well my ship is gonna be in home port getting maintenance done on it and i was wondering if anyone knew where i would be staying while that is happening and if anyone knew what i would be doing during the day as an undesignated seaman.
2007-10-12 04:01:22 · 2 answers · asked by Stabler 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
The answer depends on the extent of the maintenance. You may be staying aboard and working at some maintenance task or another. If the ship does need to be cleared, you will be billted in some barracks nearby with whatever duty is normal at that particular base. This may be a good time for a leave. You will be informed of where you will be going and what you will be doing before you get to port.
2007-10-12 04:07:18 · answer #1 · answered by fangtaiyang 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am going to assume you haven't reported yet? If you are on the ship you know what's going on. Is it going to be a pier side availability or a shipyard period? Is you will be in the yards are you going to be in dry dock?
So many questions that have to be answered before you know where you will be staying. Most of the time you will be on the ship but there might be a period where you get a room in the barracks. Wherever you go, you will be taken care of fir sleeping quarters and meals.
As a seaman in deck department you will more than likely be doing something different almost every day. There will be a lot of training happening and possibly chances to go to schools like firefighting or seamanship. For daily work it will be anything from painting the sides of the ship to standing fire watch.
Whatever you do be safe and pay attention. Be where you are supposed to be and be there when you are supposed to be there. If you do your job and are dependable, you can work your way into fun stuff like being on the flight deck crew and landing helicopters, being a boat coxswain or crane operator, or my favorite, rig captain sending and receiving fuel and cargo! Watch out for the dirt bags who try and take advantage of you and talk to your BM1 and BMC. Don't suck their *** but don't be afraid to ask them questions, they will be the ones that give you the best advice.
2007-10-12 11:31:49 · answer #2 · answered by bmcbrewer 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋