Maritime Careers
The maritime sector includes a huge variety of career opportunities, with roles for people with few qualifications but more practical skills, through to graduates. Some jobs involve actually going to sea – under sail, or in a large commercial vessel, or a submarine, or a tug. But there are plenty of maritime jobs which don’t involve being at sea – or not for long periods. You might work in a boatyard, or become a rigger or a sailmaker or a marine engineer. You might develop new marine electronics or marine paint. You might be a yacht designer, or make anything from winches to bunk cushions. You might work in sales or marketing or communications where an interest in the maritime world would shine through. You might work in admin, or make videos, or create nautical charts, or test lifejackets or life-rafts, or service outboards. You might publish nautical books, or work for a yacht charter company, or be a chef, or an entertainer on a cruise ship. You might find a role in protecting our oceans, our environment and our ocean wildlife. You could be a lifeboat crew member, or joiin the Coastguard. Or you might work for a charity – like Ocean Youth Trust South! The possibilities are endless ….
Follow the links below to explore a small selection of opportunities within the maritime industry.
If you are an employer in the maritime sector who is able to offer interesting roles to young people, email us to ask to be added to this list.
Careers with Marina Developments Limited
A wide range of maritime career options listed by the RYS Foundation
Training in the leisure, superyacht and small commercial marine industry
Deck Officer Cadetship with Trinity House
Trinity House – funding support for Superyacht cadetship
Careers with AkzoNobel (who supply Prolific’s paint)
Careers with Raymarine (who supply Prolific’s electronics)
Career pathways for numerous options in the Maritime Sector
Cadetships in the maritime industry (also see here)
Maritme UK careers and people’s experience of life in the maritime industry
Superyacht Cadetship Course with UKSA
Careers At Sea – Ratings route
Careers At Sea – Officer Route
Join the Royal Fleet Auxiliary
South Coast Institute of Technology – career pathways and training for careers ranging from superyacht designer to port operator to deck officer
Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers – 16 different maritime courses in different specialisms across the maritime sector, from Dry Cargo to Maritime Law.
Pathfinder – specialist recruitment services for the ports industry
Maritime Transport careers programme
Subsea Craft advanced maritime technology
STEMunity – bringing communities and industry together
PETA training and apprenticeships in Hampshire
Brockenhurst College | Pre-cadetship and Marine Technologies courses
Careers in the port industry (also here)
Associated British Ports Careers
National Oceanography Centre – Ocean and Earth Science degrees in Southampton and careers at the National Oceanography Centre
Maritime and Transport Careers programme
Careers at Berthon Boat Company