Merchant marine

Deck officers in the merchant marines, also known as mates, supervise Able Seamen and oversee maintenance on board ship. They assume the duties of captain when they stand watch, charting the course of the vessel and maintaining a ship's log. The Merchant Marine operates on both inland waterways and overseas, ...

The Merchant Marine S hipboard Officers have long suffered the dreaded reputation of being womanizers. Gener...

As part of our Outreach activities, the Maritime Administration awards

On a merchant navy vessel there are a few different departments and a strict hierarchy of seamen and women who work beneath the heads of those departments. But what are those seafarer ranks? Read on and we will take a look at the jobs on a container ship.

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Railroad records helped this woman FINALLY find the names of her grandfather’s parents. Trisha has been searching for a while for the names of her grandfather’s parents. We gave her several…

MERCHANT NAVY UNIFORMS (history) Aspiring cadets and seamen are always fascinated by the way a Merchant Marine Officer dress ups in his uniform, hence I would like to present a better picture of va…

The Merchant Mariner Credential (MMC) is a passport style book containing the mariner's professional qualifications to work on US vessels.

Merchant Marine WWII Poster

By Jaquelyn Burton (Coeval, Inc.) Overshadowing the graduation of the class of 2016, many midshipmen at the United States Merchant Marine Academy are now finding themselves for the first time not permitted to...