Founded in 1756, The Marine Society has provided guidance, life-long learning opportunities and support for professional seafarers from all the sea services since before the time of Nelson.
Today's seafarers find that
The Marine Society's College of the Sea levels the educational playing field by ensuring that they have the advice, support and access to similar learning opportunities as are enjoyed by their counterparts ashore.
This is achieved through the provision of a comprehensive educational support programme which includes distance-taught packages tailored for seafarers and maritime professionals; the provision of a library and a news service to ships throughout the world; financial support to UK seafarers; plus expert impartial advice and guidance on all aspects of life at sea.
We have a 250 year-old remit to encourage young people to make informed career choices about the sea and about an industry that employs a quarter of a million people with a £38 billion turnover - and that's just in the UK!
We also feature
webships: vessels which are profiled online and whose progress is monitored by means of email despatches and digital photographs from the ships - a sort of online ship's diary, offering an interactive insight into contemporary life at sea.
The pages in the menu on the left are maintained daily, ensuring that you have the most up to date information available. Our aim is to make this site an excellent resource facility for serving and prospective seafarers alike.