Opportunities Ashore
Shorebased Ship Management
Many shipping companies manage their own ships and control all aspects of ship operations. There are also ship management companies that look after ships on behalf of the owners and carry out all of the management and control functions for them. Ship management activities cover:
-
Fleet Operations
Fleet director (Commercial director), fleet manager,
fleet assistant staff
-
Logistics Co-ordination and Training (Fleet Personnel)
Personnel Manager (Human Resources Manager), Training Manager (Head of Training), Personnel Officer, Training Officer
-
General Operations
Operations Manager (Safety Manager, Quality Manager),
Safety Officer (Quality Officer)
-
Marine Operations
Marine Superindendent, Marine Technical Assistant
-
Engineering Operations
Engineering Superintendent (Technical Superintendent), Assistant Engineering Superindendent (Assistant Technical Manager), Engineering Technical Assistant
Wider Maritime Sector
British seafarer expertise and experience are highly regarded throughout the world and your qualifications are internationally recognised, so there need be no limit to your ambitions. Some seafarers spend their whole career at sea whilst others choose to advance their career ashore either in shipping companies or in a host of other marine industries or sectors where their skills and experience are in great demand.
Typical shore-based posts include:
- surveying ships to check seaworthiness
- ports and harbour management and pilotage
- lecturers in colleges/universities - training the seafarers of the future
- maritime regulatory authorities
- ship repair and marine equipment production management
- marine insurance
- shipbroking and finance
- ship classification
- maritime law and arbitration
- offshore exploration.
To find out more information about Opportunities in the Wider maritime sector please click here.