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At the mention of the Caspian Sea, any person who is in the slightest degree familiar with geography, and even more so a sailor, will have a direct association - oil. Despite the fact that the Caspian is, in fact, an enclosed body of water, active navigation is carried out along the large rivers flowing into it on ships of the "river-sea" type, and since there is oil, the bulk of such ships are tankers of various types and offshore vessels helping to develop oil and gas fields.
The Caspian unites the borders of five states
Let us recall that the Caspian Sea unites the borders of five states - Kazakhstan, Iran, Turkmenistan, the Russian Federation and Azerbaijan. Given the difficult political situation with Russia, many Ukrainian sailors have lost the opportunity to work in the Caspian Sea, however, this does not mean that now there are no ways left to work there. For other states producing oil and natural gas on the shelf and platforms in the Caspian Sea, Ukrainian sailors, especially members of the senior command staff, remain one of the leading specialists and desirable team members.
As we said earlier, you should not consider working on ships of the "river-sea" type as something that does not correspond to the maritime profession. Considering salary levels on tankers operating in the Caspian Sea and then carrying oil along major river routes, working on such vessels can be a very lucrative venture and will certainly give a good start to a new career as a sailor if you just graduated from academy. Even in spite of all the peculiarities associated with working on ships of the "river-sea" type, such work is better than just sitting and waiting for a suitable job offer on ships operating in the open seas.
What else should be noted is the fact that shipowners of the states of the Caspian Sea basin pay little attention to the age of Ukrainian sailors. And without that, many seafarers are familiar with the fact that on the river-sea vessels you can often meet quite old sailors (there were testimonies on the forums about seventy-three-year-old sailors!), But inside the Caspian basin you can get a job already being 60 years old or even more. There are no age restrictions and are not taken into account by shipowners as a factor affecting your ability to work. Thus, if you are an experienced sailor with more than thirty years of experience (a conditional figure) and now your specialty has basically ceased to be considered, then this option is very suitable for you.
If you are interested in working in the Caspian Sea
Among the crewing companies that are engaged in the employment of Ukrainian seafarers, the Caspian region is not particularly popular due to the lack of established relations with the states that own these marine resources. Nevertheless, sometimes you can find such proposals. However, we would like to note that if you are interested in working in the Caspian Sea on various types of vessels, then you can contact the Ukrainian crewing company Marine MAN Ltd ®. Since this company has established relationships with state-owned shipping companies serving the region, you can be sure that the right vacancy will be selected for you. The main point on which the company Marine MAN Ltd ® relies, we repeat, is the absence of an age limit and other restrictions related to age.
To summarize: if you are an experienced sailor who has served more than one contract as a first officer or captain, or another member of the management team, you are already 60 years old or more, but you feel that you can and want to continue working at sea, then you can feel free to contact Marine MAN Ltd ®, Send your resume to [email protected] and hope that soon you will go on a voyage to the Caspian Sea.
