Which college will you attend?

Before you can attend lectures on the science of sea–faring you'll need to spend time in the lecture room. You'll learn your port from your starboard and your bow from your stern, and they'll teach you how to use radio terminology like 'Polo Whisky Alpha Zulu.' In all seriousness, the course will equip you in every way for your first trip to sea with lectures on safety and seafaring. You will also use high–tech simulator suites that recreate the working atmosphere on-board a ship and generally help you find your sea legs. Then you'll take all you've learned with you up the gangplank and away into the big, wide world.

Where are the colleges?

Several colleges/universities throughout UK facilitate Merchant Navy Officer Courses. There are two main colleges in Scotland and five in England that specialise in Officer training. Once you have been accepted into the cadetship your training company will try their best to make sure you get into your preferred choice. Check out the colleges websites for more information and you’ll be one step closer to training for one of the best jobs in the world.

Scotland

Glasgow College of Nautical Studies
Shetland School of Nautical Studies
Banff & Buchan College

England

Liverpool – John Moores University
South Tyneside College
Fleetwood Nautical Campus
Southampton – Warsash Maritime Centre
Plymouth Maritime Training

You can contact one of the Training Companies to take the first step in your maritime career and find out more details of each college.