hi there
Have also posted this on deck officer
Hi all,
I am just coming to the end of my first month at sea as a cadet doing standby in the North Sea. It's not for me. Will certainly be looking for a different kind of ship when I qualify. Can anyone tell me if it is difficult to get taken on another type of company if the only training you got was in standby? Bit worried about this as we just stay in the same place and don't see any traffic. Not the best practise.
I didn't ask for standby from my training company. I actually put in a proviso after my three choices that if I couldn't get one of my top 3 then I would like the chance to travel. So they stuck me in the North Sea. Hmmm?
Also how difficult is it to change companies during the cadetship? Does it often happen? I imagine they wouldn't take kindly to the suggestion.
thanks
Have also posted this on deck officer
Hi all,
I am just coming to the end of my first month at sea as a cadet doing standby in the North Sea. It's not for me. Will certainly be looking for a different kind of ship when I qualify. Can anyone tell me if it is difficult to get taken on another type of company if the only training you got was in standby? Bit worried about this as we just stay in the same place and don't see any traffic. Not the best practise.
I didn't ask for standby from my training company. I actually put in a proviso after my three choices that if I couldn't get one of my top 3 then I would like the chance to travel. So they stuck me in the North Sea. Hmmm?
Also how difficult is it to change companies during the cadetship? Does it often happen? I imagine they wouldn't take kindly to the suggestion.
thanks
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