“Love your job and it will take care of you” - Capt. Daniel Winston S. Generato
This is always the advice he gave for the beginners.
Who is Capt. Daniel Winston Sabijon Generato? “Boyboy” as what they call him; the second to the youngest of 13 siblings; the only sibling who took Maritime Course. He was just an average midshipman a member of Sigma Rho Fraternity " Neptune Chapter " not even on the Dean’s list. He graduated his Associate in Marine Transportation at John B. Lacson Colleges Foundation-Arevalo (formerly Iloilo Maritime Academy) last April 14, 1993. Started his seafarering career last February 5, 1994 as a Deck Cadet onboard “MV Cadmus” owned by a Greek Company “PTL” Palmyra Tsiris Lines; a double boom General Cargo vessel under New Horizon Shipping in Ermita.
While on vacation (June 1995) after a year onboard, he decided to look for good standing shipping agency in Philippines. Again, he applied again as a Deck Cadet to Nordic Oriental Management “NOM” (now Swedish Crewing Management) before managed by Mr. George Guererro under the shipping agency “PTC” Philippine Transmarine Carrier Inc. in Makati by the help of his classmate 2/O Joremar “Ima” Gallinero who was in that time an OJT cadet. He was hired and but first to do an OJT cadetship together with Ima and a friend Michael Angelo De Filipe; in less than 3 weeks they (Winston, Ima & Michael) together went onboard “MV Forest Sovereign” a woodchips carrier vessel owned and manage by a Swedish company “Frontline/ Sea Partner”. He work onboard for total of 14.6 months as a “Deck Cadet (10 months) Messman (1.8 months) and Ordinary Seaman (2.8 months)”.
November 27, 1996, he joined the vessel “MV Atlantic Cartier” as an Ordinary Seaman. Onboard one of the OS was promoted to AB; and when he find out this OS (now 2/O Sixto Baldevia) who was promoted to AB has a 3rd Officer License and was his batchmate in Maritime School. This motivates him to move one step ahead, so he did his OJT Logbook and enroll to be Bachelor of Science in Marine Transportation after 13 months onboard.
February of 1998 he got his diploma in Bachelor of Science in Marine Transportation. Reviewed in RBR Areview Center in Ermita and successfully passed and got his first stripe; in which the people in San Miguel, Iloilo celebrates when the results was released because it is the day prior of the Town Fiesta (May 7, 1998). He completed his Deck Officer documents on 22 June 1999.
He joined 14 July 1999 as an Able Bodied Seaman and on October 28, 1999 the start of his life as a full pledge Deck Marine Officer; navigating and adventuring the Perils of the Sea;he was promoted as 3rd Officer onboard a Generation 3/ Roll-on Roll-off / Load-on Load-off “MV Atlantic Cartier.
He joined “MV Humber Arm” a paper carrier vessel May 1, 2001 as a 3rd Officer under Swedish Crewing Management principal “Gorthon Lines/ Sea Partner”. He sailed together with 2/O Nelson Fian. On July 13, 2001 there he was promoted to two stripes (2/O) relieving Nelson even without a Second Officer License only as per Master’s discretion; but after a month and 15 days he disembarked; he fractured his left wrist during docking while the vessel is proceeding to dry dock in Gothenburg, Sweden. He stayed on vacation for medication & therapies for 4.6 months and then back again at sea.
Year 2002 the Swedish Principal “Sea Partner” transferred to Orient Ship Management (now OSM Maritime Services Inc.); his service once again hired by Sea Partner and he joined “MV Tyrusland” last January 16, 2002 a Roll-on Roll-off vessel.
After his son’s (Dyland Winston Joseph) first birthday September 3, 2004 he decided to review and take his three stripes (Chief Officer Licensure Examination), when the result was released on November 25,2004, he was onboard MV Vasaland.
After completing all the requirements as Chief Officer on July 31, 2005 he joined under Torso Rederi/ Sea Partner “MV Windena” a Multi-purpose vessel as 2/O and was promoted to Chief Officer October 14, 2005.
After 3 years as Chief Officer he decided to go for the last stripes; so he took his Master Mariner Licensure Examination February 2008 and after 4 days; the result was published and he made it. He got his four stripes. He continues his career with OSM under the same principal “Sea Partner” with various ships (RoRo Passenger, Multi-Purpose & Bulk/General Cargo) as a Chief Officer.
While on vacation 2010; he decided to pursuit his career as Master. Mostly of the Captains of the principal were European and there is no slot for him in the Fleet. He asked permission from the principal and gracefully ended his career with OSM April 16, 2010.
He applied via “pinoyseaman.com” to the Shipping Agencies in Philippines and the Diamond-H Shipping Inc. hired him. On September 29, 2010 he joined a 5 months old Dutch owned “MV CFL Penhar” multi-purpose vessel as Chief Officer; after 3 months and 18 days (January 18, 2011) he was given the opportunity to command the said vessel by relieving his mentor Capt. Johnny Tayapad.
In his 20 years of sea experiences and to date, he is now a worldwide Master Mariner plus a part time Professional instructor to his Alma Mater (now John B. Lacson Foundation Maritime University – Arevalo) and the Alumni-President of Sigma Rho Fraternity Neptune Chapter. I do believe that his knowledge in Shipboard assignments, experiences, and enthusiasm to share; these entire can help his fellow seafarer or students make the most of his compilations will help them in their future career.
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