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.
- Excellent pay and advancement opportunities
- Start your career with little or no student loan debt
- Work with cutting-edge technology, tools, and techniques
BASIC ENTRY IN THE CFTDI MARITIME PROGRAMMES
- Basic literacy
- Valid medical
- Two (2) forms of Identification (Drivers Permit/License, Passport, ID Card and or Birth Certificate)
- 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)
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Oiler
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Wiper
Deck
Ordinary Seaman
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Seaman Class II (Efficient Deckhand)
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Seaman Class I(Able Bodied Seaman)
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Bosun (Supervisor for deck officers)
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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
"Providing Training in the Maritime & Fishing Industry"
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