hello

[Jonathan wall]

my name is jonathan... and i'm new to this site, looking for a job on a ship preferable on a oil or lng tanker or offshore vessel.

[size4riggerboots]

Hi Jonathon and welcome

Before you get a job on a ship you'll need to get a company to sponsor you through your cadetship (assuming you want to be an officer?) There's oodles of lovely information on this site, (ProTip - use the search function in the top TH corner before you start asking too many questions, we're a pretty friendly bunch but getting the same questions time and time again leads to some eye rolling from the more jaded of us....) Have a good browse and also go have a look at the Careers At Sea website. Meanwhile do join in the pointless banter as well

[alistairuk]

my name is jonathan... and i'm new to this site, looking for a job on a ship preferable on a oil or lng tanker or offshore vessel.

Hi Jonathan and welcome, I see you're from North America or the Caribbean area... This site is primarily aimed at UK cadets and most of the users of the site are within the UK training system.

If you're from America then have a look at the "Merchant Marine" or US Coast Guard.

If you're from another country then you'll have to have a look and see if your country has a Merchant Navy training scheme or academy. If not then a military route may be the way forward. Afraid not much else I can help you with. Good luck.

If you have already completed the training and you're looking for sea time; look at shipping agencies within your country or some of the larger multinationals have schemes to provide sea time for students who are already enrolled on an academic training route in their own country.