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Engineering Discipline

Higher Diploma in Maritime Studies

Programme code EG114712

The following section presents the programme information offered in September 2024. Programme information for AY 2025/26 will be announced in early November 2024.
Articulation
Graduates may apply for the upgrading courses leading to issue the Class 3 Deck Officer Certificate of Competency, Sea-going or River Trade.
Career Prospects
Graduates may be employed in the merchant navy as deck cadets. They may also find their job opportunities in ship management / agency companies, ferry companies, stevedoring / sea freight agents, dockyards, warehousing / container terminals, fuel / inventory supply companies, marine consultancy companies, Marine Department or disciplinary forces of HKSAR Government, etc. Subject to the continuing implementation of Sea-going Training Incentive Scheme by the Government, graduates undergoing their cadet training aboard ocean-going vessels are eligible to receive training incentives from the Government. For details, please visit the website of the Marine Department of HKSAR (https://www.mardep.gov.hk).