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Jobs Ashore

At any time that you may wish to move to a job ashore, your experience as a ship's officer will stand you in good stead. Technical and managerial skills learned at sea are readily transferable and can be developed by further training. There is a wide range of opportunities and some of these are listed below.

Ships Superintendent - Ship owning and ship management companies employ ex seafarers in a range of technical jobs

Port Services and Management - Ports employ pilots, harbour masters and vessel traffic services operators who are usually ex seafarers

General Management - Many shipping organisations include a high percentage of ex seafarers in their management teams

Marine Surveying - Seafaring experience is valued by Classification societies such as Lloyd's Register for surveying ships worldwide

Engineering - Marine engineering skills are readily transferable to technical and managerial positions in a host of shore industries.

Marine Insurance - Ex seafarers may perform a wide range of roles for insurance companies such as providing technical expertise for claims evaluation.

Maritime Lawyers - As in the insurance industry seafarers can provide technical expertise in the processing of cases.

Shipbroking - Shipbrokers are the intermediaries between the operators of ships and cargo owners and they can provide challenging opportunities for ex seafarers. Qualified shipbrokers also work as port agents or in ship management positions.

For further information about the wider maritime sector go to www.seavisionuk.org
 Career path
Your Merchant Navy foundation degree/Scottish professional diploma will give you the training and experience for a lifetime of rewarding challenges. A career at sea brings with it a wealth of opportunity and in the longer term this can be either at sea or ashore. It all begins at sea…
Ships Officers generally work in two departments – Deck and Engineering and this begins when you enrol as an officer trainee! The training for both disciplines uses a mixture of academic work which is combined with practical training both at college and at sea.

Click on a job role below for more information.

DECK OFFICERS

Training progression for Deck Officers

ENGINEER OFFICERS

Training progression for Engineer Officers

For each of the ranks mentioned above you will have to hold a Certificate of Competency which is issued by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency. You will receive the first of these certificates (the Officer Of the Watch certificate, also known as the OOW certificate) when you complete your Merchant Navy Training Board approved training course which is delivered through one of the maritime institutions (click here for a list of them). Further certificates will be gained as you increase your experience at sea and pass the required examinations. You will need to have the Certificate for the next rank before you can be promoted into it – so it’s important to get them as soon as you can!
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