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Career prospects
Are you interested in ships and shipping, and do you like the sea? Does your heart start pounding when a large container vessel passes by? Can’t you keep your eyes from a cruise vessel in the port or a drilling rig not far from shore? If the answer is yes, you definitely want to become an Officer on board a ship!


Deck Officer (Nautical Studies) 
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As a Deck Officer, you can grow within a shipping company from Officer in Charge of the Navigation Watch to Captain on large ocean-going vessels. This great responsibility requires thorough education and training. During your education as a Deck Officer you will learn to navigate, to manoeuvre and in more general terms, to operate the ship. This includes  safety courses like fire fighting and lifesaving, cargo handling and stability of the ship, but also environmental and quality issues.

During your study you will get training on state-of-the-art, full mission bridge simulators, in order to prepare you for a professional career at sea in the best possible manner. On the simulator you will learn to manage all the different instruments. This training is an excellent preparation for safe watch keeping when you start working for a shipping company.

Career prospect
When you register for the Deck Officer programme you have a good future ahead of you. Shipping companies are eagerly looking for young, new personnel because of the great shortages in the seafarer industry. 


Marine Engineering Officer
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As a student Marine Engineering you will learn how all the different technical installations on a ship are working and you will learn how to maintain them properly.

As a part of your study, you will get trained on high-tech, engine room simulators and machine laboratories in order to prepare you as good as possible for your professional career. On the simulators for instance, you will learn what procedures must be followed to start up a cold engine before you can set sail. You will also learn how to act professionally in case of failures. Inside our new College a replica of an engine room will be built. This machine laboratory allows you to practice in real-life conditions. You won’t find such a unique training environment anywhere else in Oman, or in other GCC countries.

Career prospect
When you register for the Marine Engineering programme you have a good future ahead of you. Shipping companies are eagerly looking for young, new personnel because of the great shortages in the seafarer industry. 
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Port, Shipping and Transport Management
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“Educating tomorrow’s managers” is the aim of the Port, Shipping and Transport Management programme. Today’s managers in the transport chain are confronted with immense challenges in the transport industry. Some examples are: containerisation, computerisation and information technology, inter-modal transportation and new logistic concepts.

The course provides the participants not only with a solid basis in managerial subjects but also with in-depth knowledge of the maritime transport sector and its latest developments.

Career prospect
The Port, Shipping and Transport Management programme educates and trains you for a job at middle-management or supervisory level. Examples of your future employers are shipping agents, port management companies, freight forwarders and stevedores or warehouses. And the prospect is very promising. Ports are developing. Port-related industry, warehouse and transport companies are growing at a great pace. It is happening both inside and outside Oman. So, if you want to be part of the transport chain, this study is the right choice! 
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Operation Technology (oil, gas and petrochemical process industries) 
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You cannot imagine how life would be without processing industry. From detergents for washing clothes, dishes, windows and floors to personal care products, furniture, shoes and cars. People who are working in the chemical- and petrochemical companies develop all these products. You could be one of these people!

With a state-of-the-art pilot plant, process simulators and Computer Based Learning combined with classroom education, IMCO training programme mimics real world industrial plants where process operators apply their knowledge and skills.

Furthermore, through industrial training and organised visits, IMCO creates a direct link with the relevant petrochemical and processing industries and therefore students will have the opportunity to meet potential employers

Career prospect
You want value for money! Be confident that your investment in this programme in terms of money and time pays off with better career prospects. More and more employment opportunities in the process and petrochemical industry are coming up in the rapidly expanding industrial sector of Oman coupled with a diminishing pool of skilled labour; IMCO graduates will have big chance to fill those positions.
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