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Marine chief engineer

Occupation · ISCO 3151what the job is

Design and Technology, Chemistry and Design and Technology at A level, then a Level 2 apprenticeship straight after school.

Closest route from school
Level 2

the nearest apprenticeship standard, the same level as GCSEs · 2 standards and 4 school subjects share ideas with this job · Skills England, ESCO, DfE subject content

Which subjects to pickSchools where they are taken most

Level 2 — England’s qualification levels run 1–8: GCSE is 2, A level is 3, a bachelor’s degree is 6.

At school · Years 9–13

Which subjects build towards it?

4GCSE and A level subjects share ideas with this job; A level Design and Technology is the closest

Bar — strength of the overlap relative to the strongest subject (1.00); not a grade or an entry requirement.

DfE subject content · matched to the apprenticeship standards below by sch.today

A level Design and Technology1.00
GCSE Chemistry0.63
GCSE Design and Technology0.49
GCSE Physical Education0.23

Design and Technology leads because the job and the course share the same ideas: machinery safety, destructive testing, electronic system, corrosion.

All subjects and shared ideas4
SubjectMatchShared ideas
A level Design and Technology1.00machinery safety, destructive testing, electronic system, corrosion, non-destructive testing
GCSE Chemistry0.63material application, corrosion prevention, corrosion, material property
GCSE Design and Technology0.49corrosion, fabrication, marking out, material property
GCSE Physical Education0.23guidance, personal development
After school · 16–19 and beyond

Which apprenticeships lead here?

2Skills England standards match this job

Apprenticeship standard — the official list of what an apprentice in one job must know and be able to do; the level says how advanced it is. Level 3 can start straight after GCSEs.

Skills England, contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0

Maritime mechanical and electrical mechanicLevel 2 (intermediate) apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · closest match · shares principles of mechanical engineering, pollution prevention · ST0276Engineering technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · start straight after GCSEs · shares perform quality audits, principles of mechanical engineering, maintain electronic equipment, electronics principles · ST0457
England

Where are these subjects taken most?

Secondary schools with at least 30 pupils in Year 11, ranked by the share taking Design and Technology, Chemistry and Design and Technology, weighted by how strongly each subject leads here.

Ranking — shows what pupils study, not how well a school prepares them for the job.

DfE subject entries

Millom SchoolMillom, Cumberland · A level Design and Technology, GCSE Chemistry, GCSE Design and TechnologySimon Langton Grammar School for BoysCanterbury, Kent · GCSE Chemistry, GCSE Design and Technology, A level Design and TechnologyDover Grammar School for BoysDover, Kent · GCSE Chemistry, GCSE Design and Technology, A level Design and Technology
More schools9
The Norton Knatchbull SchoolAshford, Kent · GCSE Chemistry, GCSE Design and Technology, A level Design and TechnologyKirkham Grammar SchoolPreston, Lancashire · GCSE Chemistry, GCSE Design and Technology, A level Design and TechnologyIlford County High SchoolIlford, Redbridge · GCSE Chemistry, GCSE Design and Technology, GCSE Physical EducationShireland Collegiate AcademySmethwick, Sandwell · GCSE Chemistry, A level Design and Technology, GCSE Design and TechnologyBirkdale SchoolSheffield, Sheffield · GCSE Chemistry, GCSE Design and Technology, A level Design and TechnologyHeckmondwike Grammar SchoolHeckmondwike, Kirklees · GCSE Chemistry, GCSE Design and Technology, A level Design and TechnologyRavens Wood SchoolBromley, Bromley · GCSE Chemistry, GCSE Design and Technology, A level Design and TechnologySir William Ramsay SchoolHigh Wycombe, Buckinghamshire · GCSE Chemistry, A level Design and Technology, GCSE Design and TechnologyWorksop CollegeWorksop, Nottinghamshire · GCSE Chemistry, A level Design and Technology, GCSE Design and Technology
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ESCO · 3151

What the job is

Marine chief engineers are responsible for the entire technical operations of the vessel including engineering, electrical, and mechanical divisions. They are the head of the entire engine department aboard the ship and have overall responsibility for all technical operations and equipment on-board the ship. Marine chief engineers collaborate on security, survival and health care on board and observe the national and international standards of application.

Occupations and their descriptions: ESCO classification of the European Commission, © European Union.

This is a model of overlapping content, not careers advice or entry requirements, which employers and training providers set. Occupations and their descriptions: ESCO classification of the European Commission, © European Union. Apprenticeship standards: Skills England, contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School subjects and entries: Department for Education. Links between them are made by sch.today. Methodology.