Joining the Royal Navy on the Accelerated Apprentice Scheme (Submariner) as a Marine Engineer

Joining the Royal Navy on the Accelerated Apprentice Scheme (Submariner) as a Marine Engineer means being fast-tracked to working with one of our most elite teams. You'll be paid to study, gain practical skills and use highly sophisticated equipment. Prior to that you'll spend time in active service.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Be a crucial part of one of our most respected and highly trained teams
• As a Marine Engineer Submariner (MESM) you'll be supporting your boat's nuclear reactor, ensuring its safe operation, and maintaining all the support systems that are vital to submarine missions
• Work on board a Vanguard Class submarine, ensuring the nation's nuclear deterrent is operational, or an Astute Class vessel where you'll be part of some highly classified hunter killer operations
• Operate at the highest levels of the industry as you complete an accelerated scheme to become a nuclear engineer
• After that you can extend your service, apply to become a commissioned officer, or transfer your new skills to a career in the civilian sector

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

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 unresolved 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.