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Applicants need to be between the ages of 16 and 20 and need to be sponsored by a shipping company. They also need to have a minimum of four GCSEs at grade C or above, or the equivalent, including English, Maths, a physical science and one other academic subject.
Should you wish to have accelerated training, you will need to have an A level, or equivalent, in maths or physics
Successful applicants will be offered and integrated program of ship board training and college based education leading to NVQ, National and Higher Awards and the statutory professional international qualifications that are issued by MCA (the Maritime and Coastguard Agency).
- Entry requirements
- Rating
- Trainee
- Officer Cadet
Applicants need to be between the ages of 16 and 20 and need to be sponsored by a shipping company. They also need to have a minimum of four GCSEs at grade C or above, or the equivalent, including English, Maths, a physical science and one other academic subject.
Should you wish to have accelerated training, you will need to have an A level, or equivalent, in maths or physics
Successful applicants will be offered and integrated program of ship board training and college based education leading to NVQ, National and Higher Awards and the statutory professional international qualifications that are issued by MCA (the Maritime and Coastguard Agency).
- Degree entry