Article about Merchant Navy-a golden career in Sea

Merchant Navy-a golden career in Sea

Introduction:

Do you like sea? Do you like floating everyday in sea? You want thrilling experience every moment? Do you wan to chase every corner of the world? Then Merchant Navy officer is the perfect profession for you. Here you can get a bold salary every month and your dreams to float around the world fulfills if you became a Merchant Navy officer. Various national and foreign ship companies recruit Merchant Navy officers in cargo ships, passenger ships.

Various Departments:

a.) Deck department:
Captain, Chief Officers, Second officer, third officer-they get their duty in the deck department of the ship. The head of this section is called captain. First, second and third mate help the captain. Ship driving, sea-route instruction, maintenance of law and order and giving security to the passengers-these all works are done by them.
b.) Engine department:
The workers of this department or Marine engineers are in duty to maintain the machines of the ship. They are Marine engineers, second engineer, third engineer, fourth engineer and fifth engineer. Apart from these engineers there are radio officer and electrical officer. The head of this section, ship engineer checks the engine, boiler, machines, and refrigerator cleaning before the ship sets and gives green signal to the ship to start off. The other engineers help him in this work. Radio officers are in responsibility of the radio room. And an electrical officer looks after all the electrical matters of the ship.
c.) Servicing department:
This department is responsible for living and catering services and passenger services. Chief Stuart, Stuart, Baker, etc. are workers of this section.


Educational Qualification:-

The minimum eligibility for courses in Nautical science and Marine engineering is 10+2 or an equivalent examination with physics, chemistry and mathematics. He should also pass a medical fitness test for sea service under standard norms and with eyesight 6/6 with no colour blindness.
Candidates wishing to enter the navigational and engineering fields of Merchant Navy need to complete a Bachelors degree in Nautical Science or Marine engineering, before they can gain admission to the field.

Job Prospects
Merchant Navy is the backbone of international trade, carrying cargo across the globe. Without the merchant navy, much of the import-export business would grind to a halt. Therefore trained personnel is required for various departments of the ship and this widens the scope for employment in this field.

They are offered jobs in the following major areas :

 •  By various shipping companies in the government and private sector.
 •  Foreign shipping companies also offer good job prospects.



Salary:-

The starting salary varies between Rs 25,000 to Rs 50,000 a month. A person gets a variety of benefits such as free food, accommodation, paid leave, two-way free passage and facilities for families. In other words, the salary can be saved totally while one is on ship. The perquisites include bonus, holiday travel and other annual benefits. Foreign companies pay higher, and a starting salary of $ 1,500 to $ 2,500 can be expected.