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...
POEA Online Registration System to Replace SRC
POEA Online Registration System will replace the old Seafarer's Registration Certificate according to POEA Administrator Hans Leo J. Cacdac. The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) issued guidelines on Online Registration Of Seafarers in compliance...
Ang Kwento ng Buhay ni Dudong Seaman
Everybody gets a chance to meet the sea during their lifetime. Oo, lahat ay may pagkakataong makapunta sa dagat, be it as someone who waddles in the beach for a vacation, isang pasahero ng barko, manlalakbay, sayantipiko, mangingisda at marino. But the person who...
Prayer Before an Exam
Every exam is an opportunity for us to measure the learning that we gained through a span of time in our work and career. It doesn’t have to be fully theoretical like what the academics teaches us but the empirical and practical side is as important as ever. But...
Prohibited Items That You Must Not Bring in the Airport When Signing On or Off
Natapos mo na lahat ng trainings mo. Nakapagbakasyon ka sa Puerto Princesa kasama ang buong pamilya. Nakadalo kapa sa graduation ng iyong anak at nakabili ng bagong sasakyan. Ngayon kelangan mo nang bumalik sa barko upang magtrabaho at kumita ulit. O di naman kaya,...
The Life Story of a Japanese Seawoman and How She Built Her Career in the Seafaring Industry
Hello. Please call me Hiro. I am the first Japanese Seawoman sailing as a Third Officer on a chemical tanker ship. In Japan, there are only very few women having a career on board especially on tankers because some companies prohibit hiring females on this male...
Passport Renewal in Less Than One Hour 2018 – For Seafarers
Passport renewal process for seafarers is now more convenient for OFWs and Seafarers. Last August 2017, President Rodrigo Duterte signed into law Republic Act 10928 which provides a 10-year validity of our Philippine passport. This move also gives priorities to OFWs...
Sampung Reklamo ng mga Marino
Kung may Sampung Utos, meron ding Sampung Reklamo ang mga Marino. Hindi kompleto ang pagbabarko mo kung wala kang maririnig na reklamo habang binubuo ang iyong kontrata. Mula sa pinakabata hanggang sa mga hindi na gaanong bata, samo’t-saring mga hinaing ang iyong...
Which Currency Gives Higher Exchange Rate in Peso? A Comparison Between Dollar vs Euro vs Allotment Rate
A few days ago, my friend discussed about which currency gives a higher exchange rate for us seafarers. Since we are paid in Dollars and our cash advances are always given in Euros, he wants to share how much he’s getting on the three options- Dollar, Euro and the...
One US Dollar is Now PHP 51.35! – Here’s How to Make the Most of Your Hard Earned Dollars Today
About three months ago, the exchange rate for dollar to peso was about 49.XX for every dollar. This is quite bigger than the previous years which reaches from around Php 46.XX. For OFWs including seafarers, this is a great deal. We receive more Peso with the same...
Is Shoreleave Really That Expensive? – Busting The Myth of Costly City Excursion
A few days ago, we visited Aalborg, the fourth largest city of Denmark situated in the northern part. When talking about Denmark, it is usually synonymous to "expensive" due to their high standard of living, just like any Scandinavian countries (others being Norway,...
10 Reasons Why Seafarers Do Not Go Ashore
It’s not always shoreleave day for seafarers whenever they dock into ports. Most of the time, they are busy, tired or saving their money for the family. Every time I invite my fellow seaman to hit for the nearest mall, I always get one of these replies on why they...
Three Interesting Points That will Make You Think Deeper Before Applying for MARINA’s Board of Deck and Engine Ratings
A few months ago, the Maritime Industry Authority- STCW Office (MARINA STCW) posted a job opening in their website for Board of Deck Ratings (BODRA) and Board of Engine Ratings (BOERA). This is a good opportunity for ratings who want to take some time off their...
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Seafarer’s Top Roaming SIM Cards For Internet, Calls and Texts
Seafarers nowadays demand frequent connection to their loved ones. The introduction of roaming SIM cards and WIFI internet made our world smaller and smaller as connectivity with our family becomes more accessible. Unfortunately, WIFI internet is not yet fully...
How to Join the NSA Philippines Scholarship Program
One of the most prestigious maritime scholarship in the Philippines or even abroad is the Norwegian Shipowners Association (NSA) Philippines Cadet Program famously known as the NSA Scholarship. If you want pursue a career at sea, applying for a scholarship is your...
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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