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Career in Merchant Navy
 The Merchant Navy is a
non-combatant commercial fleet, which deals with transporting
cargo and occasionally, passengers, by sea. Its fleet is
therefore composed of passenger vessels, cargo liners, tankers,
carriers, as well as other special types of vehicles. Career in
this field is full of adventure and long voyages to exotic
places. Above all this, the excellent pay and promising
opportunities make the career lucrative and exciting in spite of
all the hard working life and long absence from family and home.
The main positions open in the merchant navy are for navigating
officers, radio officers and marine engineers. They are usually
employed by shipping companies
Earlier, career in this field was considered purely for men.
Women were not generally known to take up jobs in merchant navy
but the past few years have seen a positive change with many
women taking up jobs as ship doctors and radio officers. In
Merchant Navy, major tasks performed are in three basic areas of
a ship, the deck, the engine and the saloon department. There
are thus, many career options that are available for any
youngster who has dreams to join the merchant navy. The deck
officers include the captain, chief officer, second officer,
third officer and other junior officers. The engine department
consists of the chief engineer, second engineer, third engineer,
fourth engineer, electrical officer and junior engineers.
The service department manages the kitchen, laundry and other
services. Jobs are available with shipping companies in India
and other countries. Merchant Navy is the backbone of
international trade, carrying cargo across the globe. Without
the merchant navy, much of the import-export business would
grind to a halt. Unlike road transport, where untrained
professionals can carry out all activities, merchant navy
requires trained professionals to carry out even the very basic
of activity like loading. The demand for such professional is
always higher than supply. Thus merchant navy is one of the best
career options as highly paid jobs are readily available.
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