Can I use nautical training in a shore job?

 

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First of all, you don't have to work on a boat for nautical training to be useful. We will try to show that nautical training has many practical uses and can improve our job performance and opportunities. At SSNT we deal with nautical  issues, knowledge and skills, not personalities. We avoid government and companies too. So we don't give any examples of companies, we try to describe jobs, you will have to find the companies. Remember to think about  the whole Caribbean.

Let's start with technicians and tradesmen. Are you a trained welder, air conditioning technician, an upholsterer or similar? Boats work in a harsh environment and constantly need repairs. Imagine if you also knew the parts of boat and the safe working practices on boats. You will be able to go after opportunities in boat yards.

Do you work, or plan to work, in a government department that deals with boats and boat operations? Before you apply to the coast guard, you can prepare yourself with some basic seamanship and navigation knowledge. After you join the coast guard, you can improve your skills and knowledge with further nautical training.

If you are planning to be a customs officer, you might have to search a boat or a ship for contraband. It will be very helpful to know something about how boats and ships are constructed and potential hiding places. 

All ports have shore based workers who have to interact with boats and boat operations. It will not do any harm if most, if not all, staff have some boat operations training. The obvious jobs for nautical training are stevedores and the health an safety professionals. Marine terminal or jetty operator is a shore based job where a lot of nautical training is needed. But customer service workers can also benefit from the right nautical training.

There are companies that provide boat related services to the offshore oil and gas fields. These companies hire shore based operations and administration workers. If you are trained as a mechanical engineering technician or an electrical and electronic engineering technician, and you have the right knowledge of boats and boat equipment, you will have more job opportunities.