A crewing company, or simply crewing, is an organization that acts as an intermediary between ship owners and seafarers. Such firms have a special license for personnel activities. They are engaged in the selection of crew for the ship owner or ship administration on the basis of an agreement. But finding employment for seafarers is not the only task of crewing. Another of their responsibilities is paperwork, as well as assistance in passing the medical examination. In some cases, crewing companies deliver seafarers to the place of boarding the ship, providing social and professional support to the seafarers on the ship.
Choosing crewing
When it comes to choosing crewing, you should initially take a closer look at those companies that have a positive reputation, have been operating on the market for a long time and have positive reviews not only from seafarers, but also from shipowners. As for reviews from shipowners, you can often find crewers who neglect professional requirements and even reputation. As a result, such agencies often cannot provide a sufficient number of flights. As a result, there is no commission and no opportunity to continue to provide high-quality and efficient work.
Before you start cooperating with crewing agencies, carefully study their permits, as well as the contract and terms of cooperation. Unfortunately, many crewing companies in the modern world do not hesitate to use fraudulent schemes. Because of them, you can not only lose precious time, but also the sailor can lose personal funds without the possibility of their return. Therefore, you should give preference only to trusted companies that will not deceive you, but will provide you with a lucrative contract and help you climb the career ladder as high as possible.
You can find a lot of relevant information on resources such as morehod.ru or korabel.ru. Here you can find current vacancies in crewing and a lot of other useful information for both seafarers and the agencies themselves.
Crewing work
If you decide to start your career in a crewing company, pay attention to the following algorithm for employment:
Apply online or fill out a form on the company’s website. You can also look at websites and study information about various agencies and find out about their vacancies.
If the company currently has a vacancy or is interested in you as a specialist, then what follows is a check of all documents, an interview (necessarily in English) and testing in your specialty.
At the next stage, it is possible to conduct various additional courses and trainings to prepare you as a specialist on a particular type of vessel. If the tests are completed successfully and there is a vacancy on a ship, the sailor is offered a contract with a specific landing date.
As already mentioned, a crewing company is an intermediary in drawing up an employment contract between a seafarer and the shipowner. And, as a rule, acts as the official representative of the latter
The agency transports the seafarer to the place of boarding the ship, and also prepares all the necessary documents.
