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From shore-based careers to fully funded maritime officer cadetships with integrated sea time, our globally respected courses will prepare you for a rewarding career in an industry like no other.

At Solent University's Warsash Maritime School, you'll learn from professionals who have sailed the roughest seas and managed the most challenging conditions ashore. They'll share their expertise and connect you with industry leaders from day one.

Deck cadets using the bridge simulator
An engineer cadet working on a project

We are one of the world's top maritime training centres with 80 years' experience delivering internationally recognised education and training to the maritime industry. 

Study in the heart of Southampton, the UK’s largest maritime and shipping cluster and one of the most significant in Europe.

Working alumni and strong connections throughout the maritime world provide valuable networking and employment opportunities.

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From UK-based pre-cadetship programmes to international opportunities with top maritime academies in Greece, our global partnerships create pathways to an exciting career at sea, or on shore.

Solent University is part of a national research partnership that has been awarded £21.3m to decarbonise the UK maritime sector.

Our annual maritime events connect students, alumni and senior professionals to share early career insights, explore industry developments and build employability.

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Southampton is a maritime city and students on our maritime degrees have regular opportunities to visit the port of Southampton to witness the workings of a busy port at first hand. Students also have the opportunity to visit the ports of Antwerp and Rotterdam, the International Maritime Organization, and the Baltic Exchange. Officer cadets - by the very nature of their cadetships - have real-world learning embedded into their programme by spending a number of months at sea, putting the academic knowledge and safety training skills they've learned at Solent into practice on board ship. And all maritime students have the opportunity to attend our annual Maritime Conference, where they can connect with leaders in the maritime industry.

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The best thing about my lecturers was their varied experience. Many of them had worked at sea or still did, most having earned their Master Mariner CoC. All had years of experience on different types of vessel so you could always find someone who could offer insight into life on board any ship you'd encounter.

Daisy Jarvis, Third Officer - Royal Fleet Auxiliary and FdSc Nautical Science graduate
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Warsash cadets in the classroom
Fire fighting tuition
Engineer cadets in the workshops
ETO cadets in the workshops
Deck cadets using the bridge simulator
Engineer cadets in the workshops

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Facilities

We’ve invested more than £43 million in maritime training facilities and an additional £5 million through the South Coast Institute of Technology (IoT) to ensure students have access to the very best resources.

Facilities include the UK’s largest ship and port simulation centre, a dedicated fire school, and the nation’s only ship handling centre at Timsbury Lake.

The University also boasts a composite materials lab, yacht design workshops, a 60-metre towing tank, and a four-metre static stability tank.  

  • Bridge simulation

    Bridge simulation

    The bridge simulators and ECDIS suites are used for training deck officers in the use of radar, ECDIS, automatic radar plotting aids and other electronic aids to maintain safety of navigation.

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  • Engine room simulation

    Engine room simulation

    The engine room simulator is set up to replicate a real ship's engine room using touchscreen technology and low voltage switchboard with real 440V breakers.

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  • Fire school

    Fire school

    Our purpose built fire school provides a realistic but safe environment in which seafarers can learn the vital techniques of fighting fires at sea.

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  • Library

    Library

    The Library building is open for Solent students and staff to access computers and study spaces, and for browsing the shelves and borrowing items.

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  • Medical training centre

    Medical training centre

    The medical centre uses the same type of equipment as found on board ship for mandatory medical training for ships' officers.

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  • Ship handling centre

    Ship handling centre

    Timsbury Lake is the home of our scaled model ship handling centre which provides specialist training for pilots, masters and senior ship's officers.

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  • The Spark

    The Spark

    Solent's £33m Spark building combines interactive teaching spaces with lecture theatres and an atrium with social spaces. Central to The Spark building is the futuristic Pod, which has a full-size lecture theatre and open-topped breakout space.

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