Last updated Feb 10, 2019 | Best Memories, Documents, Jobs and Tips, Money Making
Seafarers are one of the highest paid workers around the world. Our salaries on a per month basis are much bigger compared to other land-based professions in our respective countries. I’ve been sailing with different nationalities and I found out that we all share...
Last updated Feb 8, 2019 | Jobs and Tips
On a first glance, this question is full of biases. Each of us have our own ideal picture for the “best type of ship”. You may already have your answer to this. In fact, you may feel strongly about it. If this post makes it to social media, I wouldn’t be surprised to...
Sep 24, 2018 | Best Memories, Documents, Home, Jobs and Tips
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...
Last updated Sep 16, 2018 | Best Memories, Jobs and Tips, Training Tips
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....
Last updated Jan 24, 2019 | Best Memories, Documents, Jobs and Tips
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...
Last updated Sep 16, 2018 | Best Memories, Jobs and Tips, Life Lessons
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,...
