seamans wife question

@zenki08 (700)
Philippines
August 13, 2010 6:33am CST
Hi I was just talking to a cousin of mine who was just recently married to a seaman. The thing is she has yet to get any money/salary of her husband and she was asking me questions I could not answer like, how are allotments given? can she get it from shipping company office? are hazard pay given separately? my answer to her was ask your husband! but given the situation I would want to post this question who has knowledge of things.
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@diogz22 (516)
• Philippines
14 Aug 10
As far as I remembered, the allotments is the seaman's decision. If it would be around 80% would be given to the wife and the 20% would be for the seaman's necessary expenses. However the seaman's company don't allow that all of his salary would be given to his wife or all of his salary be allotted to him.
12 Jan 13
it depends on your husband before my husband give me 80% of allotments but years pass by he give me 50% til it become 30% of his salary thats very sad im a good wife with no bad records im now doing a small business for my living i believed that i can stand with my own.anyway,were not separated we still married for 10years..kasi maraming mga taong pakialamira sa pamilya nya thtswhy,nagka-ganyan hindi naman ako gastodira lahat ng allotment ay sini save ko sa banko kasi takot ako mag-gastos ng pera na hindi ako ang nag trbaho sa ibng bansa.naka pundar rin naman kami ng bahay at lupa at nakabili rin kami ng sasakyan lahat ay galing sa savings ko sa bngko(allotments)ang naka-problema lng yata kasi yung side nya maraming pakialamira hndi nila tinitingnan na nakapundar rin naman ako yung sa isip nila yung anak nila na husband ko inshort walang pakialam.kahit na anong gagawin kong pakikisama nila ay wala ring epekto.hindi talaga maganda kapag seaman yung husband kasi yung side nya ay aawayin yung wife.para sa kin hanggang kaya nyo hwag na hwag kayo maging dependent sa allotments ng isang seamans you have to earned your own para hindi kayo aawayin.
@anday0108 (628)
• Philippines
13 Aug 10
My best friend works in a seaman manning agency so I heard a lot of stories about seamen. So, I think the best thing she should do is visit manning agency of her husband or if not, she can call the crewing assistant or manager in charge of her husbands vessel and inquire about how the allotments are given. As far as I know Usually, the husband would designate a portion or all of his salary to be send to the wife and it will immediately enter into the wife's account. The wife would be listed in the company as the allotte, provided the husband adds her to the people who will receive his allotment. If you make friends with the crewing manager of your husband's manning agency, then you will know better how things will go. My friend told me that she many of the wives of the seaman she handles are her friends and they always welcome wives to come or call them anytime.
• Philippines
13 Aug 10
But of course, the very best thing to do is wait for her husband to tell her how to receive the money from the manning agency. I am sure her husband is well aware of that. It might send a bad note to her husband if suddenly she becomes so interested on how to receive the money. I am sure her husband have thought well about that. Just let her wait for her husband to do the move because he might still have to make arrangements with his manning agency as to who will receive his monthly allotment.
@gjabaigar (2200)
• Philippines
13 Aug 10
There might be problem of direct communications between your cousin and to her husband. Then if you want to real help her, just go with her to the Shipping Company Office on how to communicate with her husband. Or maybe some other colleagues whit his husband. If your cousin and husband has already communications with each other, the informations what must need to know should be resolved the solutions or answered the problems.
@gjabaigar (2200)
• Philippines
13 Aug 10
oh phooey my english its garbage.... hahahahahahahaha.... sorry about that.
• Philippines
13 Aug 10
she better talk to her husband about how she can get the money from him. It's a very private matter for both of them.
• Philippines
13 Aug 10
she should asked his husband first, unless the husband doesn't know. i believe money senders such as Western Union or Money gram should do it but it depends if there such facility in his area. well, there's nothing wrong asking you a question since you are the cousin and not the stranger. make sure she doesn't ask a stranger. she trust you that's for sure.