This book is a practical guide for employment on commercial vessels. Currently featured on tugboatjobs.net and findmaritimejobs.com, the book provides an overview of the industry and outlines the best places to search for jobs. A wide range of shipboard jobs are described, including those aboard small inland vessels, coastal vessels, cruise ships, and large ocean-going cargo ships. This covers deckhands, tankermen, mates, pilots, captains, staff captains, stewards, cooks, chief engineers, QMEDs, DDEs, chief officers, environmental officers, shipboard IT officers, and other positions. The book...