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Alright everyone. I am Pete from Birmingham, had originally intended on joining the Royal Navy but failed the medical as a result of minor hyperextension in the elbows. Couldn't really think of a new career path until told about the Merchant Navy around September this year. Quickly concluded it was a career I wanted and started researching. Sent off my application to SSTG early November and by the 20th I was in Rochester having an interview. They got me sorted with Evergreen Marine and now (providing I pass the ENG1 medical) I will be gong to Warsash late Jan. Everything has gone 10 times quicker than I expected, left my dull job at co-op yesterday and now working my way through mountains of forms. Main concerns at the minute are how to keep up with football while away, and looking like a div in that all that fancy uniform and hat. Apart from that excited and keen to get going.
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Get used to te paperwork ;-)
You wont look a div, to be fair not sure if Evergreen wear uniform often or much......some one will be along later with more sensible news of that....
Football? eeeeewweeeeeee, wrong shaped balls
Oh welcome, well done, and enjoyTrust me I'm a Chief.
Views expressed by me are mine and mine alone.
Yes I work for the big blue canoe company.
No I do not report things from here to them as they are quite able to come and read this stuff for themselves.
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Don't worry, most ships have inter webs these days so you will be able to keep up with the Villa!
Good luck with the medical, hope you find the site useful and that you hang around and share some of your own experiences as you go through the system.Go out, do stuffComment
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As chiefy said, most cargo ships tend not to bother with a uniform now a days, At sea I used to wear a bright orange t-shirt with the company logo on it, and a paid of jogging bottoms, and even the companies that do go for the uniforms hardly ever where a hat, unless of course your on a cruise ship, which I don't think ever green maine do. Some ships have satellites on board for the watching of football and TV. On my last ship meal at the weekend were planned around half time of the football
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I've seen those tee shirts Martyboy! The lovely man from port state control in our most recent West African country who only came onboard to check our papers were in order had one... They really were orange!
Welcome Pete, good luck for the future!
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Yea, you don't need lights on in the cabin if you have one of those bad boys on!!
PSC..... Love it! In the dry dock in China I was amazed to see how many blue boiler suits were walking about attached to dry dock workers too :PComment
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Definitely not! Yup.. the gifts that just keep on giving... our guy did a weekend round of PSC, every weekend... arg!Comment
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Nicer to be on your ship than at home. I hated in Egypt when the agent and his band of merry men would just move in to the Suez room and live in there for the whole time the ship was in port because it was nicer than his house
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Joined there once, always interesting to have your stuff tipped out your bag and the Navy rake through it on the roadside. Hahaha.... as for the stuff that was missing from the ship when we sailed.. about half a dozen survival suits... survival suits?!Originally posted by Martyboy View PostNicer to be on your ship than at home. I hated in Egypt when the agent and his band of merry men would just move in to the Suez room and live in there for the whole time the ship was in port because it was nicer than his house
Or in Turkey when the pilot was asked if he would like dinner onboard? Oh yes, one of everything... there was about seven plates round the man! And no stone was left unturned.. it took me about an hour to get him back to the bridge!
Sorry Pete, if this career is for you, hopefully you'll have some great experiences, but there's plenty crazy stuff too!Comment
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Yea, I had the tug refuse to slacken it's lines and let us go until we gave them cigarettes....... And then in a shock move I offered some officials cigs and they refused, saying they wanted coffee pens and cake, to which the old man hit the roof and told them to piss off....... they take the malboro or nothing!
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Yup.. there's a bit of an art to these situations... luckily my old man's a pro! I like to hide behind him at such times!Comment
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I love the madness that goes on in these places, Corruption, fake cheap goods, bartering over $2, not because you feel the original price is unreasonable, but just because you can.....
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Bright orange tee shirt?.....can't order them any more, they removed them from our bit of the catalogue......a bounty maybe available for supply of said item...oh and the matching shorts..............
Applications now being taken.....
Trust me I'm a Chief.
Views expressed by me are mine and mine alone.
Yes I work for the big blue canoe company.
No I do not report things from here to them as they are quite able to come and read this stuff for themselves.
Twitter:- @DeeChiefComment
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image.jpgThe bears have one! Must be where the surplus went It was extremely bright stuff.Originally posted by Chiefy View PostBright orange tee shirt?.....can't order them any more, they removed them from our bit of the catalogue......a bounty maybe available for supply of said item...oh and the matching shorts..............
Applications now being taken.....Comment
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Thanks for the welcome and advice everyone.Comment
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