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Hello Sir, I got 83% (PCM) in 10+2. Can I get a job in merchant navy? I want to become a chief engineer but some people advised me that there are minimum amount of job opportunity in merchant navy. Many number of people graduate from navy collage but they are still unemployed. Explain the entire environment of merchant navy and duration of year in merchant navy job?

Every field needs skillful people and if you have skills then surely you will end up getting a decent job in merchant navy after completion of marine engineering. Most of the jobs in this field are in lower posts like deck cadet which requires just 12th PCM qualified candidates.

Hence, you can try now itself for pre sea training. You should have good eyesight and physical fitness for this job because it is a job in oceanic environment. You have to spend your most of the time on ships during job.

If you want to become a chief engineer in merchant navy after completion of your 12th science, you should get admission in B.Tech(marine engineering) and after completion of your course you can very much get a job post in Merchant Navy but not for the post of Chief Engineer as there is no such examination via which you can avail the post of chief engineer.

Chief Engineer post is the highest level post in Merchant Navy in the engine side as he is responsible for the smooth functioning of the engine department being the head.

There is nothing as such minimum job opportunities in Merchant Navy, you should try to complete your course from a recognized University with good scores and I am sure you will very much eligible to avail a job post in any good shipping company.

The duration of Marine Engineering course is 4 years from a recognized college/University. The duration of the job is not fixed as in different companies the term duration differs, i.e. 6 months, 9 months, etc.