Merchant Navy as a career:
Career
Merchant Navy as a career:
The Merchant Navy offers a career
like no other. Not only does it offer excellent remuneration and promotional
opportunities, but also tremendous scope for adventure and travel. The Merchant
Navy is a non-combatant commercial fleet, which deals with transporting cargo
and, occasionally, passengers, by sea. The Merchant Navy fleet includes cargo
ships, container ships, barge carrying ships, tankers, bulk carriers,
refrigerator ships, passenger ships as well as ro/ro ships. The commercial
purpose of the fleet offers lucrative openings for engineers and navigators.
The work of many other professionals and support staff required on board, for a
sailing vessel. Among all developing countries, India ranks as one of the
countries having the largest merchant shipping fleets. Therefore, there is
enough scope for employment in Indian as well as foreign ships.
Reasons to Join Merchant Navy:
Indian seafarers are much sought
after all over the world for their skill, knowledge, integrity &
reliability. There is an acute shortage of Indian Merchant navy officers, as
the demand for is huge. Presently India is facing a shortage of 35,000 officers
which may go up to 60,000 by 2015. Following are the most attractive aspects of
Merchant Navy.
• Be among the highest paid
professionals.
• Demand & Supply gap of
Merchant navy professionals makes the job very secured.
• Enjoy 6 months Holiday every year,
a unique feature of this profession.
• Travel to most beautiful places
around the world.
• Be a part of the global economy.
• Earnings are exempted from income
tax.
• Enhance managerial & Technical
skills.
• Start earning at very young age.
• Enjoy a profession respected by
all
Different Ranks & Career Path in
Merchant Navy
1. Deck Department
2. Engine Department
3. Catering / Saloon Department
Career Prospects
Qualification as a merchant navy
officer can lead to opportunities throughout. Since the marine sector is
growing, there are strong prospects for work. The merchant navy provides a
range of career paths, with opportunities at sea and onshore. Following are the
career options in merchant navy.
Deck Officer
The officers from this branch
primarily look after the ships navigation, loading/unloading of cargo and the
general maintenance and administration of the ship. The officer joins in the
rank of 3rd officer and is subsequently promoted to the rank of 2nd officer,
Chief Officer and finally the Master of the ship.
Engineering Officer
These are the officers who are
qualified in Marine Engineering. They join as 4th Engineer and step by step,
get promoted to 3rd, 2nd and Chief Engineer, subject to their passing the
competency exams and performance onboard the ship. The Engineering department
in addition to looking after the main engine,& also responsible for
associated equipment like power generation equipment, cargo pumps and
air-conditioning etc.
Ratings
There are three kinds of ratings -
deck, engine room and catering. Deck rating is responsible for cargo handling,
mooring/unmooring and general maintenance of the ship. Similarly the engine
room ratings assist the engineering officers in maintenance and operation of
engines and associated equipment. The catering crew consists of Steward and
Cooks.
Catering / Saloon Department
This department is responsible for
preparing of food and meals for the crew on board. They also maintain living
quarters of the crew and the mess halls. This department includes Chief Cook,
Second cook & General Steward. One can join Catering department only as
General Stewards or as Second cook after doing required Pre-sea training.
Job/Employment Opportunities
Merchant Navy is the backbone of
international trade, carrying cargo all over the world. Without the merchant
navy, much of the import-export business would come to a grinding halt!
Placement may be found on various types of ships such as oil tankers, cargo,
containers and as well as offshore vessels. Companies that run merchant ships
require trained people who can operate and maintain the ships. Trained people
are required for the three main departments of the ship the deck, the engine
and the catering department. Therefore, there is enough scope for employment in
Indian as well as foreign ships. And since the Merchant Navy offers excellent
remuneration and good career prospects, many young people are being attracted
to the profession.
Pay & perks
The pay and perks again depend on
company to company. But generally it depends upon the type of the ship,
Experience and Competency of an individual. At the starting level a cadet &
ratings may get 150-400 US dollar Pm. Among officers a 3rd officer&4th
Engineer gets about 1200 – 3000 US dollar, 2nd officer&3rd Engineer 3000 –
4000 US dollar, Chief Officer&2nd Engineer 3000-4500 US dollar and a Chief
Engineer & Captain may get 4000-6000 US dollar for month. Masters may draw
salaries as high as US $ 8000 to 10000 per month for being on specialized
vessels. But again it depends on the company to company. But the advantage of
being paid in US dollar is income tax free income.
Personal attributes
A career in the merchant navy
requires people with strong inner self and tough physical form, along with a
sporting, adaptive and adjustable attitude. Willing to take on responsibility,
love for adventure and challenges; have the urge to strive for higher
positions; be able to work as well as study for examinations in between.
Candidates need to be intelligent, intuitive, willing to work as a team,
flexible, patient; have a liking for solitude, willing to live apart from loves
ones for long stretches of time.
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