Oh ya, i am quite aware its definitely not a sightseeing job. But at least i get to move around a bit.
I know There is a fair share of hardwork involved and its mentally tasking job
I done a fair share of labour work when i was younger, no stranger to it.

But i assume work in the cruise ship does not pay as well as a tanker or cargo ship? And bit limited in terms of career advancement?

Pay onboard cruise is better than merchant ship. Career advancement deepend on seatime. U can always starrrt as ratingg, ab or os getting 800-1200usd. Bt u cann try applying maritime college in Singapore. My batchmate when. I was in alam are feew 25+

the batchmate u spoke of, are they doing the rating course or one of the diploma programs?
if dns, how did they get in with the age restriction? or they r doing the bridging program?

and speaking of sponsorship or scholarship, how do i go around to apply one?
i checked several shiping companies mentioned in this thread, but i am too old to qualify for their sponsorships.

as for the singapore one, they mentioned it is mandatory to have singaporean shipping companies' sponsorship to join the diploma program, if thats case, how willing r they to sponsor a foreigner?


This post has been edited by sawannaibaan: Oct 24 2014, 10:01 PM

while they are for the dns courses the diploma program.
u can try apply online , and might get lucky if they call u for interview , try ur luck there

well , if there is non shipping company going to sponsor you , you can always go for selfsponsor as an option.

thanks for the fast replies!

ok, for self sponsor, can u apply using ptptn loan?

and if u go on the self sponsor route, do you have to go look for a ship yourself during the 2nd year to do the on board training thingy?

and upon graduation, is it hard to secure a job with the DNS? since u get no sponsorship, means no company gonna take u in automatically when finished

This post has been edited by sawannaibaan: Oct 24 2014, 10:32 PM

yes u can take ptptn loan but maximum is only rm24k , they only cover the tuition fees not the accomdation and meal if u r gooing to alam.

yes , you have to find ur own ship , this's the toughest part , as for me i was lucky to sail with a small company with a small ship.

upon graduation , u can always go back to the company u sail during practical . there are plenty offshore vessel out there in malaysia .for merchant , yes but kinda underpay for fresh grad , after 6 month then only they will pay you standard salary
im myself self sponsor cadet during college , after graduation im free and not tied to any company , that is an advantage

but most cadets have little problem securing a place in a ship during practicals? (self sponsored ones)

and seems the practical is the part that make or break the career of a cadet. I hope there isn't any or a lot grads who are stuck there like those oversupply pilots who failed to get a place with the airliners.

Well this depend on the performance and the cadet itself.
When I was a cadet, during mid sem break for sem 2, I call and send mail to 20+ company in malaysia.. and walk in to some office.. my course semm 2 finish 16/7/11, by 2/8/11, I manage to sign on my 1st ship.. u can get ship if ur pointer 3.0 and bettter if 3.5, most lecturer will try to help you if u want to help urseelf..

i checked the fees in the sarawk maritime school. Its around 50k++ for the 3 year course, while alam cost 80k++. y is there a big diff? note: i did add up the accom and misc fees too

i know that sarawak school is not as reknown as ALAM, but i assume at the end of the day, certs and license obtained from either school is recognized by all companies right?

oh and i assume class size is bigger in alam, and more diverse?

This post has been edited by sawannaibaan: Oct 25 2014, 02:09 PM

alam increase from 70k to 80k because as per new requirement all officer require to have advance gas or tanker depend on ship u r sailing , Brtm which is rm3500 , and ecdis rm2400 and security duties etc. certificate which is the latest requirement by charterer and will in in force by end of 2016.
please check if sarawak maritime conduct such courses..
other than that , ALAM is because of the name as u know..

one last question abt the ptptn loan.

it exclude meals and accom, but is the amount sufficient to cover the tution fees @ rm24k?

during my time the total fees is 70k
so i only manage to get 24k ptptn loan , so balance need to top up.
alam payment is by semester
some semester 10k , some 24 until end of the day total is 70k..
if u are bumiputra , u can get mara loan

i'm an english language student. is it posible if i'm applying job for seafarer??

how old are you?

23 right now..just graduating..

youre interested for deck or engine department?
just apply ALAM and try ur luck no problem

maybe i'll go for the deck..since i have no basis related to the engineering..

by the way, aren't there suppose to be specific date for applying as a new recruit??thanks for sharing bos.

i see, thanks anyway, your replies are very helpful

the next intake is still far away, plenty of time to do more research abt this career.

are u a science stream student during spm?
do u have perfect eye sight?
usually by december they will open the application form for nextyear intake and also after spm result , keep scouting the website