Trainee Level 3 Engineering Officer Cadet - Merchant Navy
As an Engineering 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.
Engineer Cadet Officers oversee operating and maintaining the ship’s engine room and its increasingly sophisticated equipment, including the main engine, boilers, pumps, fuel systems, electrical generating and distribution equipment, refrigeration and air conditioning plants, lifts, cranes, and all other mechanical and electrical systems.
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 typically spend Phase 1, 3 and 5 of your training programmes based at Fleetwood Nautical College. 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. See the college at https://fleetwoodnautical.blackpool.ac.uk/.
Phases 2 and 4 will be spent at sea onboard our tankers. Each trip typically lasts for 2 months, where you will have a designated mentor whilst onboard, and we will provide full PPE. Our fleet trades along the UK and Northern European Coastline, even trading in the Caribbean. We will fully pay for your travel to and from our vessels and all food during your sea phases. See our fleet of tankers at https://www.james-fisher.com/group-companies/james-fisher-everard/fleet-list.
Read more about our cadet training scheme: Cadet Training Scheme | James Fisher and Sons plc.
What qualifications will I get?
All our Cadets once graduated will receive Officer of the Watch Certificate of Competency (II1/1 EOOW) which enables you to work on any vessel as a qualified Engineering Officer! As you will be training onboard an oil and chemical tanker, you will also receive a specialised qualification which enables you to work on tankers in your future career without further training. You will work towards and achieve a Level 3 Advanced Diploma in Marine Engineering with Fleetwood College as part of your Cadetship programme.
What do I need to apply?
Academic Requirements – the minimum qualification requirements are:
* 5 GCSEs (grades A*‑C or 9‑4) or National 5s which must include Mathematics, English and Science
Nationality
To qualify for our Cadetship Sponsorship scheme, you must be a UK passport holder. If you are offered a position with us as a Cadet, you will undertake an 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. We hope to be able to welcome you to our team here at James Fisher. Join our fleet in September 2026!
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