I dont no much about the situation at the moment but,I new a guy who did two years on the boats out of Guam a few years back,they like you to have over 500hrs total at min,money wasn't to bad about U.S $52,000 ,pretty ****ty work though,and you don't want any engine failure....(Or your in trouble)...great way to build turbine time though,seems to be a area where you need to no someone to get your foot in the door though...Good luck in finding work though just keep sending emails and looking for replys..