Maritime Shipping - Essays and Articles.

An Introduction to [joining] Merchant Navy.

I frequently receive emails from young men seeking information about merchant navy.

The prime reason for developing pakistaniMARITIME.Com web site remains to provide useful information to the sailing staff and the young men considering merchant navy as their career

There are articles listed in the Essays and Articles Section which the new comers will definitely find useful.

Here they may get an introduction to merchant navy and what it is all about to be able to decide for them whether this highly skilled and unique profession suits their life style.

I highly recommend reading information contained in the following articles before taking any step towards THE SEA AND THE SHIPS.

http://www.pakistanimaritime.com/ship-sea-essays/deck-cadet-pakistan.htm 
http://www.pakistanimaritime.com/ship-sea-essays/gp3-merchant-ship.htm 
http://www.pakistanimaritime.com/ship-sea-essays/ship-job-frauds.htm 
http://www.pakistanimaritime.com/ship-sea-essays/coming-to-america.htm 

There are more articles as well that will certainly interest you.

Maritime Links section has a collection of useful links to shipping related information.

http://www.pakistanimaritime.com/maritime-links/ship-employment-resources.htm
http://www.pakistanimaritime.com/maritime-links/shipping-companies.htm
http://pakistan-maritime-shipping.blogspot.com/2005/04/merchant-navy-employment-recourses-in.html

Links section contains links to nautical colleges in Pakistan:

http://www.pakistanimaritime.com/maritime-links/nautical-education-pakistan.htm 

In addition, one may consider joining the PakistaniMariner eGroup to direct one's questions and seek advice of experienced seafarers.
http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/PakistaniMariner/

About the Writer - Qaisar Qayyum
Qaisar Qayyum is a master mariner with 23 years at sea mainly onboard oil tankers, presently working for a oil refinery as Tank Farm Coordinator & Marine Coordinator. He is maintaining a web site, pakistaniMARITIME.Com, offering free services for seafarers and marine business concerns like.