A career as a Marine Engineer is challenging. You will have responsibility for the installation, operation and maintenance of machinery and equipment on a large variety of ships. You could be involved in designing, testing and improving machinery and equipment, often working at sea.

As a Marine Engineer, you might work in the engine room of a cargo ship, on a drilling vessel, a tug, passenger ship or even an oil tanker. You'll learn everything there is to know about diesel, steam and gas turbine engines.

Your job will be to make sure that the main engines and associated machinery are operating efficiently. You'll carry out regular maintenance of the main engine and auxiliary equipment and supervise major maintenance work while the ship is in port.

If you like large vessels, and the idea of working on the monster engines and systems that power them, then Marine Engineering could be for you.