BCIT M.Eng training and CoC ?'s (yacht ~1)
Posted: Sat Mar 02, 2013 3:37 pm
I'm planning on attending BCIT M.Eng 4 year co-op training. Worth it?
Eventual desire to chief engineer yacht (y1)?
I love the ocean, I love engineering, I'm fine with up to 6 months away from family and would love paid leave for equal sea time served.
Questions are:
Is it worth the time and money at BCIT? Since I would be certified as 4th unlimited I believe, and 3rd with restrictions.. How would that compare to a yacht engineer CoC?
If I did commercial up to chief unlimited would it be wasteful if I want to serve on luxury yachts?
Is $50-70k really possible coming out of school?
Is it really work 6 months, 6 months off? Obviously with company discrepancies and sign-on differences..
After graduating from BCIT, should I head to the yacht side immediately or achieve a certain CoC in the commercial side of things?
I'd be happy with 70k after 5 years sea time, prefer 100k but I mean who wouldn't.
Eventually want to own my own 40-50' sailboat and spend my time off sailing and scuba diving and earning my saturation diver so I can do that maybe 5-6 times in my life for a) extra money b) thrilling experience for myself.
You can't make me or break me but some guidance would be helpful as I'm 20 years old and this is an expensive and time intensive life choice for the long term.
Also is engineering on science research vessels good pay? Would sit better with my core values to contribute to the science realm rather than mass consumerism..
Thank you for your time
Eventual desire to chief engineer yacht (y1)?
I love the ocean, I love engineering, I'm fine with up to 6 months away from family and would love paid leave for equal sea time served.
Questions are:
Is it worth the time and money at BCIT? Since I would be certified as 4th unlimited I believe, and 3rd with restrictions.. How would that compare to a yacht engineer CoC?
If I did commercial up to chief unlimited would it be wasteful if I want to serve on luxury yachts?
Is $50-70k really possible coming out of school?
Is it really work 6 months, 6 months off? Obviously with company discrepancies and sign-on differences..
After graduating from BCIT, should I head to the yacht side immediately or achieve a certain CoC in the commercial side of things?
I'd be happy with 70k after 5 years sea time, prefer 100k but I mean who wouldn't.
Eventually want to own my own 40-50' sailboat and spend my time off sailing and scuba diving and earning my saturation diver so I can do that maybe 5-6 times in my life for a) extra money b) thrilling experience for myself.
You can't make me or break me but some guidance would be helpful as I'm 20 years old and this is an expensive and time intensive life choice for the long term.
Also is engineering on science research vessels good pay? Would sit better with my core values to contribute to the science realm rather than mass consumerism..
Thank you for your time