Review
"As a professor of nautical science, and Master of the offshore marine technology training vessel R/V Dan Moore here at Cape Fear Community College, I heartily commend you for the comprehensive scope of your work. It should be a tremendous asset to any aspiring candidate for employment in the vast, and often complex, maritime, marine science, and marine technology fields. I offer a sincere closing salute for your tremendous achievement in authoring this vital work. Pending the final preparation of the 10th Edition, I will await your guidance on the ways that we may provide a home for three copies." -- Captain Steve Beuth, Professor of Nautical Science and Master of the offshore marine technology training vessel
"Congratulations on producing your outstanding Mariner's Employment Guide. As the largest fresh water port in the world, the Port of Philadelphia provides thousands of jobs that underpin our region's economy. We created the Maritime Academy Charter High School in 2003 hoping to open doors of opportunity for inner city students to learn about and aspire to careers in maritime industries and become functioning members of this area's vibrant maritime economy. Your employment guide is a solid answer to our need to have a single, comprehensive source for our staff and students to get information about maritime employment opportunities, where the jobs are, how to get them, and what they pay. It's a wonderful volume that we expect to use in our maritime career exploration classes with our high school freshmen and with parents who can help guide their children to strive for maritime careers. Thank you for providing us with an excellent learning tool. -- Dr. Ann Gillis-Waiters, Chief Executive Officer at the Maritime Academy Charter High School - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
"Jim: Just wanted you to know that I finally had time to take a look at The Mariner's Employment Guide. I think it is a comprehensive document with up to date information that should be very helpful to those in the maritime fields who are seeking employment or trying to figure out how certain jobs fit into organizations. What I personally found very helpful about the book was the list of schools with marine related programs. This was particularly helpful in deciding on which schools offered what sorts of curricula for on board training, and for marine and oceanographic training. Thanks for asking me to review this directory. Good luck with printing and distributing it. -- Maggie L. Merrill, Editorial Director, Marine Technology Reporter Magazine, New York, New York
"This book should be on the bookshelf of not only every active merchant mariner, but also in the libraries of every high school and every guidance counselor's office in the country. I highly recommend this book to anyone who is seeking employment or who is already employed in the merchant marine." -- Captain John F. Whiteley, Director of The Inland Waterways Academy at Marshall Community and Technical College - Huntington, West Virginia
"This edition is an outstanding example of a well-thought-out and well-laid-out reference manual. It is representative of every area of the maritime industry and will aid both the beginner and the Master that may be on his 5th issue. All areas including maritime history, service requirements, and differing vessel types and sizes. Practical topics range from Coast Guard procedures to employment opportunities with pay scales. Information is backed up with reference links for each area covered. This manual is a "must have" for every reference library. I highly recommend it to those seeking guidance in this field. -- Captain Carl Moore, Marine Operations Coordinator at the Louisiana Technical College, Young Memorial Campus - Morgan City, Louisiana
As a professor of nautical science, and Master of the offshore marine technology training vessel R/V Dan Moore here at Cape Fear Community College, I heartily commend you for the comprehensive scope of your work. It should be a tremendous asset to any aspiring candidate for employment in the vast, and often complex, maritime, marine science, and marine technology fields. I offer a sincere closing salute for your tremendous achievement in authoring this vital work. Pending the final preparation of the 10th Edition, I will await your guidance on the ways that we may provide a home for three copies. --Captain Steve Beuth, Professor of Nautical Science and Master of the offshore marine technology training vessel R/V Dan Moore at Cape Fear Community College - Wilmington, North Carolina
I received your Marine Techniques brochure and I am empressed by this information... -- Mr. Gary Taylor, Tampa, FL
I referenced an early edition of The Mariner s Employment Guide when I was a young cadet, just graduating Kings Point and hungry for a job. Now, 20 years later, I am impressed by the many improvements and enhancements made to this new edition, especially the excellent distillation of STCW and USCG requirements and clear information on career tracks. I have yet to find a more comprehensive or well-organized marine employment guide anywhere. This book is an invaluable resource to anyone searching for or even just considering maritime employment. I heartily recommend this text to all maritime training centers, libraries, and high school counselors. As I work primarily with senior cadets at the California Maritime Academy, I will be recommending this Guide to my students as they begin their job searches. You have really done an outstanding job, and I commend your efforts. --Captain Tuuli Messer-Bookman, Esq., Associate Professor - Marine Transportation Department at the California Maritime Academy - Vallejo, California
The only book which I could find to help me understand what was required... as an Able Bodied Seaman... -- Dimtcho Tcholakov, Hollywood, CA
This book should be on the bookshelf of not only every active merchant mariner, but also in the libraries of every high school and every guidance counselor s office in the country. I highly recommend this book to anyone who is seeking employment or who is already employed in the merchant marine. --Captain John F. Whiteley, Director of The Inland Waterways Academy at Marshall Community and Technical College - Huntington, West Virginia
Your Mariner's Employment Guide is a great reference, easy to read and follow. -- Mr. Dennis Coil, San Diego, CA
"Congratulations on producing your outstanding Mariner's Employment Guide. As the largest fresh water port in the world, the Port of Philadelphia provides thousands of jobs that underpin our region's economy. We created the Maritime Academy Charter High School in 2003 hoping to open doors of opportunity for inner city students to learn about and aspire to careers in maritime industries and become functioning members of this area's vibrant maritime economy. Your employment guide is a solid answer to our need to have a single, comprehensive source for our staff and students to get information about maritime employment opportunities, where the jobs are, how to get them, and what they pay. It's a wonderful volume that we expect to use in our maritime career exploration classes with our high school freshmen and with parents who can help guide their children to strive for maritime careers. Thank you for providing us with an excellent learning tool. -- Dr. Ann Gillis-Waiters, Chief Executive Officer at the Maritime Academy Charter High School - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
"Jim: Just wanted you to know that I finally had time to take a look at The Mariner's Employment Guide. I think it is a comprehensive document with up to date information that should be very helpful to those in the maritime fields who are seeking employment or trying to figure out how certain jobs fit into organizations. What I personally found very helpful about the book was the list of schools with marine related programs. This was particularly helpful in deciding on which schools offered what sorts of curricula for on board training, and for marine and oceanographic training. Thanks for asking me to review this directory. Good luck with printing and distributing it. -- Maggie L. Merrill, Editorial Director, Marine Technology Reporter Magazine, New York, New York
"This book should be on the bookshelf of not only every active merchant mariner, but also in the libraries of every high school and every guidance counselor's office in the country. I highly recommend this book to anyone who is seeking employment or who is already employed in the merchant marine." -- Captain John F. Whiteley, Director of The Inland Waterways Academy at Marshall Community and Technical College - Huntington, West Virginia
"This edition is an outstanding example of a well-thought-out and well-laid-out reference manual. It is representative of every area of the maritime industry and will aid both the beginner and the Master that may be on his 5th issue. All areas including maritime history, service requirements, and differing vessel types and sizes. Practical topics range from Coast Guard procedures to employment opportunities with pay scales. Information is backed up with reference links for each area covered. This manual is a "must have" for every reference library. I highly recommend it to those seeking guidance in this field. -- Captain Carl Moore, Marine Operations Coordinator at the Louisiana Technical College, Young Memorial Campus - Morgan City, Louisiana
As a professor of nautical science, and Master of the offshore marine technology training vessel R/V Dan Moore here at Cape Fear Community College, I heartily commend you for the comprehensive scope of your work. It should be a tremendous asset to any aspiring candidate for employment in the vast, and often complex, maritime, marine science, and marine technology fields. I offer a sincere closing salute for your tremendous achievement in authoring this vital work. Pending the final preparation of the 10th Edition, I will await your guidance on the ways that we may provide a home for three copies. --Captain Steve Beuth, Professor of Nautical Science and Master of the offshore marine technology training vessel R/V Dan Moore at Cape Fear Community College - Wilmington, North Carolina
I received your Marine Techniques brochure and I am empressed by this information... -- Mr. Gary Taylor, Tampa, FL
I referenced an early edition of The Mariner s Employment Guide when I was a young cadet, just graduating Kings Point and hungry for a job. Now, 20 years later, I am impressed by the many improvements and enhancements made to this new edition, especially the excellent distillation of STCW and USCG requirements and clear information on career tracks. I have yet to find a more comprehensive or well-organized marine employment guide anywhere. This book is an invaluable resource to anyone searching for or even just considering maritime employment. I heartily recommend this text to all maritime training centers, libraries, and high school counselors. As I work primarily with senior cadets at the California Maritime Academy, I will be recommending this Guide to my students as they begin their job searches. You have really done an outstanding job, and I commend your efforts. --Captain Tuuli Messer-Bookman, Esq., Associate Professor - Marine Transportation Department at the California Maritime Academy - Vallejo, California
The only book which I could find to help me understand what was required... as an Able Bodied Seaman... -- Dimtcho Tcholakov, Hollywood, CA
This book should be on the bookshelf of not only every active merchant mariner, but also in the libraries of every high school and every guidance counselor s office in the country. I highly recommend this book to anyone who is seeking employment or who is already employed in the merchant marine. --Captain John F. Whiteley, Director of The Inland Waterways Academy at Marshall Community and Technical College - Huntington, West Virginia
Your Mariner's Employment Guide is a great reference, easy to read and follow. -- Mr. Dennis Coil, San Diego, CA
Product Description
The only complete navigation guide to fresh and salt water maritime, aquatic employments. It takes you through a step-by-step process that is listed in both layman and nautical terms. Pelletier fully describes the civilian merchant marine/naval service, giving its history, its present situation, and projections for the future. The book clearly explains the full spectrum of the merchant marine, from small passenger vessels that carry six or less passengers for hire to large passenger vessels that carry thousands of passengers, from towboats that ply the waters of the Western Rivers and harbors to freighters, crude oil, chemical tankers and containerships, that cross the seven seas, from crewboats working in the Gulf of Mexico oil patch to supply boats that service oil and gas rigs worldwide. Merchant marine employment, as the Guide s nucleus, is handled in a very thorough manner however, the book also covers shipyard and recreational boat building, repair & manufacturing, marine biology, oceanography, ocean engineering, geology, geophysics, naval architecture, naval engineering, ocean engineering, chemical & petroleum engineering, offshore oil & gas, commercial diving, ROV s (remotely operated vehicles), commercial sport fishing & charter, marine surveyors/investigators, commercial yachting, culinary arts & hospitality management careers are covered, and more. . . . . . . . This book contains: 33 illustrations - 304 marine position descriptions & salary ranges - 70 national / international contacts listed - 620 marine/aquatic schools listed - 145 marine / aquatic employment unions and agencies listed - 512 marine / aquatic associations listed - 162 marine / aquatic publishers listed - 152 marine/aquatic bookstores listed and 1,525 entries of marine and aquatic words and terms glossary
