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The Crewing Desk

Notes on the crew of a merchant ship: certificates, watchkeeping, reliefs and the shore side of the trade

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Shore and career

Cadetships and training, progression to the next rank, crew change travel, repatriation and the family side of a seafaring career.

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A manning office desk in daylight: a stack of seafarer files with coloured tabs, a passport and a certificate of competency laid open beside a telephone, a wall calendar behind, shot from slightly above at arm's length.
Plate SR-002 Where a berth begins: the file, the passport, the phone on a manning desk.

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  1. A manning office desk in daylight: a stack of seafarer files with coloured tabs, a passport and a certificate of competency laid open beside a telephone, a wall calendar behind, shot from slightly above at arm's length.
    SR-002

    How a Berth Is Found: Channels to a Crewing Desk

    Manning offices, crewing pools, union lists and referrals: what each channel does with a seafarer's file, and what a candidate can show after months away.

    Particulars
    Shore and career · 1195 words · 2 sources
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    this record cites only ilo.org, imo.org

  2. A seafarer's open passport and seaman's book on a stainless steel table in a ship's mess room, a boarding pass tucked between the pages, cold morning light through a porthole, close framing from above.
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    Travelling to Join a Ship: Tickets, Visas, Reimbursement

    How a crew change is planned backwards from the joining date, who pays for the journey, what a seafarer carries, and what happens when a flight is missed.

    Particulars
    Shore and career · 1394 words · 1 source
    Caveat
    this record cites only ilo.org