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Posted: 6/6/2016 8:31:25 PM EDT
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Many years of alternate formal education and sea tours, as you work your way through the licensing process, and up the ranks.
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Posted: 6/6/2016 8:35:07 PM EDT
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Merchant Marine Academy
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Posted: 6/6/2016 8:38:40 PM EDT
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It would have been work, but I would have loved to crew the 'tall ship' Cutty Sark (or equivalent).
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Posted: 6/6/2016 8:49:14 PM EDT
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Yo dog
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Posted: 6/6/2016 8:58:10 PM EDT
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I know a guy that served in the Navy, got out, did the Merchant Marine thing. He retired as Captain of a tanker that fueled Navy ships at sea. He was a civilian but there were a few Navy guys on board as well as the civilian crew.
He loved it. His wife and kids... not so much. |
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Posted: 6/6/2016 9:07:41 PM EDT
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An alternate route starts with a plane ride to Mogadishu, a stop at Bakara Market, a drive to Bargall....
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Posted: 6/6/2016 9:22:37 PM EDT
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Do you want the front to fall off? Because that's how you get the front to fall off.
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Posted: 6/6/2016 9:30:11 PM EDT
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Isnt eesmith a boat captain?
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Posted: 6/6/2016 9:32:43 PM EDT
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Isnt eesmith a boat captain? Hope so 
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Posted: 6/6/2016 9:34:14 PM EDT
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I expect it depends on what kind of ship you want to captain.
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Posted: 6/6/2016 9:34:21 PM EDT
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Merchant Marine Academy yeah, like he's got a chance competing against kids fresh out of high school. |
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Posted: 6/6/2016 9:36:00 PM EDT
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Posted: 6/6/2016 9:44:47 PM EDT
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New a guy was a Captain of an a cargo ship, he was never home. He actually rented rooms in his house to a few friends
just so someone could be in the home. |
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Posted: 6/6/2016 9:57:50 PM EDT
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IF being away for a few days on an air trip sucks, cube that or more for Ocean going ship on the Slow Boat From China these days...
At least as a pilot, you can haul rubber dog shit from Hong Kong and be home in a day... 
BIGGER_HAMMER 
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Posted: 6/6/2016 11:54:00 PM EDT
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Merchant Marine Academy yeah, like he's got a chance competing against kids fresh out of high school. I'm too old for a major career change. I'm just asking for the sake of academics. An if I had it to do all over again thing. |
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Posted: 6/6/2016 11:57:43 PM EDT
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yeah, like he's got a chance competing against kids fresh out of high school. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Merchant Marine Academy yeah, like he's got a chance competing against kids fresh out of high school. A guy in his 60s graduated from SUNY Maritme a few years back. It is entirely possible to do. |
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Posted: 6/7/2016 2:36:43 AM EDT
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Go for it. Take some classes and find a job.
Whats the worst that could happen? 
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Posted: 6/7/2016 2:53:44 AM EDT
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Many years of alternate formal education and sea tours, as you work your way through the licensing process, and up the ranks. Or just buy a crab boat. |
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Posted: 6/7/2016 2:56:42 AM EDT
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A lot of the MSC ships are crewed by ex-mil, mostly Navy. Pay is legit, travel is better if you want it.
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Posted: 6/7/2016 2:56:50 AM EDT
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A guy in his 60s graduated from SUNY Maritime a few years back. It is entirely possible to do. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Merchant Marine Academy yeah, like he's got a chance competing against kids fresh out of high school. A guy in his 60s graduated from SUNY Maritime a few years back. It is entirely possible to do. I hadn't heard it that way. I heard he had his 3/M license many years ago and let it expire, then went in and renewed and got a sea job. Maybe another guy though. But yeah OP, it can be done at an advanced age - at least at the Third Mate level. You won't have the required sea time to sit for Master right off. Be aware there are only 78 ships left in the US-Flagged fleet so the job market is pretty much all foreign flag. |
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Posted: 6/7/2016 6:46:30 AM EDT
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Merchant Marine Academy yeah, like he's got a chance competing against kids fresh out of high school. A guy in his 60s graduated from SUNY Maritme a few years back. It is entirely possible to do. SUNY Maritime is not one of the 4 Service Academies requiring congressional nomination, and having a max admission age of 25. 
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Posted: 6/7/2016 7:09:16 AM EDT
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Doing something you love for a living is a great way to make it "work" (no longer fun). Buy a boat, sail,the world, profit. Forget the big commercial boat dream.
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Posted: 6/7/2016 7:14:56 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Or just buy a crab boat. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Many years of alternate formal education and sea tours, as you work your way through the licensing process, and up the ranks. Or just buy a crab boat.  |
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Posted: 6/7/2016 7:17:59 AM EDT
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Thread needs moar pix
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Posted: 6/7/2016 7:25:37 AM EDT
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Merchant Marine Academy This is the answer you seek. |
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Posted: 6/7/2016 7:28:33 AM EDT
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Thread needs moar pix Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile Of Mary Ann and Ginger. Juuust sit right back/And you'll hear a tale/ |
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Posted: 6/7/2016 7:38:08 AM EDT
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I went to Massachusetts maritime academy. It's one of the places you can go for that. But I went for engineering, which is better.
I have "driven" a big ship before. It's cool for like 5 min then gets pretty fucking boring. Trust me, you're not missing much
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Posted: 6/7/2016 8:12:31 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I'm too old for a major career change. I'm just asking for the sake of academics. An if I had it to do all over again thing. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Merchant Marine Academy yeah, like he's got a chance competing against kids fresh out of high school. I'm too old for a major career change. I'm just asking for the sake of academics. An if I had it to do all over again thing. IIRC, it's very similar process to what you have to do to get to where you are in aviation. Either go to school, bash the books and get ATP, ratings thru school, then try and build hours. Or get a job on a ship, school on the side, climb the ladder, while building days at sea. Seas jobs tend to be 50/50. 3months on, 3 months off. Basically 2 crews for each ship and they swap. There are several mariners here that can explain it better, try contacting Piccolo, DieselEngineer, Josh, etc. |
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Posted: 6/7/2016 8:24:00 AM EDT
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Nothing to add on training or working the job really but I thought this thread needed more pics. This one seems most appropriate for GD.
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Posted: 6/7/2016 8:28:45 AM EDT
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Posted: 6/7/2016 8:33:33 AM EDT
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Posted: 6/7/2016 8:47:58 AM EDT
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Go for it. Take some classes and find a job. Whats the worst that could happen? http://www.loripolin.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Somali-Pirates-in-Captain-Phillips-movie-2.jpg You get in a movie? 
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Posted: 6/7/2016 8:53:21 AM EDT
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Go for it. Take some classes and find a job. Whats the worst that could happen? http://www.loripolin.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Somali-Pirates-in-Captain-Phillips-movie-2.jpg You get in a movie? That Tom Hanks plays you in. |
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Posted: 6/7/2016 8:55:04 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Go for it. Take some classes and find a job. Whats the worst that could happen? http://www.loripolin.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Somali-Pirates-in-Captain-Phillips-movie-2.jpg  |
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Posted: 6/7/2016 8:59:05 AM EDT
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Merchant Marine Academy This is the answer you seek. You know not of what you type. |
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Posted: 6/7/2016 1:53:07 PM EDT
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Merchant Marine Academy yeah, like he's got a chance competing against kids fresh out of high school. A guy in his 60s graduated from SUNY Maritme a few years back. It is entirely possible to do. SUNY Maritime is not one of the 4 Service Academies requiring congressional nomination, and having a max admission age of 25. You said merchant marine academy, not service academy. KP is a service academy but for a merchant marine there are other, and some would say better, choices. |
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Posted: 6/7/2016 1:54:17 PM EDT
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Nothing to add on training or working the job really but I thought this thread needed more pics. This one seems most appropriate for GD. http://www.icis.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/mt/icisweb/blogs/icis-chemicals-confidential/titan%20uranus.jpg I have helped to dock that ship. 
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Posted: 6/7/2016 2:06:54 PM EDT
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You'll need to do a lot of reading:
http://www.amazon.com/Avoid-Huge-Ships-John-Trimmer/dp/0870334336 |
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Posted: 6/7/2016 2:13:55 PM EDT
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Come on, someone from this site ? I could only imagine what would come out of the storage areas in the event of a pirate attack on a Arfcom Captain.  https://youtu.be/BIMjQOCLkS4
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Go for it. Take some classes and find a job. Whats the worst that could happen? http://www.loripolin.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Somali-Pirates-in-Captain-Phillips-movie-2.jpg https://youtu.be/BIMjQOCLkS4
That could be some fun right there. |
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Posted: 6/7/2016 2:46:51 PM EDT
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Come on, someone from this site ? I could only imagine what would come out of the storage areas in the event of a pirate attack on a Arfcom Captain. https://youtu.be/BIMjQOCLkS4
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Go for it. Take some classes and find a job. Whats the worst that could happen? http://www.loripolin.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Somali-Pirates-in-Captain-Phillips-movie-2.jpg https://youtu.be/BIMjQOCLkS4
I shot clay birds on a cruise ship. How much to shoot pirates? |
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Posted: 6/7/2016 2:49:57 PM EDT
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Where is Sea Captain Gabe when you need him?
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Posted: 6/7/2016 2:53:37 PM EDT
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You said merchant marine academy, not service academy. KP is a service academy but for a merchant marine there are other, and some would say better, choices. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Merchant Marine Academy yeah, like he's got a chance competing against kids fresh out of high school. A guy in his 60s graduated from SUNY Maritme a few years back. It is entirely possible to do. SUNY Maritime is not one of the 4 Service Academies requiring congressional nomination, and having a max admission age of 25. You said merchant marine academy, not service academy. KP is a service academy but for a merchant marine there are other, and some would say better, choices. I didn't suggest Merchant Marine Academy. It IS considered a service academy. How many typical colleges or universities require a congressional nomination, and have age cutoff as low as 25 ? |
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Posted: 6/7/2016 2:56:12 PM EDT
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Go for it. Take some classes and find a job. Whats the worst that could happen? http://www.loripolin.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Somali-Pirates-in-Captain-Phillips-movie-2.jpg https://youtu.be/BIMjQOCLkS4
I shot clay birds on a cruise ship. How much to shoot pirates? $28/day and you have to bring your own ammo... |
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Posted: 6/7/2016 7:52:48 PM EDT
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Come on, someone from this site ? I could only imagine what would come out of the storage areas in the event of a pirate attack on a Arfcom Captain. https://youtu.be/BIMjQOCLkS4
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Go for it. Take some classes and find a job. Whats the worst that could happen? http://www.loripolin.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Somali-Pirates-in-Captain-Phillips-movie-2.jpg https://youtu.be/BIMjQOCLkS4
We can have our own Arfcom navy! |
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Posted: 6/7/2016 8:11:12 PM EDT
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Merchant Marine Academy yeah, like he's got a chance competing against kids fresh out of high school. Check out the state schools. One of my classmates at Maine Maritime was 60 at graduation and had a PhD in geology. He came in with us, graduated in 3 years, and started sailing. Last I heard, he was sailing captain on a coastal tanker in ME. |
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Posted: 6/7/2016 8:32:29 PM EDT
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Nothing to add on training or working the job really but I thought this thread needed more pics. This one seems most appropriate for GD. http://www.icis.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/mt/icisweb/blogs/icis-chemicals-confidential/titan%20uranus.jpg More GD appropriate would be the way I first saw it before my eyes focused on that photo. Somehow "TAURUS URANUS" seems much more appropriate, |
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