Re. A short run job.

[Des Jenkins]

I know that there are different costs in different countries, but all seamen doing the same job when at sea and should get the prevailing wage on that ship.
Des

[j.sabourn]

In this case Des the Russians were officially not there and not supposed to work and didn’t have to. But were quite willing to give a helping hand unofficially of course. There were 2 stewardesses among them who it appeared carried on as normal. It was a fairly small vessel but carried a crew like of old even 3 mates and a wireless operator. 3 engineers , with the seismic surveyors included must of been near enough 50. Plus of course 8 of us , master/mate/4 ABs/2 engineers/ no cook if remember correctly. Where they all bunked have no idea,if the roles had been reversed I would have offered to go in with the stewardesses.? Communal messing but noticed there they were particular where they sat as the hierarchy had its own table.All in All it was an experience that was priviliged to have witnessed. They were just seamen probably with a naval background but not any different from us. I spoke to the Russian master from Perth via video link to find out about the medical locker and was told that they had but was all in the Russian language, told the well known charters the score and they said to arrange myself, so got in touch with the owner in Fremantle of a private ambulance service and offered him a job for any of his medics , he said I”ll do it so he came up with us , so was 9 of us in actual fact. He brought with him the correct contents for the medical locker as per regulations, plus himself of course. I’ll bet he’s still talking about it today if still alive. Cheers JS

[Johnny Kieran]

I know that there are different costs in different countries, but all seamen doing the same job when at sea and should get the prevailing wage on that ship.
Des

Gotta tell that to the fatcat ship owners, and make them employ seamen from the country they operate from. But they won't.