Blackbrine Employment
This job and wage request topic is a bit different than some others in that it is assumed that it is conducted on board whichever ship of which you seek to become a member.
If you are choosing a vocation listed as one ship's specialty, that is the ship you will placed upon.
This can be based upon information given in: New players can also start as a more generic Able-Bodied Sailor (Scroll up to the crew list at the end of the previous post.)
This allows them to be placed on any ship they choose.
To gain a crew rank of Mate or Gunner requires Competency in Seafaring, and one other appropriate skill. This could be anything from the predictable weapon skills to Logistics, Navigation, Falconry, Mathematics, Writing, Appraisal, etc...
"Mate" also requires a modded thread where you undergo the test, to confirm your capability.
Another option is the The Military, which is separated into three groups, and has its requirements for membership already defined.
Rivalry and competition is encouraged between factions, as means of coaxing the entire community to develop skills. If you do not want your PC "pigeon-holed" aboard one particular ship because of their chosen vocation, you are always free to develop a new ship in the Development Forum, as a way of being in a faction other than what would be the traditional placement.