In the classic film The Pianist at Sea, 1900 is a gifted pianist. He was born on a ship and eventually chose to die on board, never stepping down the ship's gangway throughout his life. This story may seem incredible, but in fact, in our real life, there are indeed a considerable number of people who live at sea for a long time, that is, seafarers.
Tips: The Pianist of the Sea is a feature film starring Tim Rose, Bill Nunn, and Melanie Thierry. It tells the legendary story of an abandoned baby named "1900" who befriends the piano on an ocean liner and becomes a piano master.
Seafarers are our collective term for those who work on seafaring ships, which are divided into senior seafarers and ordinary seafarers. In most people's minds, seafarers are a well-paid position and can enjoy months of vacation, which seems to be an ideal career. But in fact, our seafarers have always been very short of manpower.
Why does our country need seafarers
China's demand for seafarers is actually the demand for the development of the maritime shipping industry. Although we are now able to use aircraft for air transport, when faced with some heavy goods that are not suitable for air transport, they can only be transported by ship, and the cost of sea transport is much lower than that of air transport. So until now, 80% to 90% of the world's trade is done by sea, and in China, 90% of the goods exported are by water.
Tips: Aircraft aeroplane refers to an aircraft heavier than air that has one or more engines in which the power unit generates forward thrust or pull, which is generated by the fixed wings of the fuselage, and is heavier than air in the atmosphere.
Unlike air and land transport, maritime transport is transported through natural waterways, which does not need to be constrained by routes, and will not encounter such things as "blocking ships", which is relatively strong in passability. The freedom of the route is also high, and it can be flexibly changed with the changes of the natural environment, and there will be no stagnation due to poor road conditions. With the rapid development of China's shipbuilding industry, the maritime industry is becoming more and more important to the development of our country.
First of all, maritime transport is the main mode of transport in China's foreign trade. Although international shipping has the disadvantages of long transportation time and large transportation risk, it also has the advantages of huge transportation volume, low freight cost, and ability to transport a variety of goods. In 1956, the concept of container transport was first applied to practical life, and then developed rapidly with its huge transportation advantages, becoming the most widely used form of transportation today.
Tips: Maritime transport is a way to use ships to transport goods between ports in different countries and regions through sea lanes, and is the most important mode of transport in international trade.
Secondly, choosing sea transport for international trade can not only save the country's foreign exchange expenditure, but also increase foreign exchange income. When China conducts foreign trade, the expenditure on the transportation of goods accounts for about 10% of the total import and export of foreign trade. If we can secure the dispatch of more of our ships in the course of consignment, we can increase revenue while saving on expenditure.
China can also participate in the international shipping market and provide transportation channels for third countries, which can also increase foreign exchange earnings. For some coastal countries with developed shipping, the foreign exchange income brought by international shipping freight can even be used as the main source of the national economy.
Tips: Transportation refers to the use of specific equipment and tools, a certain shape, mass, volume of objects, from one location to another location safely and on time to transport the logistics activities, it in different geographical areas, change the spatial position of the object for the purpose of spatial displacement of the object.
In addition, the development of the maritime industry can also promote the improvement of the national industry and the structure of international trade export commodities. Because shipping is inseparable from these three key factors: one is shipbuilding technology, the other is navigation knowledge and technology, and the third is seafarers who master navigation knowledge and technology. These three things are the basis of maritime transport and are indispensable. When we promote the development of the maritime industry, we are also promoting the development of the steel industry, the electronic instrumentation industry, the marine equipment industry and other industries.
Finally, the fleet capable of maritime transport is our national defence reserve. In the later period of the war, many supplies needed to be transported through ocean-going fleets, and maritime power was an important factor in determining victory or defeat. Therefore, all countries in the world attach great importance to maritime transport, and will give certain support and preferential treatment to the maritime industry in terms of policy, which is why the wages of seafarers are often not low.
Tips: Shipbuilding refers to the production industry that builds or manufactures ships, generally in the docks or docks of a professional facility shipyard.
By understanding the importance of the maritime industry, it is not difficult to understand why our country needs the profession of seafarer. The maritime industry is directly related to the economic development of our country, and it is also closely related to the development of many other related industries, and the development of the maritime industry is absolutely inseparable from seafarers.
What kind of life do seafarers live?
With the development of ship technology, navigation technology and navigation technology, today's seafarers no longer need to worry about how to solve the problem of food and clothing on the sea surface. On board, each person has a separate room. Although the area is not as large as the luxury hotel, but the sparrow is small, complete, beds, sofas, tables and chairs these furniture are available, and even equipped with a separate bathroom, you know, some dormitories may not have this condition.
Tips: Ships and ships, a general term for various types of ships. Ships are vehicles that can sail or anchor in waters for transportation or operation, and have different technical performance, equipment and structural types according to different use requirements.
The ship also provides daily necessities for the seafarers, including bedding, washing powder, paper towels, etc., but there are also some daily necessities that need to be brought by themselves, such as toothpaste, toothbrushes, towels, shampoo, shower gel and so on. In addition, seafarers can also bring their own things to relieve boredom. There are also medicine boxes on board, and all kinds of medicines are available, which can be well prepared for the seafarer's physical discomfort or sudden illness.
While the previous descriptions are a bit like moving seafarers to a seafarer's apartment, on board, seafarers don't have to pay for room, board, and utilities. The ship will provide seafarers with three meals a day, and they can eat green vegetables in the first week, and after a week, they can only eat some food that can be stored for a long time. However, since it is at sea, there is naturally no shortage of fish and meat. If you still want to eat after dinner, you can also go to the kitchen to make your own in your spare time.
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As mentioned earlier, seafarers are generally divided into senior seafarers and ordinary seafarers, and according to the type, they can also be divided into three departments: the deck department, the engine department and the living department. Among them, the deck department is responsible for the navigation of the ship, the maintenance of the deck warehouse, loading and unloading of goods, etc., the marine engine department is responsible for system maintenance and maintenance of various machinery, and the life department is responsible for preparing food and accommodation, cleaning and cleaning and other logistical affairs.
Based on the published information, we can get an overview of the salaries of seafarers. Like other industries, there is an internship period before the regularization, and the salary is not high, and the differences according to the nature of the ship's use are also different, but the monthly salary is generally around a few hundred dollars. The salary after the regularization is quite impressive, the monthly salary of the third pair and the third tube is about 3000 US dollars, the second 2 pipe is 3500 to 4000 US dollars, and the first mate is about 6000 US dollars. Although the position to which the position can be promoted is also related to personal ability and opportunity, such a reward is also considered to be generous.
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If it is a contract signed with a regular shipping company, five insurances and one gold, bonuses, labor costs, etc. can be guaranteed. If you want to apply for a job as a seafarer, there are usually three ways. The first is a contracted seafarer. The seafarer signs a contract directly with the intermediary company and conducts training at the intermediary company before boarding the ship according to the intermediary company's arrangement.
And with the recommendation of the intermediary company, the promotion speed of the position on the ship will be faster, and there is no need to worry about not getting paid after the work. However, the disadvantage of this method is that the seafarer needs to hand over the certificate to the intermediary company, and must be at the disposal of the intermediary company, and there may be a situation that just gets off the ship and then goes on the ship, and the working hours are very unfree.
Tips: Seafarers must not only have a strong physique and skilled professional skills, but also have good psychological qualities, strong environmental adaptability and the ability to respond to emergencies.
The second is the free seafarer. Freelance seafarers generally go to the shipping company with their own certificates, and if they meet the requirements, they can go directly to the port to board the ship. This eliminates the need to hand over certificates to others and allows you to work freely. The bad thing is that if you encounter an unreliable shipping company, it is difficult to guarantee your rights and interests.
The third is the establishment of seafarers. Under normal circumstances, only national enterprises such as China Shipping will have the position of preparing seafarers. The comprehensive requirements of this kind of position are higher than the previous two categories, especially in terms of academic qualifications. Whether it is a contracted seafarer or a free seafarer, as long as they have passed the training, they can get on the ship, but generally such seafarers cannot enter the work of state-owned enterprises. The advantages of the establishment of seafarers are stable jobs and access to various social welfare guarantees.
Tips: The port is a transportation hub located along the sea, river, river, lake and reservoir, with land and water transport equipment and conditions for ships to enter and exit safely and berth.
However, this kind of work is very demanding, and the workload will be greater, so there is less time to rest.
Why the seafarers market has always been short of people
In China, there are more than 1.5 million registered seafarers, that is to say, more than 1.5 million people in our country are able to work as seafarers. But in fact, the number of seafarers in active service each year is just over 200,000. Of the remaining 1.3 million or so people, many are seafarers who have worked at sea but have decided not to go to sea as they get older.
This is also one of the reasons why China's seafarers market has always been short of people: many seafarers use their youth and strength in exchange for higher remuneration, and many seafarers will not go to sea after they reach an old age. There are many reasons for this, but the amount of work is just one of them.
Tips: Age is a natural sign with a biological basis, after a person is born, as the sun and the moon pass, the age also increases, which is an irresistible natural law.
If you are a trainee seafarer, then you basically can't idle every day. No matter what kind of dirty work it is, it has to be done. There are many seafarers who have just embarked on the ship to work at the end of the day, knocking on the rust of the ship to the waist and sore hands, and even it takes several days to ease up. In addition, hygiene also requires ordinary seafarers to clean. After cleaning, you also have to go to the cab to learn the operation knowledge and familiarize yourself with the equipment. All day long is all tedious and trivial work, if you encounter the catch-up period, it is more for one person to use as two people.
Ships don't always have a smooth ride on the sea. Although there is no need to worry about the intrusion of the island now, extreme weather is not feared by human technological progress. Now the shipbuilding industry has been quite developed, the hull wants to resist extreme weather is not a problem, but the hull bumps are inevitable. This will bring a very troubling problem to seafarers, that is, seasickness. Even experienced veteran crew members can't avoid this problem.
Tips: Motion sickness, also known as motion sickness, refers to what people say every day as "motion sickness, seasickness, airsickness", etc., including space disease that occurs under microgravity conditions, etc., a series of physiological reactions caused by various factors to the body's misperception of the state of motion.
Seafarers must monitor the condition of the ship at any time and at any time, so every post needs to be on duty 24 hours a day. On board, there is generally a shift system, with 4 shifts per shift for 8 hours. Such a shift life lasts for months or even a year, and no one should feel tired.
And the time to go to sea is basically very long, and these ships need to cross the ocean, often for several months. Although the various equipment on board is perfect, there is no network here, not even a mobile phone signal. It's more of an isolated desert island than a mobile hotel at sea. Under normal circumstances, there may only be about 20 seafarers on a freighter of tens of thousands of tons.
Tips: Desert island desert island, also known as uninhabited island, is an uninhabited or sparsely populated island. In the world, there are more desert islands than manned islands.
The freighter is so big that it's hard to meet another person. When the seafarers look out, they can only see the endless ocean, where humans seem very small, and it is easy to make people feel a sense of emptiness and loneliness. And during this time, seafarers are unable to contact their friends and family, as if they are isolated by the world. For ordinary people, this is very unbearable.
Under such a high-intensity work, it is also necessary to face the boundless loneliness and loneliness, and many people will have different degrees of psychological problems. Therefore, every time a seafarer completes the task of going to sea and disembarks, many shipping companies will hire professional psychologists to do psychological counseling for them.
Tips: The sea refers to a large area of brackish water connected to the "ocean", that is, a subsidiary part of the edge of the ocean. Usually large inland salt lakes, large saltwater lakes that are not connected to the ocean, such as the Caspian Sea and the Sea of Galilee, are not "seas".
Moreover, seafarers who live at sea for such a long time and cannot get in touch with the outside world will have a very strong sense of separation after re-entering society, and may even have communication and communication barriers with others because of different ways of thinking. Therefore, many seafarers have saved enough savings after working for a few years or more than ten years, and they will choose to leave the industry and return to society.
epilogue
We can see that part of seafarers' salaries are actually used to compensate for their physical and psychological pressure.
Tips: The ideal state of mental health is to keep the personality intact, the intellect, the cognition correct, the emotion appropriate, the will reasonable, the attitude positive, the behavior appropriate, and the well-adjusted state.
Few people choose to make seafarers a lifelong career, because they live a life that ordinary people can no longer imagine. Therefore, the high salary of seafarers also comes at a certain cost, and many people who aspire to live a stable life have already turned a blind eye to this profession after considering this.