Collection

Foundations

The papers, the CV, the first yes. Where I ask a stew to stand first.

6 min read

The papers that actually get you hired

STCW, ENG1, and the two pages a chief will look at before she looks at your face.

7 min read

One page. The boats. The interior. The truth, in an order I can scan in forty seconds.

8 min read

You will be tired. You will be watched. The work is quieter than Instagram, and that is the point.

5 min read

How I would start now, in this market, without waiting for a miracle email.