Im still in high school and i would really like a chance to sail the world i just dont know what steps i should take to do so. any help or web sight suggestions would be helpful.
Stay away from SIU, get your MMC, TWIC and start applying. The school is a waste of time. Why go to school for 6 months or more when you can start earning money right away. I'd rather train a real greenhorn than someone from any school
@tugboat1995 the school is a good thing if you can't afford to pay for all the BS. Then, if you have half a brain, go for your 3rd's after you get 1080 days
Looking at the comments I see this is what a few guys do on their time off.... Sit around drinking beer making drunken comments. LOL Check out S.I.U. trainee program if interested in going to sea
i'm A/B seaman,from Peru,travel around the world for 10 yrs,working in tanker's ships,container's ships,general cargo ships,on diferents companies,peruvian's,greek's,spain's,i starting when i have 18 y.o.,i have now 35,greetings seaman brother's.
Same thing. Able Seaman = Able-Bodied Seaman. I don't know why they dropped it, but both terms are used generically for the same position now. In practice aboard ship, they are usually just referred to as "AB's". And yes, it is still one step up from an OS.
yeahhhh i love the water.............
gauravkulkarni0007 7 months ago
SIU!!!!
joshnsweetie 1 year ago
To newbies....stay away from the SIU, they are all that is bad about unions check out the SUP much more transparency!!
jesperpfeil 1 year ago
both my parents were seamen im looking to be one 2
ben80012 1 year ago
Im still in high school and i would really like a chance to sail the world i just dont know what steps i should take to do so. any help or web sight suggestions would be helpful.
19Dieppa91 1 year ago
@19Dieppa91 Join the navy !
mwillblade 1 year ago
@mwillblade lol ezr said thn done ive tryed but there is alot of bs atm. but if that shit does open up for me then i will.
19Dieppa91 1 year ago
Stay away from SIU, get your MMC, TWIC and start applying. The school is a waste of time. Why go to school for 6 months or more when you can start earning money right away. I'd rather train a real greenhorn than someone from any school
tugboat1995 2 years ago
@tugboat1995 the school is a good thing if you can't afford to pay for all the BS. Then, if you have half a brain, go for your 3rd's after you get 1080 days
joshnsweetie 1 year ago
ABs r the officers best friend ;-P
quvaiten 2 years ago
Looking at the comments I see this is what a few guys do on their time off.... Sit around drinking beer making drunken comments. LOL Check out S.I.U. trainee program if interested in going to sea
bruceauman 2 years ago
Able seamen is very important for reproduction.
Madsnn123 4 years ago
i'm A/B seaman,from Peru,travel around the world for 10 yrs,working in tanker's ships,container's ships,general cargo ships,on diferents companies,peruvian's,greek's,spain's,i starting when i have 18 y.o.,i have now 35,greetings seaman brother's.
timersoda 4 years ago
I sailed as a Deck Officer and I never heard of "reading a cargo hold." Is this an uncorrected mistake?
DJJASON47 4 years ago
Same thing. Able Seaman = Able-Bodied Seaman. I don't know why they dropped it, but both terms are used generically for the same position now. In practice aboard ship, they are usually just referred to as "AB's". And yes, it is still one step up from an OS.
percussionmafia 5 years ago
What's this?
We always called them Able-0bodied Seamen.
That was a step up from Ordinary Seamen.
When did that change?
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Howard128eM 5 years ago