The Royal Navy - Marine Engineering - Accelerated Apprenticeship
Royal Navy
Hampshire (PO2 8BY)
Closes on Thursday 1 August 2030
Posted on 9 July 2026
Contents
Summary
Fancy being fast-tracked to a crucial role in our world-class marine engineering team? After accelerated training, it's your job to make sure our state-of-the-art warships are ready for action. Whatever the problem, you'll keep us moving, from the Engine Room of a Type 45 Destroyer to providing electricity for a Type 23 Frigate.
- Wage
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£34,000 a year
Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)
• An excellent non-contributory pension scheme – we pay into it for you, so you don’t have to sacrifice any salary • Six weeks of paid holiday every year • Free medical and dental care
- Training course
- Maritime mechanical fitter (level 3)
- Hours
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Shifts to be confirmed.
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Friday 2 August 2030
- Duration
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3 years 6 months
- Positions available
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96
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you'll do at work
You’ll be embarking on one of the world’s top apprenticeship schemes, which means training will be a constant feature of your time with us. As well as helping you develop your Royal Navy career, everything you achieve will be valued by a future civilian employer.
It will also be recognised by Professional Institutions, so you can take a streamlined route to registering as an EngTech or an IEng. It takes place in two distinct environments: at onshore training facilities and on-board operational ships.
You will focus on
- Learning how machinery works
- Repairing equipment
- Making components
- Using essential tools and techniques
- Safety procedures
Be a key part of the immense engineering effort that goes into powering our ships, keeping every operation on track, and making some essential missions possible.
Find innovative and resourceful solutions to complex problems, applying the engineering skills and knowledge you gain in a world where there is no such thing as standard.
Get your hands on some of the most sophisticated equipment on the planet, working with your team, and under the guidance of the Marine Engineer Officer.
Complete daily rounds, checking equipment to ensure the ship remains operational. You’ll need to be precise and pay attention to detail, because even the smallest oversight can have a big impact on the rest of the ship.
Where you'll work
Navy Command HQ
The Admiral Sir Henry Leach Building
Portsmouth
Hampshire
PO2 8BY
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
ROYAL NAVY
Training course
Maritime mechanical fitter (level 3)
Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)
What you'll learn
Course contents
- Obtain, read, analyse and interpret engineering data, drawings or documentation used in the design, build, operation and repair of maritime vessels such as job instructions, drawings, quality control documentation.
- Apply health and safety procedures and safe systems of work in compliance with regulations and standards.
- Identify, organise and use resources to complete tasks, with consideration for safety, quality, cost, security and environmental impact.
- Use approved processes and procedures for maritime mechanical work.
- Carry out maritime mechanical quality assurance checks.
- Resolve maritime mechanical engineering problems within the limits of their responsibility. Escalate un-resolved fault issues or problems.
- Restore the work area on completion of the activity. Return any resources and consumables.
- Measure and mark out maritime mechanical components.
- Select and use hand and power tools to cut, shape and finish maritime mechanical components.
- Install and remove maritime mechanical equipment or components, sub-assemblies or whole systems.
- Apply maritime mechanical assembly and use methods and techniques such as lubrication, inspection, alignment, balancing, tightening, fastening, cleaning and calibrating on board maritime vessels.
- Apply testing, inspection and diagnostic techniques used in the maritime mechanical environment.
- Apply planned, preventative and corrective maintenance techniques on mechanical maritime components, equipment and systems.
- Apply continuous improvement techniques. Devise suggestions for improvement.
- Communicate with others verbally for example, colleagues and stakeholders.
- Apply team working principles.
- Carry out and record planned and unplanned learning and development activities.
- Record and enter information - paper based or electronic. For example, energy usage, job sheets, risk assessments, equipment service records, test results, handover documents and manufacturers' documentation, asset management records, work sheets, checklists, waste environmental records and any legal reporting requirements.
- Apply environmental and sustainability procedures in compliance with regulations and standards for example, segregate resources for reuse, recycling and disposal.
- Follow equality, diversity and inclusion procedures.
- Obtain, read, analyse and interpret engineering data, drawings or documentation used in the design, build, operation and repair of maritime vessels such as job instructions, drawings, quality control documentation.
- Apply health and safety procedures and safe systems of work in compliance with regulations and standards.
- Identify, organise and use resources to complete tasks, with consideration for safety, quality, cost, security and environmental impact.
- Use approved processes and procedures for maritime mechanical work.
- Carry out maritime mechanical quality assurance checks.
- Resolve maritime mechanical engineering problems within the limits of their responsibility. Escalate un-resolved fault issues or problems.
- Restore the work area on completion of the activity. Return any resources and consumables.
- Measure and mark out maritime mechanical components.
- Select and use hand and power tools to cut, shape and finish maritime mechanical components.
- Install and remove maritime mechanical equipment or components, sub-assemblies or whole systems.
- Apply maritime mechanical assembly and use methods and techniques such as lubrication, inspection, alignment, balancing, tightening, fastening, cleaning and calibrating on board maritime vessels.
- Apply testing, inspection and diagnostic techniques used in the maritime mechanical environment.
- Apply planned, preventative and corrective maintenance techniques on mechanical maritime components, equipment and systems.
- Apply continuous improvement techniques. Devise suggestions for improvement.
- Communicate with others verbally for example, colleagues and stakeholders.
- Apply team working principles.
- Carry out and record planned and unplanned learning and development activities.
- Record and enter information - paper based or electronic. For example, energy usage, job sheets, risk assessments, equipment service records, test results, handover documents and manufacturers' documentation, asset management records, work sheets, checklists, waste environmental records and any legal reporting requirements.
- Apply environmental and sustainability procedures in compliance with regulations and standards for example, segregate resources for reuse, recycling and disposal.
- Follow equality, diversity and inclusion procedures.
Training schedule
- Once you are qualified you will be qualified as a Maritime Mechanical Fitter, equivalent to 2 A-Levels.
- When you join, you complete 10 weeks of basic naval training, followed by marine engineering training at HMS Sultan,
- You’ll start your Naval Career as a Probationary Leading Hand
- With experience and further training, you could be promoted to Petty Officer and beyond
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
Other requirements
Option 1:
- National Qualifications Framework Level 3 Diploma (with a minimum of a Merit Pass) in an engineering discipline
Option 2:
- At least 48 UCAS points in A-levels (or equivalent) in mathematics and a STEM subject
About this employer
The Royal Navy (RN) is responsible for the protection of British interests at home and around the World. 95% of all world trade passes through the high seas and every year Britain imports £524 billion worth of goods. The RN takes an active part in the protection of British Shipping. Around the United Kingdom the RN protects vital fishing stocks by monitoring fishing activities in our waters. We recruit throughout the year, so please ignore Key Dates
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
- If you show the right commitment, skills and academic ability, you could become a Commissioned Officer
- Members of the Royal Navy are promoted on merit. Work hard and you can rise through the ranks
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
ROYAL NAVY
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000041740.
Apply now
Closes on Thursday 1 August 2030
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