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13

Oct

A Young Person’s Guide to Transportation Jobs Part 10

The third is that of the engine department. Licensed people would be the 1st, 2nd and 3rd assistant. Unlicensed people would be the electrician, engine cadet, oiler, pumpman, QMED (qualified member of the engine department, which can include the fireman or watertender, oiler, deck and junior engineers, electrician, pumpman and the refrigeration engineer) and the wiper.

12

Oct

A Young Person’s Guide to Transportation Jobs Part 9

However, it can still be a long, drawn-out affair aboard a ship. Even at the end of the journey, even when you should be off the ship, you are still on the ship. Because of obligations and responsibilities and turn-around time, there is little opportunity to enjoy shore leave--at best, it would be for only a few hours. Many positions require being aboard for nine months, and then having three months off. Regardless, as in any profession, there are people who find jobs aboard ships and with crew that they like, and truly do enjoy the profession. 

30

Sep

A Young Person’s Guide to Transportation Jobs Part 8

The principles and practice of education for those entering the trucking profession (and described above) apply to those entering the shipping, air and railway professions. Thus, I shall not repeat that section, other than to say that you will need education for any or all professions. I do feel the need to say, though, that I had difficulty in finding a school for shipping using the Local tab at Google+ (and you may find it impossible if you live far inland). Here, I shall mention that the major shipping lines usually have their own schools, so that may be the first and best option if you are looking for a career in shipping. 

29

Sep

A Young Person’s Guide to Transportation Jobs Part 7

A more recent phenomenon is that of a shortage in truck drivers both in the United States and elsewhere. If you begin to type “shortage of truck drivers” at Google then Google will offer you the options of “in India”, “in Australia”, “in Canada” and other places. A report from 2006 predicted that there would be a shortage of 111,000 truck drivers in the United States by 2014. That seems to have come to fruition, according to the August 2014 news article. It has already forced companies to pay more to truck drivers in order to attract more and needed drivers. 

28

Sep

A Young Person’s Guide to Transportation Jobs Part 6

There are also regulations regarding licenses. In the United States, you have to have a commercial (not just a standard) drivers license. In Australia, there are five different types of licenses for various types of trucks. In the European Union, there is an even greater variety and specialization.

27

Sep

A Young Person’s Guide to Transportation Jobs Part 5

You should also learn the basics that are endemic to all cargo or transportation jobs or responsibilities. You should learn how to handle freight, loading and unloading, dock loading, learning how to drive in all types of traffic, weather and terrains, learning the various rules and regulations in virtually everything that you will do, and keeping logbooks, avoiding accidents and reporting procedures.

26

Sep

A Young Person’s Guide to Transportation Jobs, Part 4

You may also be required to attend an orientation and/or to familiarize yourself with various books or reading materials before the school classes begin. Tuition may be expensive, although certainly not as expensive as that of Harvard University. If you do want to receive scholarships, loans or other financial aid to pay for it then there are often ways, such as excelling in various standardized tests or by having already attended some college or university, to achieve that.

25

Sep

A Young Person’s Guide to Transportation Jobs, Part 3

You will have to go to a brick-and-mortar truck driving school. You can find such schools by going to the Local tab at Google+ to search for “truck driving schools” in your area. Many large trucking companies offer their own in-house training programs, or to subsidize or pay for such education. Thus, if you admire XYZ Trucking Company then you can approach them in learning how to become one of their truck drivers.

22

Sep

A Young Person’s Guide to Transportation Jobs, Part 2

On or around trains. While I was growing up in a small (at that time) community, there was a train station. Sometimes, late at night, if everything else was quiet and if I listened intently, I could clearly hear the train whistle, even though the station was more than a mile away (about two kilometers). Where it went to and how far, I never knew. I am certain that it was not a passenger train though.

21

Sep

A Young Person’s Guide to Transportation Jobs, Part 1

As a child, I imagined myself as a doctor. This was because my mother had given me a doctor’s costume and kit for Halloween (or perhaps it was for a very early birthday or Christmas). I did not particularly care for participating in sports but I did enjoy discussing it and imagined myself as a sports announcer. I became quite adept at chess and thought that I could earn money from playing chess, if not as a profession then as a second source of income. In a similar way, my mother wanted her children to learn how to play musical instruments to have something to fall back on (assuming that we became proficient at it). For some forgotten reason, I wanted, for a few months, to be a civil engineer. Later on, my high school Latin teacher wanted me to carry on the profession, but I wanted (at that time) to be a psychologist.

 

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