Owner and operator of modern very large gas carriers (VLGCs) for liquefied petroleum gas, with offices in Connecticut, Athens and Copenhagen.
I currently work as a Second Officer. The company is generally workable, but crew members may remain on board for up to a month beyond the contract because of long passages. The cadet program consists of two six-month contracts, followed by a two-month overlap and promotion.
I went through the standard requirements for gas carrier positions two years ago: an advanced gas COC, CES tests, and an interview with a company representative. The requirements may have changed since then.
I work here. What struck me is the tenure: a large share of the senior officers have spent twenty or thirty years on the gas fleet, most of it with this company. Concerns about health effects of the trade circulate among newcomers; the veterans around me are living counter-evidence, though the risk premium is of course part of the pay.
The interview itself went fine — I answered everything and was told to wait. Nobody could say how long. Every week the position was confirmed "tomorrow". Two months later, when I had already resigned from my previous employer, they finally wrote — telling me to travel to Croatia for courses first.