Have you completed a diploma in associate engineering (DAE) in Mechanical or diesel mechanic from any institute or college in Pakistan? If yes, then do you know, You can join Merchant Navy and can become a seaman. Don't you know what seaman are? Watch about seaman and merchant navy. Merchant navy and seaman are same so do not be confuse. The procedure of become a seaman or joining a merchant navy is not so easy everywhere but very difficult in Pakistan. In this post, I am going to share with you the details of becoming a seaman after Dae Mechanical or diesel mechanic in Pakistan.
Pros & Cons of Joining Merchant Navy
There are different situations for all. Some persons prefer money, instead of home and family. Some prefer family instead of money. So, as everyone knows that this work is at sea, and ships sail from different ports to different countries. You have to stay at ships, leave your family and live there for long time (06 months 12 months depends on contract). But, the benefits of marine jobs is, a matric person can also earn in dollars (good salary).
Documents Required to Work at Ship
There are some documents, which is a basic requirement to work at ship. The required documents are given below.
- Passport
- Seaman Service Book (SSB)
- Seaman ID Card (SID)
- Vaccination Certificate to travel via airline.
How to Make Seaman Documents? (SSB & SID)
To work on ships, an important document is your ssb. This is very basic require document for every seaman. The details of making new seaman service book and seaman id card from Pakistan government is already given in different post. I suggest you to follow step by step procedure, and make your ssb and sid. Please click here to know about how to make
SSB and SID from Pakistan in Urdu/Roman urdu/Hindi language.
Preparation of Diesel Mechanic Exam.
There will be an exam at MMD Karachi when you start the process of making SSB and SID. This exam is very important to pass. You have to pass this exam in order to go a head in the process. I share details of preparational topics and questions for electrician in my videos. Please
click here for more details about preparation topics and
exam syllabus of diesel mechanic.
How to Get Seaman Job in Pakistan?
When your documents are ready, you have to find job now. I am writing my own experience for the help that prepare your CV for fresh Diesel Mechanic, and go to agents offices in Karachi, and ask them if they have any job for fresh Diesel Mechanic. This step is a little hard but only for one time. Some agents may also ask for money because you are fresh. When you get experience in working at sea, you will find plethora of jobs easily.