₦airaland Forum

Godstime234:
The number not on whatsapp

Tbozun:
Do some basic mandatory training as a seafarer. One of the recognized training centers in Lagos will be holding their next training on the 5th of December,2023..

fashrola:
Welcome aboard, it's good to have a fellow seafarer on this forum

You are lucky to be employed onboard with your age as a wiper, I think you have someone at the top who linked you up in the company and from your story i've read, You are working on an Oil tanker vessel and which could happen to be (ST company - abbreviated for personal reason).

Your job description as a wiper is to keep the engine room clean and tidy, Help out in other engineering jobs carried in the engine room... You are in the lowest rank in the engine room department, and i will advise you keep your head on the ground and learn the job instead of poke nosing on ship provisions etc or using religion stuffs in your workplace since the owner of the company shares the same faith with you.

Your next rank you should be targeting is "Oiler" this is an engine room rating personnel who also helps the duty engineer in their daily tasks in the enginee room and you must apply for the watchkeeping exams and must pass before climbing up the rank.

Then your next rank should be Fourth Engineer and this involves a lot if you keep your head down to study and get your license.

My word of advice to you: Get closer to your duty engineer and learn the piping arrangements of the vessel, boiler operation, Main engine shutdown and starting operations, purifier maintenance and other anciliaries, This will make you a good engineer in the future.

I know the Indians onboard can be frustrating but that shouldnt deter you from learning.

Also as a married man, After getting your Oiler watchkeeping certificate, You can target applying to Offshore vessels which has less contract duration of (2 months on/ 1 month off) unlike tanker vessels of 6 months contract and extension.

I wish you luck!!!

marvin906:
Is crewing agents advisable for getting jobs.
Currently looking for a vessel to start my sea term

fashrola:
Yes it’s advisable but beware of some crooks masking as agents.

marvin906:
Do you have any currently looking for placement at sea

fashrola:
I don’t recommend people to agents….. Apply to the companies directly.

Obnoxious2001:
Is there any place this companies post vacancy?

Because marine jobs is usually a man know man scenario

fashrola:
LinkedIn

But Mariners have closed telegram groups where job vacancies are shared and majority jobs are based on recommendations by other seafarers

Obnoxious2001:
How do I join the group.