SMA & NESCol will be at the Tall Ships Races Aberdeen 2025 this July! Catch us in the Discovery Zone for hands-on activities, career chats & a look at our Trainee Deckhand & Officer Cadet courses. Set your course:

Launch Your Career at Sea – Become a Merchant Navy Deck Officer! @NESCollege 3-year Cadetship is your gateway to a well-paid, adventure-filled life at sea with excellent employment opportunities and quick career progression. Apply now for August 2025 start dates!

Thrilled to welcome new intake of Merchant Navy Deck Officer Cadets to Peterhead! Great to have you for the next 3 years and can't wait to see the incredible things you'll achieve in your career. Here's to charting new courses, mastering seamanship, and making lifelong friends!

Only 4 spaces left on our Deck Officer Cadet course on 26th August - if you're serious then apply now! Sponsoring companies like North Star, Tidewater, Vroon, Northlink Ferries, Sentinel, Solvtrans etc. Email ch.bell@nescol.ac.uk or call 01779 476204. Must be 17+ with Nat 5 Maths

Thrilled to welcome back our 2021 Deck Officer Cadets as they embark on their last ever college phase, getting SQA and MCA OOW exam ready for July. Best of luck guys, some tough study weeks ahead!.Applications for 26th August intake open, contact sma@nescol.ac.uk // 01779 476204

Great article by @YourFishingNews News, showing two local Peterhead lads starting out as Fisherman following our Trainee Deckhand course, proving that hard work and dedication can lead to a prolonged fishing career. Good luck guys! Interested? email sma@nescol.ac.uk for Apr/Sept.

Deck Officer Cadets 2024 - applications open for next intake 26th August. Fully sponsored 3-year program leading to OOW Unlimited cert. A unique career experience with choice of shipping companies. Ages 17+ and need 4x Nat 5's or equivalent. Email sma@nescol.ac.uk or 01779 476204

Are you an experienced seafarer looking to work ashore? Current lecturer looking for a new opportunity? Then SMA in Peterhead might be for you! Recruiting for Lecturer in Nautical Science, 35 hours p/w, 12 weeks holiday, great pension, salary £35k-£43k with experience.

The Scottish Maritime Academy will reopen tomorrow (19 January). We're looking forward to seeing everyone back on site after the enforced weather break.

A reminder the SMA is closed today due to weather conditions in and around Peterhead. All learning will move online for the day.

The Scottish Maritime Academy will remain closed tomorrow (Thursday 18 January) due to current conditions and forecasts. All learning will move online:

The Scottish Maritime Academy is closed today due to adverse weather and road conditions in and around Peterhead. We’ll be in touch by email with further information for students and staff due to attend.

Despite being the final week of their course, our Trainee Deckhands earned themselves one last excursion - a guided tour of impressive pelagic trawler TAITS FR229 at Fraserburgh Harbour, even being treated to a delicious lunch at the Mission café! A big thanks to the Tait family.

Surprise visit by student Andrew Emslie, who was the first of his class to finish the 3-year Cadetship and is now officially ready to work as a Navigation Officer. Andrew, from Peterhead, is proudly pictured with his new COC alongside SMA Manager Chris Bell. Good luck!!

If you want a career that will take you places, check out the Merchant Navy Deck Officer Cadet Programme. Deck Officers are responsible for navigating ships safely worldwide. Starts August at the Scottish Maritime Academy:

Looking for a change of career direction? A Deck Officer in the Merchant Navy offers unlimited opportunities within a dynamic workplace. Responsible for navigating ships safely worldwide, it begins here: Applications open now for August

Looking for a change of career direction, unlimited opportunities and a dynamic working environment? A Deck Officer in the #MerchantNavy requires leadership qualities. Responsible for navigating ships safely worldwide, it begins here:

For rewarding careers with Northlink Ferries, Solstad Offshore and Solvtrans, our training agent Stream Marine are hosting an Open Day at their premises in Glasgow on the 8th July. We want Cadets for a 28th August start date in Peterhead, plenty of time to find out more!

Our students had an amazing experience at Port of Aberdeen recently, getting a tour of North Star vessel 'Grampian Defiance', being shown around the Marine Operations Centre and learning about the new South Harbour. Thanks to all who made it happen, they all had a great time!

Cadet Open Day! Wednesday 14th June 12-6pm. Keen on our Merchant Navy Deck Officer Cadet course starting on 28th August? Come along to see our facilities, meet staff & students and learn about exciting careers within the Offshore Renewables sector, NorthLink Ferries and more!