Career prospects ashore
Maritime careers are not
limited to sea. You may wish to change and further your career
by using the experience you gained at sea in a position ashore.
There is a large variety of job opportunities ashore within the
maritime cluster, for most of which sea-going experience is a
very valuable asset.
With growing world trade and
shipping industry, the range of supporting maritime activities is
continually increasing. Today maritime business offers job
opportunities ashore in a large variety of fields, such as:
Maritime related Administrations and
Authorities
- Port authorities (pilotage services, towage
services, harbour masters’ departments etc);
- Port State control;
- Regional and national administrations (ship
management, vessel traffic services, ship survey etc),
- International organisations;
Maritime industry
- Shipping Companies;
- Manning companies;
- Marine insurance companies;
- Classification societies;
- Maritime legal and financial services;
Maritime Education and Training Institutions
Besides, sea experience is also
a very valuable asset for enhancing your knowledge and competency
as regards the maritime related industry. You may thus wish to
increase the prospects of finding shore-based employment by taking
up post graduate specific courses to prepare for this variety of
technical and management jobs ashore. Many education and training
institutions in the European Community offer such possibilities.
As you see, the maritime sector comprises such a
wide and diversified range of job opportunities one could choose
from!
Several career paths for shore-based employment are there
for you to explore:
Maritime Industries Career Path Mapping
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