depend on where the vessel registered , and also what type of vessel..
for now im not having any issue , as long youre working onboard merchant ship

no such thing ,i ve been working for short contract less than 6 month .

nah nothing like that...


for malaysian ship.. u are exempted from tax.. it means the company is malaysian registered.

Definition of "Malaysian Ship" under subsection 54A(6) - "means a sea going ship registered as such under the Merchant Shipping Ordinance 1952 other than a ferry, barge, tug-boat, supply vessel, crew boat, lighter, dredger, fishing boat or other similar vessel".

so if u work in malaysian company for fishingboats dredgers barge, tug boats.. u are liable for tax..


if u work in a foreign company.. u neednt pay tax either..

How hard is the Candidate Fitness Assessment? What do you have to do?

kadet...kadet...


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The requirement is 158cm..i'm 156cm. Will they check???

I cant even do a pull up . can i pass the fitness test?

For the entrance exam int ALAM, are all the 80 questions mcq's(multiple choice) or will there be subjective questions as well???

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Hey anyone joining Sarawak Maritime Academy? The intake is in June.

BTW, are there any female interested to join ALAM or SMA?

Hey wassup people... I would really like to know from all who are experienced and geniuses here in this thread; what kind of questions would the people from ALAM ask during the interview??? Would be really helpful if any1 has anything to share besides "tell me more about yourself/describe yourself in your own words".

Can't really tell... basically they just wanna screw with u, see how ur response will be.. but at least u must some persistence and genuine interest in the career... and dont crack under pressure..


During my interview i still remember the interviewer said to me " you dont look like a seafarer to me" before i even sat down. So u get the idea right?

lol, wow he said that haha...but I guess it doesnt matter as u r a seafarer now ... yea I get the idea... just wanted to know if there are any common questions that any1 else want to share with me and others. "screw with me"; I'll keep that in mind.

Hi all, im just graduated from SMA, and about to join PIL as cadet, there are something Im still not sure.

-Do i have to take test to get promote to 3rd engineer from 4th engineer? There's only Coc 1,2 and 5 right?

-Are CDC and seaman book the same thing? lol

-Joining ship this weekend, can I apply cdc/seaman book in time?


This post has been edited by 1258226yk: May 4 2015, 02:06 PM

Hello,

I am going to migrate in Malaysia yet a seafarer from Philippines, i just wanna know if since my current company doesn't have any counterpart in KL, is it difficult to me to look for another shipping company in KL? i have experience and a Senior officer. any advise? what is malaysia shipping company offer?

here in philippines common offer for salary is 8,500usd a minimum what about in KL?

What do you seafarers do on the ship when you guys are bored?

I always wanted to sail on a ship. But I'm afraid that the long trip will bore me to death.

movie , video games , actually you dont have that much free time , u work on shift , and during rest hour , you will try to get enough sleep

Hi guys,

Need your opinion.. is it already too late for a 31yo guy to be a seafarer?. I am a project n service engineer in an ong company, doing analyser n fire n gas system for fpso and also offshore n onshore platform n plant. Do you think course in unikl mimet is good for me?. I am interested in the maritime engineering
...

Please advise..

Thx guys.. ☺😊😀

You already have good and decent job lol

Hi zizdnyll,

Thanks for replying my pm.. Btw, I dont think my job now is decent.. haha.. I am more into hands on person.. now doing more into project management.. and designing.. sigh.. it bores me to death.. and furthermore, I just cant see where I am in the next 5 - 10 years if I still doing this job.. other than being a lame project manager, or head department (haha.. I hope).. the best I can do to upgrade my self is taking the IR title, or maybe some project management certificate..😥😥😧