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Careers · Deck officer

Submarine Pilot

A watch or a day

Watchkeeping

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.

What employers ask for

Seen across employer job postings — a guide to what recruiters look for, not a legal requirement.

Certificate of Competency / licence

e.g. license · License

Unlimited CoC

e.g. Unlimited

OOW / EOOW

e.g. Officer of the Watch · OOW

Polar Code training

e.g. Polar waters

STCW basic safety training

e.g. STCW 95

English / Marlins / CES test

e.g. fluent in English

Where can this role take you?

See how to reach this role — and the ladder above it — in the Route Finder.