Marine Electro-Technical Cadet
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Marine Electro-Technical Cadet
A Marine Electro-Technical Cadet follows a 3-year training programme, which leads to initial certification as an Electro-Technical Officer (ETO) by the UK’s Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA).
Electro-Technical Officers (ETOs) are part of the engineering department, work closely with the marine engineers and have responsibility for the safe operation and maintenance of all the electrical, electronic and communications equipment.
This includes the main Engine Room and auxiliary electrical machinery, as well as ship services such as electrical supply, communications, audio and visual. In addition, ETO’s have responsibility for the bridge navigational equipment, such as radars, other electronic aids to navigation and alarm systems.
Depending on ship type, maintenance tasks may also include entertainment equipment, IT, extensive hotel services and ship-specific technology relating to the operation of the vessel.
The ship’s Chief Electro-Technical Officer (CETO) is head of the ship’s Electro-Technical Department and holds responsibility for the efficient operation of the vessel’s electrical, electronic and communications systems outlined above.
The Marine Electro-Technical Officer (ETO) Cadet training route is the initial stage in an established career progression to certification as a ship’s Chief Electro-Technical Officer, with excellent prospects and salaries for those with the right qualifications, abilities and experience.
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As well as offering a career path to the rank of CETO, this training programme also provides opportunities for a range of potential career options ashore in due course.
If you are interested in following the Marine Electro-Technical Officer (ETO) Cadet training route, please first review our support information about Careers for Officer Cadets, Nautical Colleges and the available Training Programmes.
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For further information about Officer Cadetships, please contact us at:Â [email protected]
Once you are ready to apply for a cadetship, please email your application letter and Curriculum Vitae (CV) to us at [email protected], and confirm your preferred training discipline (i.e. Deck Cadetship, Engineer Cadetship, METO Cadetship or Hotel Trainee)
Please note that UK based cadetships are currently only open to European Economic Area (EEA) Nationals who have been resident in the UK for a year prior to application.
For those wishing to take up shore-based employment later on in their careers, there are numerous opportunities for career advancement ashore. Further information is available at: Careers Ashore
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