I'm a marine engineer, and the shipping market is depressed now.

good luck

Seafarers are a special profession, which requires high professional quality of employees. Its professionalism, independence, teamwork, arduousness and risk are strong. These characteristics determine that seafarers should not only have strong physique and skilled professional skills, but also have good psychological quality, adaptability to the environment and strong adaptability to emergencies.

Seafarers' occupations are divided into two categories: senior seafarers and ordinary seafarers. Senior seafarers are engaged in high-tech jobs such as ship driving and management, with long training period, high cost and high treatment; Ordinary seafarers are engaged in general technical work, with short training period and quick results.

According to the professional nature, it is divided into two professional positions: navigation technology specialty (also known as ship driving) and marine engineering technology specialty (also known as marine engineering). The seafarer's profession of navigation technology (ship driving) can be divided into: captain, pilot (first mate, second mate and third mate) and sailor on duty; The occupations of marine professional seafarers can be divided into: chief engineer, marine engineer (big tube wheel, second tube wheel and third tube wheel) and mechanic on duty.

Seafarers' professional knowledge: seafarers' work in different positions needs different contents and levels of professional knowledge to support. The major of navigation technology should master the main course knowledge of theory and practice such as navigation, ship freight, ocean transportation, marine meteorology, ship communication, navigation instruments, sailor craft, shipping regulations and so on. Marine engineering majors should master: marine and marine engineering, electrical engineering, marine engineering materials, marine main propulsion power plant, marine auxiliary equipment, marine electrical equipment and system control, marine maintenance and repair, marine automation and other knowledge.

Generally speaking, to apply for an ordinary seaman, one should meet the following requirements: (1) male, age 18-35 years old, no record of bad behavior, and love sailing. (2) Junior high school education or above, with a certain English foundation. (3) The height is above 1.65, without color blindness and colorless weakness, and the naked eye vision of the ship driving major (third mate and sailor) is not less than 1.0, and the ship engine major (three pipes and mechanic) is not less than 0.8; No stuttering, no flat feet, normal liver function, no chronic diseases and infectious diseases, and meet the physical examination standards for seafarers.