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My brother is Chief Stewart for the SIU union.

He has said all Galley staff for the Great Lakes that is union boats; the work gets posted on there national call board and anyone around the USA can bid on a job. most are relief job of 30 to 90 days

You would have better luck shipping deep sea to make money and to get retirement credits than sitting around waiting for Great Lakes boats

Also crew that has worked up here on the lakes have left for deep sea or river work because of the pay and benefit cuts. I know of one company that cut all overtime and pay was cut in half.

there are only a few ports that handle the galley people. He works out of south Florida port everglades or Miami for the hall

he works on a coastal tanker for Crowley right know due home on vacation this weekend

Charlie

Who supplies the cooks on the Steelworkers boats? When I worked for Bethlehem, Oglebay Norton, and Great Lakes Fleet the unlicensed crew were Steel Workers Local 5000 and the officers were AMO. You also might want to look at some of the tug companies, or maybe the Badger.

Three years have passed since Revalator's last post. His efforts to obtain employment on the lakes, at a late age, were a great read on this website. Let us know, Revalator, where you have been and what you are doing today.

Well that's not as easy as it sounds, you still have to apply for the jobs. I also don't recommend MSC. you are gone for a long time. I have applied for the COE in a couple places.

Yes there are various places to work. I'm just waiting for the one that fits me. If you don't mind moving its a lot easier

I'm adding more information, I was pressed for time before.

Once you are a government employee, you are able to apply for government jobs that aren't open to the public. That is one of the perks, but no guarantee on the job. Just cuts the competition some.

As for me I work in the Augmentation pool, that means I fill in on any NOAA ship as either a Second cook, chief cook or chief steward. Ive been from above the Artic circle in Alaska to Hawaii and the Bay of Fungi in Main to deep in the gulf of Mexico

Hay Revalator, I was watching you back when you trying for a cooks job. Wounded how you made out. The only people who like SIU are the people who have not worked anywhere but. There are a number of Gov. Cook jobs other then NOAA. MSC, Corps of Eng. Since you have filled out the papers and got a job with the Gov. it should not be too hard to switch to say COE who have different districts to work out of Philadelphia, New Orleans, etc. Good luck, Hugh

Hi there I work for NOAA right now
I did work on the lakes

you must have

TWIC
MMC
Servesafe or other sanitation certificate

Right now I think the SIU still rules the lakes as for unions that use cooks
I do not recommend them, they make you work as deck and go thru their school to do anything

If you want you can apply to NOAA
They will start you as a second cook if permeant or in the Augment pool, once you have proven your skills you can be Chief Steward or second as needed

They now hire directly and Ill post a link
Base pay isn't great but remember you usually get 4 hours overtime every day and 12 on weekends


http://www.moc.noaa.gov/shipjobs/

I'm interested in working as a galley cook. I'm looking for information on how to apply for a galley position, and what are the experience and credential (such as TWIC) requirements.