Careers · Deck officer
Deck Cadet (Trainee Navigating Officer)
A Deck Cadet is a trainee deck officer who learns on board how to navigate the ship safely, maintain the vessel, and inspect and look after its life-saving and fire-fighting equipment, on the way to qualifying as an officer.
STCW competence
A watch or a day
Watchkeeping
The certificate that gates the job
STCW II/1 (trainee towards II/1 — onboard training record book)
The certification behind this rank
What the rules require for this role — STCW, Indian and UK implementation.
Plus the certificates every seafarer holds: medical, basic safety, security awareness, and passenger-ship training on a cruise ship.
STCW II/1
trainee towards II/1 — onboard training record book
STCW V/2
serving on passenger ships (applies to all personnel)
MSN 1856 Amd 1
UK implementation of STCW II/1
MS (STCW) Rules 2014 r.20
India implementation of STCW II/1
MSN 1866 Amd 2
UK implementation of STCW V/2
MS (STCW) Rules 2014 r.55
India implementation of STCW V/2
Also known as
Where can this role take you?
See how to reach this role — and the ladder above it — in the Route Finder.