I’ve dropped a few more spots and getting closer to being picked for work! Although, surprisingly, the jobs that have been offered on the online union job board, have primarily been Engineer assignments!
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It’s normally described as “..on the beach” or “..on vacation”…phrases used by merchant mariners to indicate being at home, and on land, which is also,the allotted time away from a working rotation, at sea.
“..At sea”; “..currently sailing”;”..on a ship”;”..afloat and abroad” could be phrases typical of indicating working on a ship or vessel, somewhere BUT NOT at home.
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In the Merchant Marine Industry, there are cyclical periods where work is bountiful, and the union halls are busy with assigning jobs.
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