Deck Cadet
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Deck (Navigation) Cadet
A Navigation Officer trainee is referred to as a Deck Cadet and follows a 3-year training programme, which leads to initial certification as a Deck Officer of the Watch (OOW) by the UK’s Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA).
Deck Officers are responsible for the safe navigation of the vessel, as well as the operations and maintenance of deck and safety equipment.
Whilst at sea and also alongside in port, the Deck Officers maintain watchkeeping duties on the bridge. Their main tasks include the safe navigation and management of the vessel, including planning routes, executing ship passages, cargo management, ship stability, crew welfare and the maintenance of all deck equipment. You can see there is a lot more involved than purely navigation.
The ship’s Captain or Master has command of the vessel and holds responsibility for the safety of everyone onboard, as well as the protection of the cargo and the environment.
The Deck Cadet training route is the initial stage in an established career progression towards certification as a ship’s Captain (otherwise known as a Master), with excellent prospects and salaries for those with the right qualifications, abilities and experience.
As well as offering a career path to the rank of Captain, this training programme also provides opportunities for a range of potential career options ashore in due course.
If you are interested in following the Deck Cadet training route, please first review our support information about Careers for Officer Cadets, Nautical Colleges and the available Training Programmes.
For further information about Officer Cadetships, please contact us at: [email protected]
Ready for the next step?
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).
Please note that UK based cadetships are currently only open to European Economic Area (EEA) Nationals who have been resident in the UK for a year prior to application.
For those wishing to take up shore-based employment later on in their careers, there are numerous opportunities for career advancement ashore. Further information is available at: Careers Ashore
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