If not, then you should. It’s one of the most challenging and rewarding careers there is, with a fantastic salary (starting at around £23,000), great promotion prospects and the opportunity to travel the world.

Get paid to train

Blackpool and The Fylde College’s Nautical Campus at Fleetwood is one of just four centres in the UK where you can train for a merchant navy career. Choose from three qualifications, all of which will guarantee you employment in the industry after you graduate. What’s more, you’ll be sponsored by a shipping company while you train which means you won’t have any tuition fees to pay. In fact, you even get a salary while you’re studying, of between £6,000 and £13,000!

A Life on the Ocean Wave….. Get paid to travel the world and train for a career in the Merchant Navy

If you’re keen to find out more.....

Merchant Navy Careers Day on Saturday, 11th February, 2012