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Joined: 05/09/2008
Posts: 4
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It has been four years since i have been working in yachting
industry. I used to work on merchant ships before yachts. I studied
nautical science for five years, had twelve monthes sea time as a cadet
and passed my examinations in order to work as an officer on a merchant
ship. The licence i have is an unlimited oceangoing watchkeeping
licence recognized by International Maritime Organization (IMO) and is
valid in all merchant ships in all waters. But it is not recognized by
MCA! I can work on a British flagged container ship; but i can not work
on a 30 m. British flagged charter yacht.
I really wonder if MCA approaches in the same way to the British
officers who are graduated from maritime academies. I also wonder if
there are some others like me, suffering from MCA in the industry.
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welcome to a British regulated and controlled industry while taking in American money. welcome to yachting.
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Ah, poor American. I feel sooo sorry for you. Mighty flaw in your lament is that the US$ isn't worth very much anymore, especially in Europe. I'm no fan of the MCA but please forget the protectionist crap; if you don't like the system invent a better one. At least you lot can pass MCA exams, even in the US.
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get used to it. The MCA are hard and ruthless, dont try and buck this system because you will be beating your head with a blunt hammer, I have Aussie Qualifications 10 yrs seatime chartering, and they would rather give a chamois technician with 50 days seatime the same or higher quals, they are old british merchant seaman at the MCA and they only do it their way. And there courses are of a much lesser standard than Australia. work it out..... not
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Joined: 21/01/2009
Posts: 36
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If you want to break the MCA you must crack down on all the Red ensign tax shelters. This is what gives the MCA power
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