Merchant Marine Career Paths
A map of the seafarer’s ladder: the three departments, the STCW levels from rating to senior officer, how to get your first ticket, and where a career at sea can lead.
Life & Career at Sea
Going to sea is a career with its own ladder, its own paperwork, and its own hard truths about time away from home. This covers the working life behind the rank: certificates of competency and sea time, cadetships and promotion, contracts and rotations, and what the job actually asks of you.
Steward Job Description
A clear-eyed guide to the steward role at sea: what the job involves day to day, the certificates it requires, the pay and conditions, and where it can lead.
How to Become a Seafarer
The horizon is the easy part. Getting there runs through a safety course, a medical, and a sea-time catch. A clear guide to the real route into a career at sea.
What Life at Sea Is Really Like
The sea asks for discipline, hands you real loneliness, and shows you a beauty hard to put into words. An honest account of what the work is actually like.