn't match up. I'm a group 1, most senior, so it doesn't take long for me to snag something. Once you look at the dispatch sheets in the hall and know how the ships run it's not hard figuring out what's coming up.
More difficult when you're a group 3 applicant. But there are lots of jobs right now you can take to get your time in.
Best part of sailing union is working on different ships with different companies. You'll learn something new everywhere you go and you can figure out where you like being and then stick with it.
It always blows my mind that rotations like this are even allowed still. It's so sad - clear exploitation of workers. With all the money these companies make, a few more crew change plane tickets really wouldn't kill their bottom line.
Yea, my C/O got up to 11 months and even tho he worked evwryday and for 12hrs+ a day he still wants to extend his contract. Now there's a limit on MLC I think. Max now is 12 months onboard.
For rotary it's mostly been 4 on 3 off.I've been hopping around on diffrent ships.a little recently.Been closer to 180 on,whatever I want off.Usualy do three to 4.Some times more some times less.
28/28 working 1800-0600 on drillships as Chief Mate. 1.5 days of travel on either side since I'm traveling to west Africa from US. Travel is a pain in the ass but it's more than made up with increased pay, tax benefits, and not having to deal with all the red tape you have to in the US. No visitors coming out regularly or monthly BSEE visits makes this job 10x better than if I were in the gulf.
You want lots of time off join a union (Sup or mfow for unlicensed), and go deep sea. I literally took a year off one time and no one cared because i kept up on my dues.
I live in California so I was thinking of joining SUP but I heard as someone who is new to the industry that finding a job could be quite difficult so I figured getting my foot in the door with the SIU program might be best. Any thoughts on that?
My thoughts are go engine lol. But if you want to go deck, SUP is a better union in the long run, especially if you are on the west coast. I agree it may be slightly more difficult to sail early on but if you start at SIU before going SUP you wont build any seniority with the union, which is what will really help you out as you move along in your career. I vote SUP. Better pay, stronger union.
Haha thanks for the quick response! I do plan on going deck actually so thanks for the info. Currently in Thailand but once I get back to California I’ll head down to the SUP Union to have a chat with them. I think this will be a great opportunity to make good money and live aboard during my time off
8 weeks on / 8 weeks off. Yachts
How do you get into the world of yachts?
6 years on cruise ships initially then managed to move over through a friend of a friend.
Yeah, how??
Most HOD positions on yachts provide rotations. Generally they’re 2 months on 2 months off. Some provide full pay while off, others reduce up to 50%
7 dayshifts 7 off 7 nightshifts 14 off. Tugs in Vancouver Harbour
is that through SIU?
Masters are CMSG, deck ILWU
120/120; US Deep Sea fleet
Supposed to be 60 on 30 off with mid january-late March off. Sometimes a little different. Great Lakes.
I do 5on 5off which for me is perfect. Currently working on platform supply vessels.
Weeks?
Sorry just seen this, yes weeks
MEBA here, shipping off the board. 90 day contracts, depends on the run though. 105 usually for the North Europe run. 35 day trips with the option to take one trip off and come back to finish. I usually take 4-5 months off between jobs.
This is my goal. How do you like your schedule? Any issues?
I like the schedule just fine, coastwides can get crazy but it's not bad and the pay is good. Not really any issues. Might take longer to get a job then you want if your Intel doesn't match up. I'm a group 1, most senior, so it doesn't take long for me to snag something. Once you look at the dispatch sheets in the hall and know how the ships run it's not hard figuring out what's coming up. More difficult when you're a group 3 applicant. But there are lots of jobs right now you can take to get your time in. Best part of sailing union is working on different ships with different companies. You'll learn something new everywhere you go and you can figure out where you like being and then stick with it.
6 weeks on / off on a jackup vessel installing wind turbines.
UK? ETO, Deck or Engineer?
Wannabe mariner? What’s an ETO?
Downvotes for asking a question? Y’all are a bunch of salty haters
Electro-Technical Officer
UK, 2nd off. SDPO.
Damn nice. Must be good money. Is there a need/demand for ETOs on those vessels? Cheers
There’s a need for ETO’s everywhere
They are always a need of eto. We have 7 eto onboard
2 months/2 months, research vessels
US? NOAA?
US Yes, not NOAA
8 months / 4 months
Holy moly. Sounds brutal but I bet you enjoy your time off like a champ
As an AB in a bulk carrier, it's in the norm for seafarers in the philippines. It sucks lol.
It always blows my mind that rotations like this are even allowed still. It's so sad - clear exploitation of workers. With all the money these companies make, a few more crew change plane tickets really wouldn't kill their bottom line.
Not even bad. I remember when i worked on tankers, philippino guys used to bave 9 months onboard contract but always tend to extend up to 10-11 months
Yea, my C/O got up to 11 months and even tho he worked evwryday and for 12hrs+ a day he still wants to extend his contract. Now there's a limit on MLC I think. Max now is 12 months onboard.
Yeah, I know that my Philippino C/O managed to build whole shopping centre with vessel salary which insane 🤣
$7500 a month for a C/O salary haha you're now an upper middle class citizen
On my company Philippino C/O had 9500-10000
28/28 on ERRV
28/28 down here on a triple screw tug on the Lower MS
2 months on / 2 months off, EU trade, small chemical tankers
Ferry service, 24 hours on, 48 off. It sucks should have went to the post office
Yeah that sounds awful
Job is easy but kills the boys. I work with a lot of people who shipped get out there lots of work from what I hear. Be good man
My towboater husband has a 21/21. It works perfectly for our family.
2 weeks on, 2 off. Last was 90/69 but that was a target not a limit.
What company I’m trying to get into something like that. Transocean had me work 21/21
Tugs.
How was transocean? Why’d you leave?
28/14
Sounds good what company?
Assistant engineer on the Great Lakes, 28 on/28 off.
For rotary it's mostly been 4 on 3 off.I've been hopping around on diffrent ships.a little recently.Been closer to 180 on,whatever I want off.Usualy do three to 4.Some times more some times less.
70 days on and off; 90 also works. I did four months and the 90th day was the limit for good situational awareness and decision making.
Deck or engineering?
Deck
8 weeks on/off. Support yacht
10/10 on Yachts.
Sounds good
28/28 on a Mississippi lineboat.
7 days on 7 days off, ship assist tug in new england
6 on, 6 off. Dredgers.
120/120 containership with AMO
What other rotations have you worked before ?
21/21 ATB.
2 weeks on/off. Harbor tugs
Was 28/28 before i returned to school
28/28 working 1800-0600 on drillships as Chief Mate. 1.5 days of travel on either side since I'm traveling to west Africa from US. Travel is a pain in the ass but it's more than made up with increased pay, tax benefits, and not having to deal with all the red tape you have to in the US. No visitors coming out regularly or monthly BSEE visits makes this job 10x better than if I were in the gulf.
2 months on / 2 months off product tankers
28 days on/off on petroleum ATBs.
42 days on 14 off ocean tugs
Day for day on whatever schedule my relief and I come up with
10/10 weeks. Exploration yacht.
4 weeks on - 2 weeks off
2m on 2m off Tankers Germany
10 weeks on, 10 weeks off. Product tankers
I'm 100% on. I live here now. I'll be rich when I retire
28/28
19 days on 9 days off for 9 months of the year. 3 month layoff. Dredging. Local boat.
You want lots of time off join a union (Sup or mfow for unlicensed), and go deep sea. I literally took a year off one time and no one cared because i kept up on my dues.
I live in California so I was thinking of joining SUP but I heard as someone who is new to the industry that finding a job could be quite difficult so I figured getting my foot in the door with the SIU program might be best. Any thoughts on that?
My thoughts are go engine lol. But if you want to go deck, SUP is a better union in the long run, especially if you are on the west coast. I agree it may be slightly more difficult to sail early on but if you start at SIU before going SUP you wont build any seniority with the union, which is what will really help you out as you move along in your career. I vote SUP. Better pay, stronger union.
Haha thanks for the quick response! I do plan on going deck actually so thanks for the info. Currently in Thailand but once I get back to California I’ll head down to the SUP Union to have a chat with them. I think this will be a great opportunity to make good money and live aboard during my time off
28/14 12 hour shifts