Occupation 3512 · Associate professional occupations
Ship and hovercraft officers command and navigate ships and other craft, co-ordinate the activities of officers and deck and engine room ratings, operate and maintain communications equipment on board ship and undertake minor repairs to engines, boilers and other mechanical and electrical equipment.
Entrants usually possess GCSEs/S grades and A levels/H grades. Good colour vision without spectacles or contact lenses is required for some posts and candidates must undergo a medical examination. Training lasts three to four years and combines taught courses and assessed training at sea.
Chief engineer (shipping) · Marine engineer (shipping) · Merchant navy officer · Petty officer · Tug master · Yacht skipper
| Measure | Hours | Basis | Period | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3512 : Ship and hovercraft officers | None | None | 2026-03 | 10,100.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 3512 : Ship and hovercraft officers | None | None | 2026-03 | 11,200.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 3512 : Ship and hovercraft officers | None | None | 2026-03 | 14,700.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 3512 : Ship and hovercraft officers | None | None | 2026-03 | 500.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 3512 : Ship and hovercraft officers | None | None | 2026-03 | 3,500.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 3512 : Ship and hovercraft officers | None | None | 2026-03 | 15,300.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 3512 : Ship and hovercraft officers | None | None | 2026-03 | 1,100.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
ONS does not publish occupational pay below region. Cells the survey could not support are shown as withheld, with its reason — adding a region split to a specific occupation leaves roughly a tenth of cells publishable.
| Region | Measure | Hours | Value | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East | 3512 : Ship and hovercraft officers | None | 1,100.00 | 2026-03 |
| East Midlands | 3512 : Ship and hovercraft officers | None | withheld | 2026-03 |
| London | 3512 : Ship and hovercraft officers | None | 800.00 | 2026-03 |
| North East | 3512 : Ship and hovercraft officers | None | 1,100.00 | 2026-03 |
| North West | 3512 : Ship and hovercraft officers | None | 3,000.00 | 2026-03 |
| Northern Ireland | 3512 : Ship and hovercraft officers | None | 500.00 | 2026-03 |
| Scotland | 3512 : Ship and hovercraft officers | None | 3,500.00 | 2026-03 |
| South East | 3512 : Ship and hovercraft officers | None | 1,200.00 | 2026-03 |
| South West | 3512 : Ship and hovercraft officers | None | 1,800.00 | 2026-03 |
| Wales | 3512 : Ship and hovercraft officers | None | 1,100.00 | 2026-03 |
| West Midlands | 3512 : Ship and hovercraft officers | None | withheld | 2026-03 |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | 3512 : Ship and hovercraft officers | None | 600.00 | 2026-03 |
ONS publishes regional pay for this occupation where the survey sample supports it — 10 of 12 cells on this page. The rest are withheld by ONS, and are shown as withheld with the reason, rather than left out.
The Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, published by the Office for National Statistics. Figures are shown exactly as ONS publishes them — we do not adjust, model or fill them in, and every number on this page carries the series and period it came from.