Climb faster within the industry, move ashore to a corporate role, or use your sea time to get into a strong MBA — three genuinely different moves. Each track is mentored by someone who has actually made that call.
Faster promotions, better companies and stronger vessel assignments come down to preparation most officers never get structured help with — competency exams, interviews, and knowing which companies are genuinely worth sailing for.
Structured prep for your next Certificate of Competency exam, with mentors who have cleared every level.
A plan to move to better companies, vessel types or trades faster than the default career ladder allows.
Direct access to a senior former officer for the decisions that come up between contracts.
Marine insurance, ship management, maritime tech, surveying, supply chain — sea time is a real asset in these roles, but almost nobody explains how to position it on a CV a shore-side hiring manager will actually understand.
A clear-eyed look at which shore-side industries value sea experience, and which roles suit your background.
Turn sea-time experience into a CV and interview narrative a shore-side hiring manager immediately understands.
Ongoing mentorship from decision through to offer, for officers making a full career change.
Sea time is an unusual and genuinely compelling story for a business school application — if you know how to tell it. Several of our mentors made this exact move themselves, and now coach officers through it.
Which programmes genuinely value sea-time backgrounds, and which are a harder sell for your profile.
Turning “I was a marine engineer” into an application narrative that stands out in the pile.
Mentorship from shortlist to acceptance, including how to fund and plan around time off ships.
“I'd failed my oral exam once and had no idea why. Two sessions later I understood exactly what I'd been getting wrong.”
— Second Engineer, Grow at Sea
“My CV read like a logbook. After the rebuild, a ship management firm called back within a week.”
— Chief Officer, Move Ashore
“I didn't know how to write about sea time without it sounding like a job description. That changed everything.”
— Second Officer, MBA track
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