Post Cadetship Career Progression
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Post Cadetship Career Progression
After achieving your initial Certificate of Competency (CoC) from the UK’s Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA), you will return to sea to gain watchkeeping and operational experience, as well as the requisite sea service and watchkeeping time, before returning to college for higher levels of certification.
Deck Officers can ultimately progress to become a ship’s Captain (or Master), while Marine Engineer Officers will advance towards a Chief Engineer position and METOs towards a Chief Electro-Technical Officer rank.
To achieve professional certification for these senior positions normally takes about five years, with officers gaining higher-level qualifications, experience and competency along the way before finally being promoted to the highest rank.
For further information about your progression to senior-level qualifications, please see our Career Progression Charts.
Many seafarers initially follow a career at sea to gain professional certification alongside operational experience at sea before then later choosing to seek shore-based employment. For further information about these opportunities, please see Careers Ashore.
What career are you interested in?
No matter what career path you choose, we will find the right place for you!
A six-part television programme produced by Scottish Television in conjunction with CareersatSea.org provides some very useful insights in to working at sea in the Merchant Navy:
Further information for you to consider
Additional information about maritime careers is available from the following industry sources:
Ready for the next step?
For further information about maritime careers, please contact us at: [email protected]
Once you are ready to apply for a cadetship, please email your application letter and Curriculum Vitae (CV) to us at: [email protected], and confirm your preferred training discipline (i.e. Deck Cadetship, Engineer Cadetship, METO Cadetship or Hotel Trainee).
