What are offshore jobs and how do I get one?

What boat jobs are there offshore in the Caribbean?

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Most companies that operate boats will have operations, commercial, maintenance, accounts and human resources departments. The seafarers are included in the operations department with the other departments being shore based. And obviously, having knowledge of boat operations is an advantage in any department.

What kinds of boat companies have offshore jobs? 

There are the obvious jobs on fishing boats, ferries and water taxis. 

And while the coast guard sounds like an offshore job, in the Caribbean, it is more of a military and civil service job. More about that in a separate blog. 

The energy industry is active in the Caribbean. There are so many boat jobs in that sector, it will be covered over several blogs.

Large private and commercial motor yachts hired by locals and tourists need captains and crew. Separate blog on this is coming soon.

There are jobs on small cargo ships carrying cargo between Caribbean ports. This area is underdeveloped and the Caribbean's best and brightest generation have to fix this.

Tug boats are small powerful boats that assist the large international ship when they are in port. Tugs also tow barges. Again, SSNT will explain tugs in greater detail in another blog.