Career at sea a good move?
It offers the opportunity to experience a world of real adventure and to interact with people from all over the world, but reality is rather more gritty
THIS year the International Maritime Organization (IMO) used the annual Day of the Seafarer, marked globally on June 25, to encourage young people to consider a career at sea. IMO says seafaring offers unique opportunities to navigate the seas of the globe and encounter the wonders of the ocean.
It offers the opportunity to experience a world of real adventure on the seas and oceans and to interact with people from all over the world.
Yes it does, up to a point, though those words would bring wry smiles to the faces of most who have actually been at sea. The reality is rather more gritty.
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