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Royal Fleet Auxillary
• Civilian Fleet owned by Ministry of
Defence, 13 ships, 1,800 personnel
• Provides supplies, fuel and
ammunition to Royal Navy including
repairs and landing ships
• Cadet and apprenticeship schemes
• Roles include Deck Officer, Logistics
Officer, Deck Hand, Steward
Apprentice, Cadet Marine Engineer
Maersk
• Dutch global shipping company,
HQ Copenhagen
• 93,0000 staff, revenues of $47 billion
• 800 vessels including tankers,
containers and supply ships
• Recruiting for engineer officers,
deck officers and ratings
• Cadet sponsorship and training
for GCSE and A level entrants
BAE Systems
• Multinational defence, security
and aerospace company
• £16 billion company with 86,000 staff
• Design and manufacture naval ships
and submarines
• Apprenticeship, graduate and
undergraduate programmes
• Maritime services employ 3,500
in Portsmouth
• Submarine services employ 6,500
at Barrow in Furness
• Naval services employs 4,000
at Bristol, Glasgow and
Portsmouth
Royal Navy
• 32,000 regular personnel, 76 ships
and submarines
• Careers in Navy, Marines, Reserves
and Fleet Air Arm
• Officer and ratings roles, graduate
entry and apprenticeship programmes
Oyster Marine
• Yachts builder based in Norfolk
and Southampton
• £35 million turnover, 366 staff
• Vacancies for Boat Fitters, Joiners,
Outfitters and Marine Engineers
• Recruit apprentices locally
MDL Marinas
• Marina operator with 280 staff
• Operate 21 marinas in South East
Wood Group Ltd
• Multinational gas oil and gas services
company, HQ Aberdeen
• $7.6 billion revenue, 46,000 staff
• Graduate and internship programmes
• Apprenticeship programmes in oil
and gas technician and design
• Operations include Naval Architecture,
Subsea Engineering, Metallurgy,
Piping and more
RNLI
• Lifeboat and life guard activities
in the UK
• 40,000 volunteers, 1100 branches,
£140 million budget
• Offers apprenticeships in boat
building, marine engineering,
marine electronics
Associated British Por ts
• Largest UK operator 21 Ports in UK
including Hull, Plymouth, Cardiff
• 2,400 staff, £500 million revenue,
150 million tonnes of cargo yearly
• Runs graduate management
programme
Sea Careers
Carnival Corporation
• American-British cruise company
with 91,000 staff, $15 billion revenue
• 10 cruise line brands, over 100 ships,
brands include P&O, Carnival Cruises,
Cunard Line
• Onboard and onshore jobs in London
and Southampton
• Current vacancies include First Officer,
Bar Waiter, Recruitment Specialist