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Overview
Maritime instructors teach professional skippers and ship captains how to pilot, steer, navigate and maintain inland or maritime vessels.
In job descriptions, look for lesson content, boating principles, navigation devices, meteorological information, collision regulations, student safety, vessel security and practice assessment.
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Open in Job ExplorerWhat the work can involve
Maritime instruction combines classroom teaching with observed practice on boats, ships or simulators. The work can cover piloting, steering, navigation, vessel maintenance, weather information, passenger safety, crew movement and assessment of students under maritime routines.
Skills and specializations
Useful depth includes boating principles, water navigation devices, meteorological information, collision-prevention rules, student safety and assessment processes. Specialization may focus on inland vessels, maritime ships, docking practice, passenger service or emergency procedures.
Salary context
Pay is shaped by vessel type, teaching responsibility, practical assessment, safety accountability, navigation equipment, course design and whether the instructor supervises passengers or crew movement during training. Classroom-only and vessel-based roles differ.
Career paths
Development may start with prepared lessons and practice supervision, then grow toward lead instructor, course designer, simulator trainer, safety coordinator, examiner role or specialist training for docking, navigation or vessel security.
Good to know
Check whether a vacancy involves live vessel practice, simulator sessions or classroom theory. Clear adverts name vessel type, navigation devices, safety responsibilities, assessment method and the student group being trained.
Editorial note
This guide gives editorial career context for this occupation. It is not official labour-market statistics or salary data.
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O*NET relationships
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O*NET relationships: 1
Teachers and Instructors, All Other
25-3099.00
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Alternative labels
Occupation group
vocational teacher (2320.1)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/0599d0e7-398f-464b-97bb-427686f27d50 |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 2320.1.17 |
| ISCO group | 2320 |
| Concept type | Occupation |