Do you object to the typical 9 to 5 job schedule? Imagine having a sea view as you awaken each day onboard our cutting-edge fleet of tankers whilst training as a Merchant Navy Deck Cadet.
As a Deck Cadet, you will learn all the skills, knowledge, and behaviours over a 3-year adventure to become a fully trained Officer of the Watch with internationally recognised qualifications. James Fisher and Sons will sponsor your training journey by paying for your exam and course fees, including accommodation at college, as well providing a generous bursary allowance of £8,500 in Year 1 increasing to £10,500 in Year 2/3.
As a Deck Officer Cadet, you will be responsible for maintaining the safe navigation of the vessel in open waters and challenging port manoeuvring. You will monitor and control our tanker operations including deck maintenance, and be involved in the mooring, anchoring, and safety drills as part of a multinational team.
As part of your studies, your training programme will typically last for approximately 3 years. Your Cadetship will be structured in ‘Phases’. These phases tend to last up to 6 months.
You will spend Phase 1, 3 and 5 of your training programmes based at Fleetwood Nautical College. Now, please don’t worry if you do not live near the college, as we will pay for all your accommodation and food costs whilst there in their purpose-built Cadet Accommodation alongside all your travel to and from college at the start and end of term! Here’s a link for you to have a look at the college: https://fleetwoodnautical.blackpool.ac.uk/.
Phases 2 and 4 will be spent at sea onboard our tankers. Each trip typically last for 2 months, where you will have a designated mentor whilst onboard, and we will provide full PPE. Our fleet trade along the UK and Northern European Coastline, even trading in the Caribbean! All expenses related to travel and food costs are covered.Click here to see our fantastic fleet of tankers that you could be waking up on board: https://www.james-fisher.com/group-companies/james-fisher-everard/fleet-list.
What qualifications will I get?
All our Cadets once graduated will receive Deck Officer of the Watch Certificate of Competency (II/1 OOWD) which enables you to work on any vessel as a qualified Deck Officer! As you will be training onboard an oil and chemical tankers, you will also receive a specialised qualification which enables to work on these types of tankers in your future career without further training.
You will work towards and achieve a BSc Honours in Nautical Science with Fleetwood College as part of your Cadetship programme.
What do I need to apply?
Academic Requirements
The minimum qualification requirements are:
• 5 GCSE’s (grades A* - C or 9 – 4) or National 5’s which must include Mathematics and English
• Level 3 qualifications that total a minimum of 48 UCAS Points.
Nationality
To qualify for our Cadetship Sponsorship scheme, you must be a passport holder of an EEA state and be ordinarily resident within the UK, as defined by the governing regulation surrounding the provision of grants for the training of officer cadets.
If you are offered a position with us as a Cadet, you will undertake a ENG1 Seafarer Medical assessment.
About Us and Application Guidance
James Fisher Shipping Services has unparalleled maritime experience in delivering safe, reliable and cost-effective ship management solutions.
As ship owners for more than 175 years, James Fisher Shipping Services provides technical vessel and crew management to the James Fisher fleet of tankers, as well as to the wider tanker, research and specialised vessel markets.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy before the closing date should we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
Please contact our Early Careers team at [email protected] to discuss any access needs, reasonable adjustments or additional application support that may be required at any point during the recruitment process.
We hope to be able to welcome you to our team here at James Fisher.