Sounds reasonable. It seems like locally where I am, you start out with trashy jobs where safe navigation comes second to keeping the water below the floorboards. I'm still torn about whether I want to ship out or try and get work locally so I can be home, but that decision needn't be made for a couple years. It seems like in Portland ME, there are a wealth of crusty old men who LOVE driving boats, so it'll be tough to get a job being a young inexperienced guy.