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Clyde Marine
Clyde Marine Training
Based in Scotland, we are the largest maritime training provider for Merchant Navy Officers in the UK.
At Clyde Marine Training, we are justifiably proud of our reputation for developing cadets – in the UK, around a half of all Merchant Navy Officer Trainees are trained by us. With some 900 trainees at any one time, we are the country’s largest marine training organisation.
We manage the entire process of training - from the recruitment of each trainee through to completion of MCA exams.
Each Officer Trainee is sponsored throughout their training by one of our 51 client companies and all of the training costs including tuition fees are met by the sponsoring company.
Have you got what it takes to be an officer at sea?
There is a tremendous need for high quality and well trained personnel to manage and operate the technologically sophisticated ships of today.
The training programmes will provide you with the skills and expertise to progress through the ranks towards command of your own ship or have the full responsibility for the operation and maintenance of the ships propulsion units.
After working at sea, your knowledge and expertise will also be in demand ashore world-wide in jobs relating to Personnel/Training and Superintendents within Shipping Companies, lecturing in Nautical Colleges, Port Administration and pilotage, surveying, insurance and law... We could go on!
Course Information
Qualifications
The aim of our training courses is to provide you with recognised academic and professional qualifications so that you can progress, with further study, within the Industry.
Nationally recognised qualifications from HNC level upwards are part of the training programme for all disciplines. You will also gain the mandatory STCW'95 certificates as approved by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA).
All Deck Trainees will study towards
•A Certificate of Competency as a Deck Officer of the Watch (OOW)
•A Foundation Degree or HNC/D in Nautical Science
All Engineer Trainees will study towards
•A Certificate of Competency as an Engineer Officer of the Watch (EOOW)
•A Foundation Degree or HNC/D in Marine Engineering
All ETO Trainees will study towards
•A Certificate of Competency as Engineer Officer of the Watch (EOOW)
•A Foundation Degree or HNC/D in Marine Engineering
•A GMDSS Radio Maintenance Certificate
•An Electronic Navigation Equipment Maintenance Certificate
Where will it lead?
The course puts you on the first rung of the ladder to a career in the British shipping industry, either on board ship or on dry land! At sea you would begin working as a deck (navigating) or engineer officer on modern vessels trading worldwide. With further study and hard work you could command your own ship or be chief engineer, anywhere in the world and also aim for a senior position ashore in ship management.
Once qualified, if you wish to come ashore to work then your qualifications will be particularly valuable in many areas such as:
•organisation, operation and commercial control of ships
•port and harbour management and administration
•vessel and cargo broking, vessel finance and trade management
•technical management of ships
Entry Requirements
For entry onto the HNC/D courses you should hold a minimum of 5 GCSEs at grade C or above, including English, Mathematics and a Science-based subject. If you have gained these qualifications plus a minimum of 120 UCAS points from one or more A-Levels (including Mathematics or Physics) you may be eligible for the Foundation Degree course.
You must have been normally resident in the UK for the past year, hold a UK National Insurance number and an EU passport.
You must also be fit and healthy and able to gain an unrestricted MCA medical certificate (otherwise known as an ENG.1).
Post Graduation
We are able to offer a number of sponsorships to Engineering Graduates on a Conversion Course to Officer of the Watch. You will need to be a time served engineer or hold a mechanical engineering degree and should apply in the first instance for a Letter of Initial Assessment from the MCA (www.mcga.gov.uk).
Apply Now
There are three methods of applying to us in order to begin the process of becoming a Merchant Navy Officer.
1. The first method is by completing the online application form by clicking HERE.
2. Alternatively you can download the application form in PDF or MS Word format on our downloads page, complete it and return it to us by fax or by post to the address below.
3. Finally you can contact us and we can send out an application form out to you by post. Do not forget to include the address to which the form is to be sent with you email.
Before downloading, completing or sending us your application, please ensure you can meet the minimum entry criteria for admission into our training program.
If you can meet these criteria, please send your completed form to:
Clyde Marine Training Ltd
Kintyre House
209 Govan Road
GLASGOW
G51 1HJ
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