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Merchant Navy, as the name
signifies, pertains to business transactions involving shipping of cargo and
sometimes passengers through the sea route. According to one of the faculty
members at the
Aryavart Corporation International, many fresher candidates and others have a
misconception. Even after so many years of this field being among the top
career choices, there are still people out there who think Merchant Navy is
similar to the Armed Naval forces.
Merchant navy is a division of
marine industries in which the naval fleets include commercial containers,
passenger vehicles, cargo liners and other such items.
Yes, you will be spending a
majority of your time blazing through the sea. Yes, you will not get to see
land as often as you would want to. But
then again, being into Merchant Navy is not everyone’s cup of tea. The career
is exciting, the package is lucrative, and the work is not as easy as you may
think it is. No matter how many new
communication channels may come up, merchant navy will always be a very
important cog in the wheel of international trade. Until you can send a car to
another country through an email, people will need to use one of the routes
(land, sea or aerial) to get the transportation job done.
It is important to know
that merchant navy is not similar with Indian navy. Merchant navy is not fighting-navy.
Most merchant ship carry various cargo includes; bulk ore, animal, passenger,
oil and container cargo. The main attraction from merchant navy career is good
of salaries and free travel foreign as bonus. People who work in merchant navy
will get high income at young age.
For example, the third
officer or fourth officer on oil tanker ship can get salary up to 2,000 dollars
per month and it depends on type of company and ship they join. For junior
officer usually work for four up to six month contract and senior officer work
for three or four months contract. Some ship management companies pay salaries
per year while some of them pay while officer on sail. People who work in
merchant navy often get high salary because they work far away from home for
long times. In fact, they spend many times at the sea.
Officer can go to ashore when
they complete job and don’t forget to work again and leave shore. It never stop
to work on the ship as long the ship do many work includes; loading cargo,
discharging cargo and sailing. The ship will stop for while in port. Oil tanker
ship in port for twenty four hours, and container ship only stay few hours in
port. It is important to know that some country not allow you to stay for
holiday after completed tenure with your oil tanker/cargo ship. The ship owner
will pay high salary for it because you work far away from home, stay at the
sea for long times and far away from families. But, when you work in merchant
navy job on the ship, you will meet with different cultural in the world. You
can meet with officer from the United Kingdom, The United State, Canada, India,
Bangladesh, Philippines, Croatia and other countries. It means, you will not
spend your time alone in the cabin
If you decide to work in merchant navy
industry, there are different kinds of job responsibilities to choose and
complete before apply for work on the ship management company. The first job
responsibility is deck officer. In this department, you should have high skill
in ship navigation, cargo storage, ship management, ship maneuvering, ship
stabilities and cargo handling operation. Deck officer divided into several job
positions includes; captain, chief officer and 2nd officer position.
The captain is also well known as the first man on the ship. He/she has full
responsibilities for all crew and operation. The chief officer is maintaining
job in the deck team, cargo supplies and cargo holding. The second officer work
for safety crew, radio maintenance, ship repair, ship equipment maintenance,
and ship navigation.
