hi there.....just got myself registered today....been a while since i last found a seafarer online.....anyway,ex-crew here,tankerman......left the company about 4 yrs back......last i remember,the pay's not that high even for the officers/engineers compared to foreign shipping companies.......but then,perhaps things have changed......but kinda sucky to actually work with some of the officers who starts bossing around with nothin more than the knowledge they obtained while doin their cadetship n ofcourse theory(books).....i mean,i was in ALAM as well,still keep in touch with quite a number of senior officers/engineers.....luv the old officers,who worked their way up,ratings or dc's....anyway,keep it up,mat bunga's........n read the pro n con about the job n trust me.....unless ur some freakin "well to do" dude or some smart ass where ur company keeps sending u to every part of the world under their expenses,there's not a job that could come close to this one.....places u get to travel to,variety of food,women(hahaha,applicable to singles la).......sailors are tough buggers.......and talk about living as brothers,being an indian...i was treated no less than a brother by the malays......only when my feet touches the ground,i get to see racism,not onboard.....if only more recognition could be given to these guys.....tons os respect...

ps.avoid Container vessels,can't enjoy life ma,hahaha............

how bout the Candidate Fitness Assessment test? is it hard?

hi there.....just got myself registered today....been a while since i last found a seafarer online.....anyway,ex-crew here,tankerman......left the company about 4 yrs back......last i remember,the pay's not that high even for the officers/engineers compared to foreign shipping companies.......but then,perhaps things have changed......but kinda sucky to actually work with some of the officers who starts bossing around with nothin more than the knowledge they obtained while doin their cadetship n ofcourse theory(books).....i mean,i was in ALAM as well,still keep in touch with quite a number of senior officers/engineers.....luv the old officers,who worked their way up,ratings or dc's....anyway,keep it up,mat bunga's........n read the pro n con about the job n trust me.....unless ur some freakin "well to do" dude or some smart ass where ur company keeps sending u to every part of the world under their expenses,there's not a job that could come close to this one.....places u get to travel to,variety of food,women(hahaha,applicable to singles la).......sailors are tough buggers.......and talk about living as brothers,being an indian...i was treated no less than a brother by the malays......only when my feet touches the ground,i get to see racism,not onboard.....if only more recognition could be given to these guys.....tons os respect...

ps.avoid Container vessels,can't enjoy life ma,hahaha............

wait if diploma in ship building want to join the marine engineer, what should be taking? diploma or through degree?

oh gosh, i messed up my spm man. Do u think this rslt will have any chance?
BM- A2
BI- A1
Maths- A1
Addmaths- B3
Physics- B3
Bio - C5
Chem - C5
P.A.I- B4
Sej - B4
EST - B4

just average

hoho. I'll try my best in answering your question.

In ALAM, all cadets are sponsored by major shipping companies. Except for those who re-enter my batch because they failed(less than 1.7cgpa) in their final sem exam. Sponsored cadets are bonded with contract. That's mean 100% employed. For the JPA, Felda, and self-paid cadets, they were quickly headhunted by companies before they graduated.

in politeknik ungku omar also the cadets are 100%employed if i'm not mistaken. Not sure about this cause i'm not from this institution.

for the paying scale, the one that I provide is based from what my companies paid.

4th engineer/ 3rd officer: USD2300
3rd engineer/ 2nd officer: USD 3500
2nd engineer/ chief officer: USD 5000
Chief engineer/captain: USD 9000-15000
this is the lowest pay you can find on the market.

other companies such as QatarGas from what i heard, pay as much as USD 25000-30000 for chief engineer/captain.
about lifestyle huh? i'm not sure about this because i haven't done my practical onboard ship yet. but i can tell you based from information i got from m senior. we don't have days off that's is why we were paid with leave pay.

working time
cadet: 6hours on, 6hours off.
others i don't know
chief engineer: 4 hours on, 8 hours off.

sailing time
cadet: 9-11month for engine cadet. 12month for deck cadet
4th engineer/officer: 6month on, 3month off.
chief/captain: 4month on, 4month off

This programme have not been approved by Malaysian Marine Department yet, please check with pelaut@marine.gov.my for confirmation. A lot has been said about seafaring as a career, but it is a good career depending how one would define "Good" as for people whom have been in another career and would like to choose this career, you could email to pelaut@marine.gov.my for more information. At least the regulators would have a better understanding about what your needs would be. Well, MISC have not informed MARDEPT about this program but never the less, if such a course is in existance then MARDEPT would investigate should there be an inquiry.

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Added on February 16, 2009, 10:14 am

Please make sure you bring all your TARB and filled all the required fields, please also study all the systems and duties. KIndly also ensure you have all your tasks covered, or else you may be given additional sea-time prior to your WKO-Unlimited. In some cases, some candidates have failed because of the TARBS.

PP-UPP-IPL

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Added on February 16, 2009, 10:16 amMr Kimm,

Please prepare your cv and forward to :-

pelaut@marine.gov.my else you could go to Mariner's Centre - Port Kelang and look for Seafarers welfare Unit, they will be helpful too. If you do not get a favourable repsonse, please mail me at mymardept@gmail.com