Mar 3, 2022 | Best Memories, Jobs and Tips, Seaman Narrative, Ships
If you want to learn how to steer a ship, ask the people on board. They are more than ready to help you. However, theory is good but experience is something else. Being the person on the wheel teaches you many things. Being a helmsman can be very challenging....
Feb 10, 2022 | Jobs and Tips, Seaman Narrative, Ships
Dredging is the process of extracting or removing sediments and other materials under bodies of water and transporting them to another location. Extracted deposits from seabed includes silt, sand, soil, trash, mud, gravel, debris and marine organisms. Dredgers are not...
Dec 15, 2021 | Home, Jobs and Tips, Seaman Narrative
Philippines continue to dominate the world’s seafaring market in a recent joint study conducted by BIMCO and ICS. While the Russian Federation persists on the second spot, Indonesia, China and India respectively lands on the third, fourth and fifth place. Global...
Jun 25, 2021 | Jobs and Tips, Seaman Narrative
Anchoring is an operation on board that involves dropping a metallic object with “claws”, called the anchor, which is attached to a chain connected to the ship. Safe and proper anchoring maintains the ship’s anchor fittings in good order. Additionally, it keeps her...
Apr 25, 2021 | Home, Jobs and Tips, Seaman Narrative
Coronavirus vaccines are now available in many countries especially in Europe and the US. In fact, they already started mass vaccination to flatten the daily rise of cases. Many countries are also slacking their quarantine measures as a means to restart the economy....
Last updated Feb 16, 2021 | Best Memories, Documents, Jobs and Tips
Our government manages a master list of POEA accredited manning agencies. It’s all made available online and free to access. Illegal recruiters often prey on unsuspecting seafarers. Thus, knowing if an agency is well registered in the POEA database is the first...
