Difference between Deck and Engine Cadet.

Cadet STCW

Difference between Deck and Engine Cadet.: The main difference between deck and engine cadet is what gives more than 1 million young marine professionals nightmare.

While in the process of choosing which course to pursue at an institute and deciding between engine and deck departments, we ask students to keep these five things in mind before joining merchant navy. In relation to understanding both the aspects better it is also necessary for prospective students to understand the difference between Nautical Science and Marine Engineering. At the very base level, students who choose to pursue ‘Nautical Science’ end up choosing the path of a deck officer while those that choose ‘Marine Engineering’ end up choosing the path of an engineer onboard.

People confused between engine and deck sides, often have queries regarding the following aspects:

1. Salary structure (difference between salaries of both the departments)
2. Job profile
3. Future prospects
4. Placement and job availability
5. Availability of shore jobs – Some people even think about the prospect and availability of shore jobs once they have worked for certain years on ships and wish to pursue other interests

Let’s look at each aspect individually. Read more

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