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Thanks. Am just hoping any one would hv some idea on the issue. Otherwise I will wait till I get to cairns as am in Papua New Guinea and there are no agent here worth asking honestly. Also this is such a peculiar case that only someone who has actually dealt with it would be able to help

Hi I have a question to ask from migration agents if there r any on this forum. I just got a 489 state sponsored visa for cairns area. I am a ship engineer and I understand I need to live in cairns for two years along with my family. And need to work on ships as engineer for one year before I can apply for permanent residency within next 4 years. This much is clear. But confusion is that ships don't stay at one place. Neither do they sign on staff at any one place. My question is do I only hv to work in a shipping company based in cairns or do I hv to make sure I work on a ship which stays in cairns. Or do I hv to sign on and sign off a ship only in cairns. What are my restrictions in this regards. Would be very thankful if anyone of knowledge can help me clarify this ambiguity.