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Certificate folder is getting full, and still have some courses to finish! Traveling the world, my degree paid for, qualified in crazy things like fire fighting and using a defibrillator, and of course driving ships, biggest fuck you to everyone who said I couldn't!
HOW TO JOIN MERCHANT NAVY AFTER 12TH IN INDIA
ELIGIBILTY CRITERIA: - 1.Candidates should have passed Class 12th in PCM (only) with English (50% marks in 10th or 12th) as a compulsory subject.
2. Candidate must have a valid passport
3. A student must be 18 years as on or before 01st August 2020 and the maximum age limit is 26 year.
4. No spectacles acceptable (no glasses)
5. Should be free of color blindness problem
WAYS TO JOIN:-
1. Deck side
2. Engine side
3. Saloon side(kitchen dept.)
1. DECK SIDE:- a) 1-Year Diploma in Nautical Science (DNS) preferable as a deck cadet
2.
b) 3-Year BSC (Nautical Science) as a deck cadet
2.ENGINE SIDE :- 4-Year B.Tech (Marine Engineering)
3.SALOON SIDE:- There are some colleges which conduct this type of course and candidate from hotel management field can join saloon side as chef.
· PROCEDURE FOR GIVING ENTRANCE EXAM :- CANDIDATES MUST FILL APPLICATION FORM FOR INDIAN MARITIME UNIVERSITY CHENNAI (IMU CET) , CAN BE APPLIED BY USNIG THIS LINK www.imu.edu.in
ü Imu cet entrance exam conducted only 2 times in a year june and july.
ü Academic brochure can be found on imu website, I am also giving a link for that https://www.imu.edu.in/index.php?prod_id=200
). After getting rank in imu cet we have to apply for SPONSERSHIP in pvt. Ltd.companies. These companies are having their own institute or tie up colleges. After completing your course in your college you will be sent on ship(onboard).
). Pvt. Companies who gives SPONSERSHIP as follows:-
1. Anglo eastern ( best growing company all over world)
2. fleet management india pvt. ltd
3. wallem ship india pvt. ltd
4. maersk india india pvt. ltd
5. k line india pvt. ltd
6. synergy marine group
7. hapag-lloyd
8. v ships
9. shell india
10.cma cgm
These are companies which can be contacted directly and ask for procedure to apply in their company.
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Not one but TWO new posts coming to Elle’s Adventures soon! I hope you’re all ready! .....now I just need to get on and write them...
Spending 14 days being praised and told I'm wonderful by a 1960s Hollywood actress...
Just normal everyday thing.
Spending 14 days being praised and told I'm wonderful by a 1960s Hollywood actress...
Just normal everyday thing.
30.03.2017 - Smugglers, Pirates and Paperwork
Two posts in the space of 8 days? That’s a new one..
A couple of weeks ago I found out that I was to take part in a Proficiency in Designated Security Duties short course as well as the normal short courses built into the Deck Cadet course.
I make no secret of the fact that, after 8 intense weeks of nautical study, I’m head tired. It’s taken real effort to stay engaged with the scheduled classes this week whilst trying to process everything else we’ve learnt up to this point. Today made for a pleasant change of pace from the usual one to two hour blocks we normally tackle subjects in. The first hour was pretty dry but it quickly became more interesting when we began talking about active security measures, terrorism, pirates and smuggling. It’s no secret that a life at sea can be risky but this was probably the first time we’ve spoken about it openly. It wasn’t really shocking – it’s 2017, we’re pretty desensitized to a lot of stuff nowadays – but it was still interesting.
The course was made up of five units with some group tasks throughout and a multiple choice exam at the end. Our group (we were allowed to tackle it in groups and use the course notes) got 15/20, which is a pass, so I’m happy with that. According to some of my classmates most employers would prefer you to have this nowadays so that’s a bonus, getting it sorted early.
What I enjoyed most about the day were the breaks. I think I was the only active Warsash cadet taking part meaning that there were a lot of graduates to talk to. Some have only been out for a couple of years, some much longer, but they all had interesting stories to tell about their time at sea. Blogs and textbooks are all very good but sometimes the best way to get a feel for a career is to simply talk to the people living it.
On that note, we’ve got one lesson tomorrow and then it’s back home for half term – I’ll try and update the blog a bit more soon, perhaps with some gear talk, some start advice or the like.
Until then, stay lucky.
I miss being on the THV Galatea
December – January
Caribbean season
So that’s that, I’ve not long got home from the most amazing venture in my life. I am completely heartbroken to have said goodbye to Wind Surf, and once again extend my thanks to everyone on board, each one taught me something. I really did not want to leave, the crew, the ship, and the Caribbean as England is too cold. What’s that I hear you ask, what was it like spending 5 weeks in the Caribbean around Christmas? Well, I’ll tell you, hot.
We arrived at Philipsburg, St. Maaten at the start of December, having stopped off in St. John’s, Antigua to dispose of garbage, pick up some embarking crew, and such. I returned to being on 4-8 full time, however this time with 2/O Sebastian, however after my first week, Alistair disembarked, leaving me as the only deck cadet on board, so did work with each of the navigating officers, if and when required.
I know I mentioned in my post about the med that the days were repetitive, but that was nothing compared to the Caribbean, as we anchored most days, and our arrival and departures we’re mostly the same time each day, not to mention that we visited the same ports, either weekly or every other week. This meant I did find myself getting more tired then what I was in Europe, and lead a less adventurous life, but that does no way mean I wasn’t finding myself feeling amazing about my training.
During watches my 2/O took a step back and it became more like him shadowing me as to oppose to me shadowing him. He was very reassuring that he was there if I had any uncertainties, to ask away, but soon I’ll be qualified and need to be confident having the con, so good to have some practice with someone there. Throughout watches he’d also ask me question such as what action I think we should take when we sighted other vessels, reinforcing my rules of the road practically. Along with often leaving the pre-arrival/pre-departure checks down to me, though doesn’t seem like much, it worked wonders for me feeling confident about being a future officer.
With work being done on the sails infrastructure during wet and dry dock, and Sebastian’s duo-ticket, the maintenance we did on sails was different to what was done with Aline. My last few weeks on sails were spent concentrating on the workings of the system and trying to restore them to a near original condition.
During the Caribbean season I became more aware of other operations that happened around the vessel, each cruise the chief officer, invited me to host tables with him in the guest dining room, I had time and energy to attend the on Deck BBQs & Line Dancing, beach BBQs, I spent a lot of time at the Marina, and I also managed to watch the crew show. I even sang Christmas carols on Christmas eve to our guests, and spent my New Year’s Eve interacting with guests in the Compass Rose bar.
By this time this had come around I was very used to interacting with guests, giving them tours of the bridge, answering any questions, but hosting tables was something different, every time I felt terrified (normally only for the first 10 minutes or so), I really didn’t want to say the wrong with, or worse spill food on my formal whites! Luckily, I got on very well with my chief officer, so my mind was put at rest, and it was very easy to continue a conversation. I genuinely think working with him helped me grow a lot on board, hearing “Lee, you are the best,” (Lee was his name for me, don’t ask I’m not entirely sure why either) multiple times a day was great, I must say.
My first holiday season at sea was one that I won’t forget definitely! As you probably all know I’m not the biggest party animal in the world, which meant I was dreading the Christmas Eve party, instead I spent my evening with some my closest friend I had made listening to musical and having a good laugh in my cabin. Christmas Eve also consisted of buy Christmas crackers, lots of candy, and somehow Waitrose products in Antigua.
Christmas day was definitely one that I don’t think I’ll experience again, due to the fact we spent the day at sea traveling north west, we had the perfect wind for sailing, meaning we turned the engines off around 10am and didn’t turn them on till about 20pm, this was wonderful for me, as my cabin was above the PMs, it was completely silent, ergo I woke up for morning and evening wake, to exchange secret Santa present on the bridge, and have the traditional Christmas burrito lunch, and slept pretty much the rest of the day.
We sailed into the New Year also, but I was not in bed at midnight to make the most of the silent engines. Every New Year people in my village in North West England go for a swim in the sea, this year I decided to uphold this tradition, although I was in Antigua. Though this wasn’t anything out the ordinary as I spent spent the time at the marina, most days swimming, and using the water trampoline, but I also discovered in Roseau, Dominica that I am ace at Stand Up Paddle Boarding, however not that great at doing flips anymore.
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I am aware that there is so so so much more things I can write about, but if I wrote everything I wanted to, a) this would be thousands of words long, and b) I need to keep something back so I can have stories to tell that no one has heard before, so I’ve tried to keep it short and sweet.
I really want to say thank you again to everyone on board, the perfect team. Everybody on board taught me something, and I have made some fantastic friends that I hope I do stay in contact with. I feel completely privileged to work with who I have, if I mention one person I’d have to mention everyone, or at least 95% of the crew. When I said I didn’t want to leave I was completely telling the truth. I’m currently sat at home, feeling homesick (for probably the first time ever) for the ship I called home for the past four months, and the people I’ve called family. A wise woman did tell me though, “It’s never goodbye, just see you later.”
All good things must come to an end – See You Later Windsurf December – January Caribbean season So that’s that, I’ve not long got home from the most amazing venture in my life.
