Maritime and Coastguard Agency

United Kingdom

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About Maritime and Coastguard Agency

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) is an executive agency of the United Kingdom working to prevent the loss of lives at sea and is responsible for implementing British and international maritime law and safety policy. It is also responsible for land based search and rescue helicopter operations from 2015.

Its responsibilities include coordinating search and rescue (SAR) on the coastline and at sea through Her Majesty's Coastguard (HMCG), ensuring that ships meet international and UK safety standards, monitoring and preventing coastal water pollution and testing and issuing Merchant Navy Certificates of Competency (licences) for ships' officers and crew to STCW requirements The organisation is led by Sir Alan Massey, its Chief Executive, who took up post in July 2010.The MCA are chiefly responsible for the syllabus and national training standards issued by the Merchant Navy Training Board (based at the UK Chamber of Shipping).

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Maritime & Coastguard Agency

3 jobs with Maritime and Coastguard Agency

  • Data Engineer

    • Southampton, Hampshire
    • £30,734
    • Maritime and Coastguard Agency

    This is a fantastic opportunity as you will design, build, test and maintain datasets in our new MCA Cloud Data Platform...

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  • UKSR Data Analyst

    • Nationwide
    • £30,734
    • Maritime and Coastguard Agency

    Are you someone who is happy to communicate at all levels including Directors and Senior Managers?

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  • Business Support Officer

    • Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire
    • £21,841
    • Maritime and Coastguard Agency

    Are you a strong communicator? Have you got excellent organisational skills?

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