Careers Ashore
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Interested in Careers Ashore?
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.
The qualifications and experience gained at sea open up numerous opportunities for career advancement ashore, whether working within a shipping company’s head office or in an extensive range of maritime-related occupations.
Some examples of these shore-based career opportunities include:
- Ferry services
- Ship management and planning
- Fleet operations
- Ship surveying and repair
- Marine auditing
- Ship pilotage, either deep sea or for ports/harbours
- Roles within the maritime regulatory authorities (e.g. MCA)
- Ports and harbour management
- Marine law and arbitration
- Marine insurance
- Ship classification societies
- Ship or yacht broking and finance
- Marine leisure industry
- College/university lecturer
Additional information is available from the following industry sources:
In addition, the Marine Society has created a dedicated programme to help seafarers transition to a shore-side career in the maritime sector:
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 or METO Cadetship).
Academic Qualifications
Deck (Navigation) Cadets
- Higher National Diploma (HND) in Nautical Science
- Foundation Degree (FdSc) or Scottish Professional Diploma (SPD) in Marine Operations
- BSc (Hons) Degree in Nautical Science
Marine Engineer Cadets
- Higher National Diploma (HND) in Marine Engineering
- Foundation Degree (FdEng) or Scottish Professional Diploma (SPD) in Marine Engineering
- BEng (Hons) Degree in Marine Engineering
Marine Electro-Technical Cadets
- Higher National Diploma (HND) in Marine Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- Foundation Degree (FdEng) or Scottish Professional Diploma (SPD) in Marine Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- BEng (Hons) Degree in Marine Electrical and Electronic Engineering
The HND and FD academic and professional qualifications also allow progression on to an Honours Degree programme, if desired.
So, why the Merchant Navy?
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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).
