How a Career in Search and Rescue Could Take You to the Maritime Industry
For many seafarers, the only way to work on ships and the high seas is to apply for a position in merchant vessels. Unfortunately, most graduates of any maritime course end up confused, helpless, hopeless and unemployed at the start of their life after school....
Demystifying the Confusion Between Basic Safety Training- Updating, Refresher and Full Course
The Manila 2010 amendment of STCW Convention came into force on January 1, 2012. However, there is a five-year transitional period wherein the provisions of this new amendment is implemented. After January 2017, all seafarers must meet the 2010 STCW standards. BT-U,...
Schengen Visa Application Guide for Filipino Seafarers
Fortunately, it's not so hard for seafarers to apply for a Schengen Visa. Most of the paper works will be handled by your manning agency. There are some forms that need to be completed which are all found in the office. The only challenging part is to wake up early...
Maritime Search and Rescue Exercise with Ships: One of the Best Experience of a Seaman
Aside from fantastic adventures and shoreleaves, Search and Rescue (SAR) exercise at sea is one of the best experience a seafarer could have in his seafaring life. In fact, this type of activity can not be done in any other transport except only for ships navigating...
NBI Clearance Renewal Online Appointment 2018
NBI Clearance renewal process is one of the fastest service that the Philippine Government has done. With the help of online appointment, a huge amount of time and hassle is saved; unlike before that you have to wake up very early in the morning to get an application...
A Seaman’s Shore Leave Guide in Travelling to London
Travelling to London was one of my best shore leave experience in my whole career as a seafarer! It was filled with uncertainty, excitement, fear, surprises and thrills. Mixed emotions were running around me but everything went perfectly well even if I only made a...
POEA e-Registration Problems, Errors and How to Fix Them
Since the launching of POEA’s e-Registration campaign, many OFWs and seafarers find themselves online creating their e-Reg Profile. This was stressed more clearly when a couple of years ago, manning agencies both on land-based and shorebased, are required to provide...
Day of the Seafarer – A Tribute to All Seafarers Worldwide
Today is the Day of the Seafarer. It’s the day for all Seamen, Seafarers, Mariners, Sailors, Navigators and Sea Dogs. We are called with different names by different people. We travel and move the world to go forward. There are no such things as too dangerous, too...
Eight Tips For a Fantastic Shore Leave Without Spending Too Much
Fantastic shore leave don't just happen. You plan for it and make it happen. Aside from earning dollars, mobility a.k.a shore leave is the next perk a seafarer has. We are given opportunities to taste a bit of every port whether we stay there for twenty-four hours or...
10 Things I Learned as a Seafarer (That I May Never Learn Anywhere Else)
1. The Captain is Always Right. “The Captain is always right. When the Captain is wrong, verify the first rule.” Every seaman who had sailed for many years know this old proverb. Moreover, he had probably experienced something unpleasant when he told head on that,...
Untold Stories of Pre-employment Medical Exams (PEME) for Seafarers- Personal Account
March 2015. Nagpa-medical ako for my Pre-employment. Bago ang medical clinic na iyon at wala akong gaanong naririnig na reklamo galing sa kapwa seaman na nauna dun. Nung time na nagpa-medical ako, okay naman ang lahat maliban sa isang finding na sobrang kinabahan...
How to Renew Your Yellow Fever Vaccination Certificate in Less Than 7 Minutes
It was way back February 2009 when I had my first shot of yellow fever vaccine with my classmates. We were given a Yellow Fever Vaccination Certificate also known as Certificate of Vaccination after that. Initially, our yellow fever certificate is valid for ten years....
Bakit Nangangailangan ng Backer ang mga Kumpanya Bago ka Nila Mapasampa at Paano Malulusutan Ito
Isa sa pinakamahirap na parte sa career ng mga fresh graduates o mga gustong mag-barko ay ang pag-pasok sa isang kumpanya para makasakay. Tila malapit sa imposible na ma-hire ngayon kung wala kang kakilala sa loob. Isipin mo, tatlong taon kang naghirap sa skwelahan...
Apply for an SSS Salary Loan: One Day Approval
The SSS or the Social Security System is a social insurance program designed to promote the welfare of its members and their families against economic hardships caused by life’s contingencies such as sickness, maternity, disability, old age, and death. It is...
The Cost of BECOMING a Seaman
For the uninitiated person, becoming a seaman looks deceptively easy. Thousands of new graduates flood the seafaring industry every year hoping to fulfill their dreams of seeing the world for free while getting paid in hundreds or thousands of dollars. These new...
Strange Terminologies On Board and the Stories Behind Them
Have you ever wondered why we have weird, funny names and terms we use on board? Or perhaps we got accustomed to it that we stopped asking why or how such words exist. Now, I will enlighten you with their meanings and some historical features behind. Here are some of...
An Inspiring and Timely Message from a Summa Cum Laude Graduate of BS Marine Transportation
We can be the best if we will give our best. I had the worst initial episodes of my life when my family had broken up when I was a child. It’s a misfortune but it had driven me to reciprocate my father's mistakes. At young age, I've seen and experienced how hard it is...
How to Create and Update Your POEA e-Registration Profile Online 2019
POEA recently established an online registration facility called the e-Registration System as a move to modernize our overseas employment services. Aspiring overseas workers, seafarers, OFWs, foreign employees, recruitment agencies and other government entities can...
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Interesting Trivia About Your Schengen Visa That You Should Know
Since seafarers travel anywhere around the world, there’s a pretty good chance that you will visit European ports in your career. Europe is a dream place to travel for many people and we seafarers are actually privileged to visit there in and out either signing off or...
What to Do If You Fail the Pre-employment Medical Exam
On my previous post, I shared my personal account regarding the results of my Pre-employment Medical Exam (PEME). Linking similar outcome to other seafarers prove that there is something fishy going on within some of our medical clinics. My story is only a...
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Posted by Seaman Memories on Tuesday, May 9, 2017
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"I wonder if the ocean smells different on the other side of the world."-J. A. Redmerski
Posted by Seaman Memories on Monday, June 26, 2017
A Seaman's Prayer.
Posted by Seaman Memories on Sunday, July 23, 2017
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Impossible? Naaah, I'm a Seaman!Precision, and no margin for error.📷 @boat_aesthetics
Posted by Seaman Memories on Thursday, March 22, 2018