Caledonian MacBrayne Ferries Recruitment

[Faust]

CalMac Ferries have recently been in touch with some exciting vacancies within their fleet of ferries.

The following posts are available:

12 x 3rd Deck Officer. ?36,927.

9 x 3rd Engineer Officer. ?40,138.

Both jobs entail a 1:1 leave ratio, working 2 weeks on 2 weeks off.

More information can be found on their website.

3rd Officer

http://www.calmac.co.uk/corporate-calmac/careers-at-calmac/3rd-mate_2.htm

3rd Engineer

http://www.calmac.co.uk/corporate-calmac/careers-at-calmac/3rd-engineer.htm

[condeh]

Decent money, almost as much as 2nd Mate was on at my last outfit.

Does anyone know if they reimburse travel? I'd also heard a rumour they do extra couple of weeks leave per year on top of leave earned, although I think that might only be for seniors.

[Faust]

I imagine those wages will be taxable, even after tax and NI deductions its still a fair wage.

Unsure re: travel.

[jacloc]

Ah no, why couldn't they have waited 6 months until my cadet is qualified!

[Clanky]

Jac, they recruit fairly regularly. If you live in the frozen wastes of Scotlandshire it's quite a good job, otherwise you would tend to spend a disproportionate amount of your leave travelling.

[Lewis]

Got email suggestion that I should apply from my training officer. Didn't realise they were just advertising internally.

[Martyboy]

Don't think they are Lewis, they sent emails to the colleges too


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[jacloc]

Clanky, she lives about half way there, about 8 hours to Oban by train. She is actually hanging around Lerwick at the moment (well moored I think is the technical term), they are having a windlass fixed, the crew spent 8 hours having to pull in 27m of chain and the anchor with muscles!

[GuinnessMan]

Jac, they recruit fairly regularly. If you live in the frozen wastes of Scotlandshire it's quite a good job, otherwise you would tend to spend a disproportionate amount of your leave travelling.

Hmm, I wouldn't say it was too bad. We had guys from Liverpool working on a ferry waaaaaaayyyyyyy up North and it only really took them about a day to get there.

Clanky, she lives about half way there, about 8 hours to Oban by train

Eh!? Is she going via Bristol? Take her up to Warrington Bank Quay, throw her on a train to Glasgow. Get off at Glasgow and hop train/crew bus to next destination!

[chris]

I'm surprised nobody has commented on the salary difference for 3rd officer and 3rd engineer...

[Clanky]

3rd eng is equivalent to 2nd officer so the salary difference is no surprise.

[chris]

oh yeah, stupid me

[jacloc]

Hmm, I wouldn't say it was too bad. We had guys from Liverpool working on a ferry waaaaaaayyyyyyy up North and it only really took them about a day to get there.



Eh!? Is she going via Bristol? Take her up to Warrington Bank Quay, throw her on a train to Glasgow. Get off at Glasgow and hop train/crew bus to next destination!

Nope, Southport via Wigan to Glasgow 3 1/2 hrs then Glasgow to Oban 3 hours, 1 hr wait between trains, that's how she joined her latest ship!

[chris]

How about Bognor Regis to Oban, 10 hour train ride but I did get put up at the Glasgow premier inn to break the journey, when I joined the NLB ships as a cadet.

[jacloc]

Ah, Chris, The Pharos, that is where she is now!