Hello everyone!
I decided last year that I wanted to become a Deck officer within the MN, so to gain some valuable sea experience I got myself an on board position with Cunard Line. I have professional qualifications as a chef and was able to easily get a galley job which definitely was an eye opener.
Obviously being a chef I had little to no interaction with seniour officers, as they didn't mix with the crew at all, but I was extremely lucky to be able to tag along with a group of the dancers ( one was seeing our former DC) when they went for a bridge visit. The Captain was slightly baffled about my presence but was still friendly enough and made the obligatory joke about women and kettles!
Needless to say, when I spoke to some company reps at the Warsash open day last week they were extremely positive about my experience. Unfortunately I need to retake my maths GCSE to go from C to B.
In the meantime, I was told by a gentleman who interviews for one company that he would expect a fuller and more in depth knowledge of the MN from me due to my time at sea. Other than having a thorough read through of the SOLAS manual and generally finding out about different types of vessel, could anyone recommend any books or websites?
Thanks in advance and hello!
I decided last year that I wanted to become a Deck officer within the MN, so to gain some valuable sea experience I got myself an on board position with Cunard Line. I have professional qualifications as a chef and was able to easily get a galley job which definitely was an eye opener.
Obviously being a chef I had little to no interaction with seniour officers, as they didn't mix with the crew at all, but I was extremely lucky to be able to tag along with a group of the dancers ( one was seeing our former DC) when they went for a bridge visit. The Captain was slightly baffled about my presence but was still friendly enough and made the obligatory joke about women and kettles!
Needless to say, when I spoke to some company reps at the Warsash open day last week they were extremely positive about my experience. Unfortunately I need to retake my maths GCSE to go from C to B.
In the meantime, I was told by a gentleman who interviews for one company that he would expect a fuller and more in depth knowledge of the MN from me due to my time at sea. Other than having a thorough read through of the SOLAS manual and generally finding out about different types of vessel, could anyone recommend any books or websites?
Thanks in advance and hello!
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