In March i joined the bulk carrier in Thailand. We loaded sugar as our cargo and sailed to Iraq. It took around 21 days to reach Iraq anchorage area. So, since that day till date our ship is still waiting to discharge the cargo (i.e around 4 months since March). The problem is since the day our ship reached Iraq, the chief officer is making me do rigorous deck work. I've been chipping, grinding and painting every single day. I'm doing 8 hours deck work every day. I asked the Captain to give me bridge watches, so he gave me 8 days bridge watch in a month. wtf?!! The company's training manager is not responding to my emails.
The amount of physical work on this ship is insane. I don't thing such kind of job is legal to be performed at sea.
These are the jobs i've done till date: Chipping and painting of Deck Stores, entire Deck port and stbd side, cross decks, hatch covers, hatch coamings, aft mooring station, bridge wings, forecastle,all 4 deck cranes, provision cranes. As of now they are making us chip ship sides. These work should be done in Dry Dock. The company is making us do these jobs to save money if i m not wrong.
Captain doesn't care about us. All of the officers including the Master were OS > AB > officer. Maybe this is the reason why they treat us like ordinary seamen. The crew is Syrian and I hate them. You have no idea how hard it is to be on this ship with them.
What are my available options? Can i complain to anyone regarding this. How am i supposed to complete my MNTB being on anchor for so long? I have a 1 year contract and since I'm signing off early, will I have to show some reason in MNTB cuz i read somewhere that in case i don't complete my contract, I'll have to provide good enough reason as to why i did not complete my contract. I'm taking photos of all the work i am being forced to do as evidence. Is there any way to bring this company down? Help me please..
The amount of physical work on this ship is insane. I don't thing such kind of job is legal to be performed at sea.
These are the jobs i've done till date: Chipping and painting of Deck Stores, entire Deck port and stbd side, cross decks, hatch covers, hatch coamings, aft mooring station, bridge wings, forecastle,all 4 deck cranes, provision cranes. As of now they are making us chip ship sides. These work should be done in Dry Dock. The company is making us do these jobs to save money if i m not wrong.
Captain doesn't care about us. All of the officers including the Master were OS > AB > officer. Maybe this is the reason why they treat us like ordinary seamen. The crew is Syrian and I hate them. You have no idea how hard it is to be on this ship with them.
What are my available options? Can i complain to anyone regarding this. How am i supposed to complete my MNTB being on anchor for so long? I have a 1 year contract and since I'm signing off early, will I have to show some reason in MNTB cuz i read somewhere that in case i don't complete my contract, I'll have to provide good enough reason as to why i did not complete my contract. I'm taking photos of all the work i am being forced to do as evidence. Is there any way to bring this company down? Help me please..
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