"It's been a long road, and I still have a few challenges ahead. I get a sense of achievement from the safe navigation and berthing of a ship. Every now and again a ship's master may say 'job well done pilot', I get that extra bit of job satisfaction from knowing the job is safely completed." – Captain Muhammad Ismail Bin Mohd Noor The movement of huge amounts of cargo, as well as passengers, between nations and within our Nation depends on workers in water transportation occupations, also known on commercial ships as merchant mariners. They operate and maintain deep-sea merchant ships, tugboats, towboats, ferries, dredges, excursion vessels, and other waterborne craft on the oceans, rivers, canals, and other waterways, as well as in harbors. Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels command or supervise the operations of ships and water vessels, both within domestic waterways and on the deep sea. Captains or masters are in overall command o...