Career Path in the Maritime Industry

CFTDI maritime training offers career opportunities and options for your career journey – everything from the engine room, deck, tanker and master in local waters.

  1. Excellent pay and advancement opportunities
  2. Start your career with little or no student loan debt
  3. Work with cutting-edge technology, tools, and techniques

BASIC ENTRY IN THE CFTDI MARITIME PROGRAMMES

  1.  Basic literacy    
  2. Valid medical   
  3. Two (2) forms of Identification (Drivers Permit/License, Passport, ID Card and or Birth Certificate)
  4. Age of 17 and over

Career Path in the Engine Room and Deck

A career in the maritime industry can take you to multiple work environments, literally everything from the deck of a ship, an office, an engine room, a boat or shipyard and everything in between!

Engine Room

Motorman (Engineer Category II)

Oiler

Wiper


Deck

Ordinary Seaman

Seaman Class II (Efficient Deckhand)

Seaman Class I(Able Bodied Seaman)

Bosun (Supervisor for deck officers)

Basic Training (Cook)


Coastal Navigation

Offshore Tug Master

Boatmaster

Fishing boat captain

Commercial boat captain

Tanker Safety

Tankerman

Career path positions

As in many other industries, maritime career paths are often highly varied according to one’s unique circumstances.

ENTRY LEVEL POSITIONS

Ordinary Seaman

Deckhand

Assistant Cook

Steward Assistant

Ship Fitter

Utilityman

Waiter

Bartender

Housekeeper

Entertainer

MID-LEVEL POSITIONS

Able Bodied Seaman

Junior Engineer

Third Mate

Third Engineer

Chef

Fisherman

Electrician

Research Assistant

Engine Utilityman/Pumpman

Photographer

Hospitality Manager

HIGH LEVEL POSITIONS

Captain

Second Mate

Second Engineer

Chief Mate

Chief Engineer

Chief Cook

Chief Steward

Master Mariner

Commercial Diver

Marine Biologist

Ecologist

Meteorologist

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