Merchant Marines operate commercial ships, from municipal ferries to supertankers.

Merchant Marine - Crewman

Entry: No restrictions.

First Term skills: Five levels from the following (no more than three levels in any skill)

• Seamanship (see optional skills)

• Small Boat Handling

• Mechanics

• Machinist

Second and subsequent term skills:

• Seamanship

• Small Boat Handling

• Mechanics

• Metallurgy

• Machinist

• Unarmed Melee Combat

• Firefighting

• Scrounging

• Civil Engineering

Promotion: 7+ (+1 if INT 6+)

Contacts: 1 per term, Merchant Marine, Transportation, or Naval. On a 1D roll of 5+, contact is foreign.

Merchant Marine - Officer

Entry: Int + Edu 11+.

First term - "Merchant Marine Academy". Skill include:

• Navigation: 2

• Seamanship: 3

• Leadership: 1

Second and Subsequent Term Skills

• Navigation

• Seamanship

• Small Boat Handling

• Leadership

• Persuasion

Entry: No restrictions.

First Term skills - four levels from among:

• Ground Vehicle (Wheeled)

• Mechanics

Second and Subsequent Term skills

• Ground Vehicle (wheeled)

• Observation

• Mechanics

• Metallurgy

• Persuasion

Promotion: None. Character can move into Business - managing a transportation / logistics company.

Contacts: One per term, Transportation, Business, Law Enforcement. On D10 roll of 10, contact is foreign.