Why Choose a life at sea?

The merchant navy provides an exciting career opportunity.

• Adventure: Life at sea is full of adventure and interesting experiences. Even with the latest technologies an ocean voyage can be quite exciting.
  
  
• Excellent pay: Most shipping companies offer excellent packages, incentives and benefits which are at par or above any other industry in the world.
  
  
• Financial independence at a young age: Young seafarers are paid quite well and comparatively higher then their same age peers in other industries. Thus this gives financial independence at a young age.
  
  
• Early responsibility: Even young seafarers are given responsibilities and trusted with duties from an early stage. This builds experience and confidence which grows over time. Early responsibility makes you independent and capable of taking decisions. The thrill of keeping watch over a behemoth carrying 300,000 tonnes of oil is to be experienced to be believed!!
  
  
• Opportunities to travel: Needless to say, a career in shipping lets you travel around the world, visit exotic destinations and enjoy sunsets all over the world. Sunrises too!!
  
  
• Fast Growth: The shipping industry is a high growth industry with many new vessels being commissioned every year. This also provides an opportunity for young seafarers to climb up the ladder fast and take on leadership positions faster.
  
  
• Career flexibility and security: The training and experience acquired from a career in shipping can be used across industries and in many diverse areas. Different types of vessels give opportunities for different experiences and challenges. And the demand for seafarers will ensure that you will always have great job prospects.
  
  
• Long vacations: Shipping companies understand the tough life and stress seafarers are subject to and hence have built in periods of R&R between trip schedules.
  
  
• Not a 9 to 5 desk job: Why choose a boring desk job and enter the 9 to 5 rat race when you can be living a challenging adventurous life at sea. A career in shipping is definitely not boring. How would like to work from "home" with no rush hour commuting? That is sea life for you.
  
  
• Promising career opportunities: Experienced sea farers are not only head hunted and courted by other shipping companies but also by non-shipping companies across the world. The growth in shipping ensures that you will always have ample career opportunities.