How to be an engineer on a luxury cruise ship?

Landlord, I will give you a systematic answer.

1. It is said that working on a cruise ship is very demanding. How high are the requirements for engineers? I mean: what route is it possible to take to work on a cruise ship? For example, what kind of title should I achieve at least after working on a cargo plane for a few years? etc

The requirements of luxury cruise ships on international routes are the highest among the crew at present, because the responsibility for life safety is greater than the cargo. The route to board the cruise ship is like this. If you are a cargo ship, you must obtain another key certificate. Turnstiles are suitable for professional certificates of cruise ships, which need the approval of maritime safety administration and IMO organization. There are few such trainings in China, so we still need to go abroad to take the exam. As long as you do more than three jobs, you will have the opportunity to take a cruise.

2. It is said that the senior seamen of cruise ships prefer the seamen from Europe who have a tradition of sailing. Are there really few opportunities in Chinese mainland, almost none?

At present, there are only a handful of crew members in Chinese mainland among the four major cruise companies in the world, with only a few ordinary crew members. However, after 2005, cruise companies including Singapore began to recruit mainland senior crew members, but it was very difficult.

3. Can the title obtained on the freighter be transferred to the cruise ship? Still have to be downgraded? More extreme, no matter what title you get on the cargo ship, even if you are the chief engineer, you must be promoted step by step from the third round after you transfer to the cruise ship.

From a cargo ship to a cruise ship, it is generally downgraded, so even if you are the chief engineer of a cargo ship, you still have to start with the second mate and the second mate, which is necessary and mandatory.

4. If you want to work in the cruise engine department, do you need to obtain other certificates besides the basic certificate of cargo ship? What other certificates are there?

Obtain the professional certificate of passenger rolling and the operation certificate of large passenger ship

5. Is it much better to work on a cruise ship than on a cargo ship? (especially the engine department), is the treatment high? Is the work cycle pattern similar to that of a cargo ship, such as nine months off and three months off?

The environment of cruise ships is far better than that of cargo ships. The engine centralized control room is the most advanced in the world at present, much more advanced than cargo ships, and the treatment is naturally higher than that of cargo ships. The working period depends on the agreement you signed with the shipowner.

6. I don't have the status of maritime university. I just trained there for a year. Does it have a great negative impact on my entry into the cruise ship?

Although this has certain influence, it is not complete. As long as you have excellent skills and abilities, I don't think you are necessarily worse than the class.