Tug Boat work (Watermen)

[whistlersmother]

At least the microphone smells like a beer.

 

[pbharvey]

Sling i agree pretty nice gig, wintertime is a beast. These tugs have great food and galleys
I went out on one for 16 hours or more a long time ago , they fed us well

A friend of my son did this for a while. He made great money for someone with no experience and since he was on the tug he really couldn’t spend it. He learned to cook and shop for a group and since he tried so hard to make them good meals he pretty much got immediate acceptance as one of the guys. He was pushing coal barges so it was dirty work.

 

[cobra]

I tryied to get into a pilots position program 24 years ago after I got my captains license. You definitely had to know someone
Had a better chance of being a made man in the mafia. Things changed that much since then?

 

[TI-tick]

I tryied to get into a pilots position program 24 years ago after I got my captains license. You definitely had to know someone
Had a better chance of being a made man in the mafia. Things changed that much since then?

IIRC it's a deck hand position with potential to move up; depending.
You are free to apply; and sincerely good wishes.

Opportunity or misfortune; the wheel turns all the same.

 

[Rich1911]

I tryied to get into a pilots position program 24 years ago after I got my captains license. You definitely had to know someone
Had a better chance of being a made man in the mafia. Things changed that much since then?

Anything is possible - just look at who grew up to be POTUS...

 

[cobra]

Sounds like a great opportunity.
Gives you a pathway to earning a maritime engineer license that will allow you to get MD. Engineer license that are super demanded now. (I still can’t fill operating positions at work )Plus if it gives you a chance at a bay pilot license. Not easy to get. Time served counts for you to take usgc captains license. Person could right his own ticket.
Hope some young person jumps on this.

 

[welder516]

For starter positions i found out pay for a deckhand, it is for two weeks on and two weeks off. 200.00 per day for 14 days i think 2,800 gross pay. They have all the food and sleeping quarters, if nothing to do you can rest up. That is for a person at entry level. They will also pay for education to advance.

 

[Glaron]

For starter positions i found out pay for a deckhand, it is for two weeks on and two weeks off. 200.00 per day for 14 days i think 2,800 gross pay. They have all the food and sleeping quarters, if nothing to do you can rest up. That is for a person at entry level. They will also pay for education to advance.

Song for everything... Boatman

 

[engineerbrian]

For starter positions i found out pay for a deckhand, it is for two weeks on and two weeks off. 200.00 per day for 14 days i think 2,800 gross pay. They have all the food and sleeping quarters, if nothing to do you can rest up. That is for a person at entry level. They will also pay for education to advance.

How many hours is their working day?

 

[welder516]

How many hours is their working day?

A day is 24 hours, because the tug is on standby, it is 2 weeks on and 2 weeks off.

I am not debating about the pay being fair or not. I am sharing information and providing a service to the community of MDS .

Also they provide health benefits from day one i have been told.

 

[rgramjet]

For starter positions i found out pay for a deckhand, it is for two weeks on and two weeks off. 200.00 per day for 14 days i think 2,800 gross pay. They have all the food and sleeping quarters, if nothing to do you can rest up. That is for a person at entry level. They will also pay for education to advance.

What is the minimum age?

 

[welder516]

What is the minimum age?

I am being told 18

 

[welder516]

It looks like 33K plus a year

 

[gwchem]

It looks like 33K plus a year

That's not even $16 per hour. You can beat that at chik fil a and have Sundays off.

 

[welder516]

That's not even $16 per hour. You can beat that at chik fil a and have Sundays off.

Then i would say it is not for you ***See post 30

 

[welder516]

Then i would say it is not for you ***See post 30

Okay i am going to say this again, i am doing this post for the community of MDS and not for my benefit.

I am sharing information, not my job to tell someone if wages are fair or not.

Also wages consist of many things in this job.

Health, wages , possible further education in the trade, and possible other retirement or 401K.
It is the person that is inquiring to ask questions check out the facts. If it is not worth it please apply at the hateful chicken place. No skin off my tail.

 

[Rich1911]

That's not even $16 per hour. You can beat that at chik fil a and have Sundays off.

Yeah, big future in that..

 

[calicojack]

Song for everything... Boatman

Huh? The Uncle Festers??

 

[Squaregrouper]

It looks like 33K plus a year

That's not even $16 per hour. You can beat that at chik fil a and have Sundays off.

Yeah, big future in that..

It is a $36k starting pay job to be on standby and off half of the year. I don't think too many fast food jobs have the advancement potential for an 18yo with zero experience.
As stated by others, becoming a bay pilot requires an "in". This job sure as hell sounds like an "in" for future growth.
Hindsight 20/20 (at age 50) this would have been a great opportunity right out of high school.

 

[Bullfrog]

Song for everything... Boatman

Harry Logan and Uncle Fester have a band?