The Life Of A Deckhand

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[@user-cp3ip3rw7r]

hi.I am also deckhand 19t tug.main work is push barge in nagoya port japan. btw I am japanese.haha.thanks.

[@thatarkansan]

nice glad you like the video, what kind of schedule do you work?

[@nerdjunkie6321]

Still in High school I'm thinking about doing this when I graduate

[@thatarkansan]

Jack Funderburk it pays good if you stick wit it, I didn’t like it though

[@asthonthidabeax4878]

@@thatarkansan i have a question if want to become in deckhand just need a high school o ged

[@kedricksmith8331]

I used to be a deckhand on a tug i advise that you get a twic and a merchant Mariner credential from the us coast guard and work on offshore supply boats in my guess i chose liftboats work 14/14

[@ericfountain4656]

@@kedricksmith8331 I worked on a supply boat in the gulf for about 4 years. It was a pretty good job while it lasted. 14 days on, 14 off. Eventually it got slow and I left after a couple pay cuts

[@kedricksmith8331]

Eric Fountain Things havent really shook back yet

[@rafaelvargas4113]

Would you see you have to be incredibly fit for a deckhand position ? Im pretty decent even tho im kinda skinny, but fear i'd wouldn't be physcially fit enough.

[@thatarkansan]

Nah you’ll be fine

[@MindGarden]

👍😀

[@followblakeM]

Hey man, been working as a deckhand for a river cruise. Mind sending me the link to apply?

[@thatarkansan]

Blake Bleu www.marquettetrans.com/Page/Careers.aspx?nt= good luck, this is a lot different than a river cruise

[@followblakeM]

Your Mind Garden thanks a lot man! It’s different but I’m trying to save tons of money and I know what to expect. I’m spoken to my captain and all they’ve let me know. What’s the pay like if you don’t mind me asking. We make 100 a day as a deckhand on this river cruise and I’m sure it’s more than that

[@thatarkansan]

Blake Bleu starting out youd probably make anywhere from 130-170 a day, depending on the company you hire on with. what river cruise are you on?

[@followblakeM]

Your Mind Garden queen of the Mississippi with American cruise lines

[@bosslady1760]

Hey, I want to start working as a deckhand. How can I start?

[@thatarkansan]

marquette river transportation is usually hiring

[@bosslady1760]

@@thatarkansan Thanks so much

[@beezytalkingshit9319]

@@almighyplaya55 WHAT'S hard about it. I do construction im sure it's not harder than that. Unless someone isn't working and thta makes you have to do all his work to.

[@danielpixton1362]

Beezy Talking Shit carrying ratchets and rigging over your shoulders, tightening winches/ratchets, packing heavy ass lines over your shoulder far distances. My boat pushes 2 30s (or two 297ft barges that hold 30k barrels of product), and we have barge mounted winches. So it isn't so bad. Workload and bullshit you deal with largely depends on the company you get on with and who your captain is, quite honestly.

[@GPOPKOG]

Thank you so much. I am a 55 year man, no family from a navy man, I can not afford cadet school. Is it possible for me to work hard, as I always do, to work on the seas as a deckhand?

[@TheRealAKASnitch]

bro how long you been working the barge I'm intrested in working

[@thatarkansan]

I'm bout to snitch been about a year now, I’d recommend if you don’t mind being gone for month at a time and being home for 2 weeks

[@retrojordan7484]

@@thatarkansan I dont mind at all