Merchant Navy Trainee Engineering Officer Cadetship

6 months ago


BarrowInFurness, United Kingdom James Fisher and Sons plc Full time

**About the Role**:
Are you ready to chart a course towards an extraordinary career in the Merchant Navy?

**What is a cadetship?**
A cadetship is a sponsored training programme which involves combining formal training and qualifications with practical on-the-job experience. Here at James Fisher, you will spend 3 years on our Cadetship programme studying for a formal qualification with Fleetwood Nautical College as well as spend phases working at sea onboard our tankers

**What does an Engineering Officer do?**
As an Engineering Officer Cadet, you’ll operate and maintain the mechanical systems onboard our vessels including our engines, ventilation systems, propulsion machinery and electrical equipment. You will become a well-rounded engineer being able to carry out maintenance of all our vessels electrical and mechanical machinery.

**How does the Cadetship training work?**
As part of your studies, your training programme will typically last for approximately 3 years. Your course will be structured in ‘Phases’. These phases tend to last up to 6 months.

Phases 2 and 4 will be spent at sea onboard our tankers. You will have a designated mentor whilst onboard, and we will provide full PPE. Our fleet trade along the UK and Northern European Coastline, even trading in the Caribbean We will fully pay for your travel to and from our vessels and all food during your sea phases

We will also pay you a bursary of £8,500 in Year 1 and £10,500 in Years 2 and 3.

**What qualifications will I get?**
All our Cadets once graduated will receive Officer of the Watch Certificate of Competency (II/1 OOWD) which enables you to work on any vessel as a qualified Engineering Officer As you will be training onboard an oil tanker, you will also receive a specialised qualification which enables to work on tankers in your future career.

Depending on the level of qualifications you possess when you start your cadetship with us, you will either work towards a HNC or Foundation Degree (HND) in Marine Engineering.

**What do I need to apply?***

**Academic Requirements**

To get entry on our programmes, all you need is 5 GCSE's including Maths and English, any further qualifications are a bonus and can get you fast-tracked to the HND programme.
- Higher National Certificate (Level 4): The minimum qualification requirements are to have 5 GCSE’s (grades A* - C or 9 - 4) which must include Mathematics and English._
- OR_
- Foundation Degree (Level 5): You should possess the GCSE Grades indicated above and have a minimum of 48 UCAS points._

**Nationality**
To qualify for our Cadetship Sponsorship scheme, you must be a passport holder of an EEA state and be ordinarily resident within the UK, as defined by the governing regulation surrounding the provision of grants for the training of officer cadets.

If you are offered a position with us as a Cadet, you will undertake a ENG1 Seafarer Medical assessment.

**How do I apply?



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