Banff and Buchan College Offers New Deck Cadet Course

Banff and Buchan College has announced that it has received the necessary approvals from the Maritime and Coastguard Agency and the Merchant Navy Training Board to enable it to commence Deck Officer Cadet courses from August 2008. In Scotland, these courses are currently only offered at the Glasgow College of Nautical Studies and NAFC Marine Centre in Shetland.

The new courses have been developed in response to a well-documented global shortage of qualified seafarers. There are significant opportunities for school leavers to train to become fully qualified Master Mariners, and hence become captains of their own vessels by their mid to late twenties. The programme will also be open to students of all ages.

Bob Sinclair, Principal of the College and himself a qualified Master Mariner said,

"This course is about offering real training opportunities and real jobs for the young people of the north-east."

A successful sea career can itself lead to a wide range of job opportunities onshore, making the maritime industry a long term quality career choice.

28/01/08