The Maritime London Officer Cadet Scholarship (MLOCS) is a charity which provides the funds to enable young people to undertake the three to four year training required to become a Merchant Navy deck, engine or electro-technical officer (ETO).
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The charity currently has 10 cadets at various stages of training.
MLOCS training is overseen by Just Be Maritime (JBM), a highly respected Officer Cadet management company, with the cadet training programme being divided between seagoing appointments aboard a variety of commercial vessels for gaining practical experience, and academic and safety training phases at one of the UK nautical colleges, as follows:
Warsash Maritime School (Southampton)
Additional information is readily available on the JBM website at www.justbemaritime.com, with two principal sections as follows:
- ‘Maritime Careers’ – an overview of industry sectors and career options, with comprehensive information on what an Officer Cadetship entails (e.g. entry requirements, sponsorship, lifestyle etc).
- ‘Officer Cadetships’ – detailed information on training programmes for Deck, Marine Engineer and METO Cadets, along with career progression to either higher ranks or eventual roles ashore.
In 1992 a small group of Lloyd’s underwriters established the Lloyd’s of London Officer Cadet Scholarship as a registered charity. Its objective was to support the training of UK-based merchant navy officers in order to:
- Recognise and promote the improvement of standards of expertise on merchant vessels
- Provide a supply of UK seafarers who might particularly look to the City for careers when coming ashore
The scheme was renamed the Maritime London Officer Cadet Scholarship in 2002 to reflect the contribution to funding of the Scholarships made by the wider maritime services industry in the City.
The Scholarships enable Cadets to study at leading nautical training colleges and at sea to qualify as deck and engine room officers. Each Cadet is currently funded throughout their training by a named corporate Sponsor. MLOCS is also supported by Donors who identify with our objectives but do not sponsor a particular Cadet. Training courses begin in either January or September of each year and last for 3 to 4 years.
Sponsors are invited to become involved in the Cadet selection process and each Cadet liaises with their Sponsor throughout their training. Mentoring of a Cadet can also provide each Sponsor with opportunities for in-house training for their staff and other corporate initiatives and can also identify future employment possibilities.
The sponsorship during training is augmented by Government support under the SmarT scheme and generous contributions from Donors. This funding enables the Cadet to pay the costs of training and also provides a subsistence allowance. Selection of Cadets is supervised by the Trustees in conjunction with Chiltern Maritime. All Trustees are volunteers and the overheads of the charity are low.
MLOCS Patrons and Trustees 2024
Registered Charity No. 1013834
