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hey guys,
I'm currently in the process of researching a career in the merchant navy/ royal navy
I've got some interviews lined up with some training organizations,cruise liners, and the RN.
I've done quite abit of research on here and elsewhere,
basically i'm seeing a trend toward lowering pay less privilages and general deteriation of life in the merchant navy. for example many companies only train british officers for a tax break they can get, and do not offer them a job, which worries me as i do not want to end up without any viable job at the end of training.
Furthermore i see a general preferance for traditionally lower paid labour e.g Asian/developing nations, who are more willing to put up with poor living conditions and demanding hours of work.
For these reasons i had focused on cruise liners, but i have read a lot about the condition's there that worry me further and lead me to consider abandoning completely my ambitions to enter this industry at all.
could anybody give me there view on these issues I've outlined and this quote below:
"One cruise line for example, Royal Caribbean, has progressively deteriorated the working conditions, physical and mental fitness and morale of its marine officers in the last 5 years. The work load of the officers has risen to the point where officers work well in excess of the hour limitations recommended by the International Labor Organization (ILO) and Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS). The officers are required to work up to and in excess of 14 hours per day every day, which is the standard 8 hours of watch that is expected for watch keepers and 6 hours of "overtime" work for "secondary" duties"
I'm currently in the process of researching a career in the merchant navy/ royal navy
I've got some interviews lined up with some training organizations,cruise liners, and the RN.
I've done quite abit of research on here and elsewhere,
basically i'm seeing a trend toward lowering pay less privilages and general deteriation of life in the merchant navy. for example many companies only train british officers for a tax break they can get, and do not offer them a job, which worries me as i do not want to end up without any viable job at the end of training.
Furthermore i see a general preferance for traditionally lower paid labour e.g Asian/developing nations, who are more willing to put up with poor living conditions and demanding hours of work.
For these reasons i had focused on cruise liners, but i have read a lot about the condition's there that worry me further and lead me to consider abandoning completely my ambitions to enter this industry at all.
could anybody give me there view on these issues I've outlined and this quote below:
"One cruise line for example, Royal Caribbean, has progressively deteriorated the working conditions, physical and mental fitness and morale of its marine officers in the last 5 years. The work load of the officers has risen to the point where officers work well in excess of the hour limitations recommended by the International Labor Organization (ILO) and Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS). The officers are required to work up to and in excess of 14 hours per day every day, which is the standard 8 hours of watch that is expected for watch keepers and 6 hours of "overtime" work for "secondary" duties"
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