Good morning! Why does everyone always say that life on board a large container ship is boring and has lost its charm? They also always say that you can't earn good money in the shipping industry anymore and that you can only work at sea, not on land. Do you agree? I myself want to…
Good morning! Ever since I was a child, I've felt most at home by the sea, even though we don't live there. I went on my first cruise at 8, and I've been on several more since then. I'm 17 now. I realized that I love sailing and can't imagine anything better. That's why, since…
I have an ATPL license and am a commercial pilot. Instead of flying airplanes, I want to pilot large container ships. Can I easily retrain? I want to be able to enjoy my coffee on the main deck with a view of the ocean. My dreams come first. The experiences on the ship are fantastic…
Hello! I'm about to graduate from high school, so I still have one year of school ahead of me. After that, I'm constantly wondering what I'll do next… I find a lot of things interesting, but everything is based on the four professional fields: Steer Right seafaring (criminal) police I'm always very undecided about what…
Good morning! you would have a job where you would be away from home for longer periods of time. For example, as a captain – 3 months at home, 3 months at sea Or as a pilot – several days away, several at home in the Bundeswehr or or or
Hello everyone, You can already see the basic question above. So first, a brief introduction from me. I'm male and 16 years old. Since early childhood, I've dreamed of going to sea. Nautical studies have always been on my radar, as I dreamed of becoming a captain. But nautical studies can sometimes be difficult as…
A captain on a container ship sails on a 1:1 basis, i.e. 3 months at sea and then 3 months of vacation. The question is whether the captain will also receive his salary during the six months of vacation per year. Sounds kind of unrealistic… How does it work?
Suppose you are the captain/first officer on a cargo ship that travels to Asia and back for 120 days. I'm interested in what counts as working time and what happens after the trip. Does the entire time on the ship count as working time, or does it exclude sleeping/rest periods? How many days a week…
Hi! Since I was a child, I've always wanted to be a pilot or captain of a cruise ship. Now, due to health reasons, I can no longer choose pilot, so I'm interested in becoming a captain again. For that, a nautical studies degree is required, and I wanted to ask if it's still worth…
Can someone please explain to me what officers, especially lieutenants and captains, do on overseas deployments? Are they only responsible for planning soldiers, meaning they plan from the inside, or do they also go outside with the other soldiers and complete missions?
I want to work there as a shift supervisor or operator in the Panama Canal. At night I enjoy my coffee with a view of the water and ships. When a German ship passes by, I show the German flag and the German captain throws German chocolates down to me from the deck. This is…
As if drawn with a ruler, the freeboard is always evenly over the side, neither at the bow nor at the stern is it lower or higher out of the water above this mark "X", and certainly not in the middle – does the skipper have a sensor for this or can you see it…