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Career Prospects
The development of new technology and better equipment has led to increase in the shipping business. Therefore manpower shortage in the marine professions has led many foreign and Indian Shipping companies to recruit more and more people directly by putting advertisement in magazines like Sailor Today or through training institute. The nautical cadet has to undergo three years of job training at sea before the govt. allows them to take the second Mate’s exam. Post retirement, these officers are in demand for consulting and advising. Some even venture into allied fields like ship care and maintenance. Some may also take up a job on port or dock looking after the routine job like loading / unloading, clearing of goods from customs etc. The employment opportunities in this profession are available in government and private shipping companies like Shipping Corp. of India Clearing Houses Delcredere agents etc.
Remunerations
Merchant Navy is one of the few careers where the salary is relatively high. It can range anywhere between Rs.12000 to Rs.8 lakhs per month though the pay structure differ from company to company, city to city, the export-import needs, seniority etc. all crew and officers are given free meals on board and senior officers can take along their wives for the voyage. Usually emolument in a foreign vessels are higher specially the west European, U.S and the Gulf. Every officer and crew of the merchant navy working on board a vessel which is carrying foreign cargo is entitled to 75% of his net earning in foreign exchange. Besides this, imported liquor, cigarettes, canned foods, cosmetics are available on board duty free they are also entitled to four month leave every year.
Life in merchant navy can be adventours for all those with wanderlust. The long period of solitude notwithstanding, the opportunity to seethe world and get paid while doing so, just cannot be argued away.
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