newbie

[sunnyjesslad]

hi all, my name is craig,
i've worked at sea since 1992 officially, although i have done pleasure trips at sea on fishing boats with my father since i was 6 years old. i currently work on emergency response and rescue vessels in the north sea and have done so since 1992. i am interested in learning different peoples expieriences in the merch on various types of vessels. i am currently revising for my chief mate's ticket, limited to 3000t unlimited area. i would love to hear from people going for the same ticket who could give me some pointers lol, and also cadets who are going for there first coc, i will genuinly help where i can ( please ignor my use of spelling and english lmao) hope to hear from you guy's soon
craig

in the north sea getting battered

[Randomist]

Hey there craig! Welcome.

Looking forward to hearing something of your work. Sounds like an interesting area to be in

[YoungMariner]

Hi Craig,

Welcome to the forum and good luck in your endeavours. I did a trip as Chief Mate on the ERRV's not so long back and was a very different experience, pretty tough on the North Sea in winter, good work to be in though.