Phase II completed Options

[skline]

I completed my second phase of my Longshore processing today. They gave me 13 minutes to complete the lashing test and I did it in 6 minutes and 55 seconds. No record or anything but enough for me to pass. I was on motrin and aspirin to subside some of the pain. Once I finished, I limped off and went home. I start officially working for the PMA on May 6th. So for those who know what this means to me, I MADE IT!!!! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smilie_pokal.gif)

[Type 4 Unleashed]

QUOTE (skline @ Apr 28 2005, 09:01 PM)

QUOTE (V6914 @ Apr 28 2005, 07:19 PM) Scott, I wasn't trying to discourage you, I was just trying to give you a heads up, from what you posted, you have the wrong idea of how it is down there. First off, your a causal, you will go to the causal hall, you are given a letter and a #, you will listen as the dispatcher calls out the letters and #'s, you will get in line ahead of time, in your correct alpha and numerical position, if your are not in the right place, you will be floped, or you may cause someone else to be floped, and they will be very unhappy, that you caused them to lose out on a job and money ( floped = asked to step out of the line, sorry no job for you today, better luck tomorrow) there are what are called sargent of arms, to help you comply, when you do get to the window you'll hold up your card and call out your letter and #, you will then proceed to the next window and pick up your job, your job may be at Maersk Sealand, or APL or Hanjin or Evergreen, or any of the other shipping Companies, and your job may be clerking, or driving or lashing or swinging or signaling or trains or other assorted jobs, then again they may not even make it to your letter and #, then it's back to,  better luck tomorrow. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/aktion035.gif) Thanks for the heads up, I worked down at Pier G for almost 4 years, most of my friends are longshoremen and because I was an independant contractor I worked with all the management also. I got to know a lot about how the port works and they all told me what to do and what to expect. I was direct contract to Sealand and then they were bought out by Maersk. I still have a lot of connections with many people down at the port. Granted, the management wont be able to help me much at this point but I will keep in contact with them and see if it will help me in the future.

Well Scott, I guess you have everything handled, and there's no point in me saying anything else, except that, the only way some people learn anything, is, they have to do it the hard way.

Work Safe and Good Luck