Marine Careers

Looking for New Horizons? Did you know that the maritime industry offers exciting careers & the opportunity to travel?

No more sitting stuck behind a desk – the maritime sector offers you a variety of career paths to explore the world! You can become a deckhand, charter boat skipper, tug captain, sailing instructor, ship’s master, ship pilot, commercial fisher, marine engineer, naval architect, boat builder or even a hydrographer!

You could be paid to -

•     Maintain offshore oil rigs
•     Cross the worlds` oceans
•     Drive the biggest machines in the world
•     Visit the most beautiful places on earth
•     “Go Fishing” as part of the exciting seafood industry
•     Work as an engineer in an 80 000 kilowatt engine
•     Build million dollar cruisers
•     Chart the world’s waterways

Interested?
For further details, check out some of the following links or contact your careers advisor or local marine safety agency.

Australian Institute of Marine Power Engineers – www.aimpe.asn.au
Australian Maritime College – http://www.amc.edu.au
Australian Maritime Officers Union – www.amou.com.au
Australian Maritime Safety Authority – http://www.amsa.gov.au
Australian Ship Owners Association – http://www.asa.com.au
Department of Education, Training and the Arts – http://www.trainandemploy.qld.gov.au/
Logistic Information & Navigation Centre – http://www.the-linc.com.au
Maritime Union of Australia – http://www.mua.org.au
My Future – http://www.myfuture.edu.au
Transport and Logistics Centre – http://www.talc.com.au
Transport and Logistics Industry Skills Council – http://www.tlisc.com.au

Boating Industry Associations:
www.marineqld.com.au
www.bia.org.au
www.biavic.com.au
www.boatingsa.com.au
www.biawa.asn.au

Follow the link to download a pamphlet on a range of career options.
More Info:
Phone: 02 9247 2124 Website: http://www.nmsc.gov.au
Web Link:

http://www.nmsc.gov.au/media/pages_media_files/files/NMSC_bro_Aug07.pdf