History reference

The Department of Navigation on Inland Waterways was established in 2015 on the basis of the Department of Navigation and the Department of Ship Management of the Navigation Department of the St. Petersburg State University of Water Communications (SPGUVK). In 2016, the Department of Infocommunication Systems of the Sea and River Fleet of the Information Faculty of the Institute of Water Transport of the GUMRF named after Admiral S.O. Makarova (formerly the Department of Technical Means of Navigation and Communications of the Navigational Faculty of SPGUVK). Thus, the department currently combines three departments of the former navigational faculty of SPGUVK, which previously provided training in the disciplines of the professional cycle of the specialty "Navigation".

Information about the personal composition of teaching staff, indicating the level of education, qualifications and work experience

A photo	Full name, position, academic degree, academic title	Direction of training education specialty, general work experience including scientific and pedagogical	Subjects taught	Information about advanced training
	Karetnikov Vladimir Vladimirovich, Head of the Department of Navigation on Inland Waterways, Doctor of Technical Sciences, academic title - Associate Professor	16 years old / 17 years old	1. Information technology in water transport 2. Safety of navigation on GDP (Use of radar on GDP)
	Dmitriev Vladimir Ivanovich, Professor of the Department of Navigation on Inland Waterways, Candidate of Technical Sciences, academic title - Associate Professor	Navigation, navigation engineer 49 years old / 50 years old	1. Legal support of professional activity 2. Legal basis for ship crew management	Training under the program A-2 "Training, assessment of competence and certification of seafarers", 2017, GUMRF named after Admiral S.O. Makarov; advanced training courses under the program "Practical use of the components of the electronic information and educational environment in the educational process", 2017, Admiral S.O. Makarova
	Rudykh Sergey Vitalievich, Professor of the Department of Navigation on Inland Waterways, Doctor of Technical Sciences, no academic title	Hydraulic construction, engineer majoring in Hydraulic construction 10 years / 0 years	1. Navigation in conditions of lack of visibility	Advanced training courses under the program "Practical use of components of the electronic information and educational environment in the educational process", 2017, GUMRF named after Admiral S.O. Makarova
	Shakhnov Sergey Fedorovich, Professor of the Department of Navigation on Inland Waterways, Doctor of Technical Sciences, academic title - Associate Professor	Aviation Instrumentation, Electromechanical Engineer 25 years old / 45 years old	1. Satellite systems for navigation, communications and surveillance (monitoring) 2. Systems for monitoring and managing transport facilities	Advanced training courses under the program "Practical use of components of the electronic information and educational environment in the educational process", 2017, GUMRF named after Admiral S.O. Makarova
	Andreev Yuri Gennadievich, Associate Professor of the Department of Navigation on Inland Waterways, no academic degree, no academic title	31 years old / 32 years old	1. General navigation of inland waterways of the Russian Federation
	Andryushechkin Yury Nikolaevich, Associate Professor of the Department of Navigation on Inland Waterways, Candidate of Technical Sciences, no academic title	Navigation, navigation engineer 12 years old / 16 years old	1. Fleet management 2. Management	Training under the program A-2 "Training, assessment of competence and certification of seafarers", 2018, GUMRF named after Admiral S.O. Makarova
	Zaitsev Aleksey Ivanovich, Associate Professor of the Department of Navigation on Inland Waterways, Candidate of Technical Sciences, no academic title	Navigation on sea routes, engineer-navigator 6 years old / 9 years old	1. Commercial operation of the vessel 2. Economics of the industry	Advanced training courses under the program "Practical use of components of the electronic information and educational environment in the educational process", 2017, GUMRF named after Admiral S.O. Makarova
	Kozik Sergey Viktorovich, Professor of the Department of Navigation on Inland Waterways, Ph.D., academic title - Associate Professor	Navigator of the Navy, an officer with a higher military education as an engineer-navigator 35 years old / 37 years old	1. Cargo transportation technology 2. Basic safety training 3. Lifeboat specialist training 4. Fighting fires on an extended program	Advanced training courses under the program "Practical use of components of the electronic information and educational environment in the educational process", 2017, GUMRF named after Admiral S.O. Makarova
	Lysenko Yury Nikolaevich, Associate Professor of the Department of Navigation on Inland Waterways, no academic degree, academic title - Associate Professor	Navigator of the Navy, military engineer-navigator 36 years old / 39 years old	1. Navigation on inland waterways, part 1	Advanced training courses for faculty members under the program "Use of innovative technologies in the educational process", 2018, GUMRF named after Admiral S.O. Makarova
	Mokrozub Oleg Ivanovich, Associate Professor of the Department of Navigation on Inland Waterways, no academic degree, academic title - Associate Professor	Navigator of the Navy, military engineer-navigator; engineering operational-tactical navigator, officer with higher military education 31 years old / 32 years old	1. Safety of navigation on GDP (Use of radar on GDP)	Advanced training courses under the program "Practical use of components of the electronic information and educational environment in the educational process", 2017, GUMRF named after Admiral S.O. Makarova
	Pashchenko Ivan Vladimirovich, Associate Professor of the Department of Navigation on Inland Waterways, Candidate of Technical Sciences, academic title - Associate Professor	Navigation, navigation engineer 16 years old / 17 years old	1. Special guidance 2. Hydrography	Advanced training courses under the program "Practical use of components of the electronic information and educational environment in the educational process", 2017, GUMRF named after Admiral S.O. Makarova
	Prokhorenkov Andrey Alexandrovich, Associate Professor of the Department of Navigation on Inland Waterways, Candidate of Technical Sciences, no academic title	Navigation, engineer with a degree in navigation, senior assistant to the captain 5 years / 11 years	1. Navigation on inland waterways, part 2	Advanced training courses under the program "Practical use of components of the electronic information and educational environment in the educational process", 2017, GUMRF named after Admiral S.O. Makarova
	Efimov Konstantin Ivanovich, Senior Lecturer of the Department of Navigation on Inland Waterways, no academic degree, no academic title	Navigation, engineer by specialty "Navigation" 4 years / 5 years	1. Safety of navigation on inland waterways 2. Navigation in the absence of visibility	Advanced training courses under the program "Practical use of components of the electronic information and educational environment in the educational process", 2017, GUMRF named after Admiral S.O. Makarova

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Academic work

The department is graduating in the specialty 26.05.05 "Navigation" (specialization "Navigation on sea and inland waterways"). The teachers of the department conduct training in the disciplines of the humanitarian, social and economic cycle: "Legal support for professional activities", "Legal foundations for managing the ship's crew", "Management of the fleet", "Management", as well as the professional cycle: "Navigation and Pilot" , "Safety of Navigation", "Prevention of Collisions of Vessels", "Radio Communications and Telecommunications" (basic part of the professional cycle), "Technology for Cargo Transportation", "Navigation on Inland Waterways", "Safety of Navigation on Inland Waterways", " General Pilot of the Inland Waterways of the Russian Federation”, “Special Pilot”, “Hydrography”, “Commercial Operation of the Vessel”, “Industry Economics”, “Navigation in Lack of Visibility Conditions” (variable part of the professional cycle). In addition, the teachers of the department conduct lectures and practical classes in the disciplines of the professional cycle of the specialty 25.05.03 "Technical operation of transport radio equipment": "Satellite systems for navigation, communication and surveillance (monitoring)", "Information technology in water transport ".

The search for optimal means and methods of professional training of navigators has led to the development and implementation of simulators - technical means designed to form the navigator's professional skills and abilities necessary for him to control ship systems. The simulator is a model of a controlled system, with the help of which the process of its functioning, interaction with the external environment and the object of labor is reproduced.

Currently, the department is involved in the educational process:

• planetarium for 25 seats;
• simulator complex "Navigation on the GDP" for 24 places;
• Radio communication laboratory on GDP;
• depot of navigation charts and books.

The International Convention on the Training, Certification and Watchkeeping of Seafarers, 1978, as amended, provides that a candidate for certification as an officer in charge of a navigational watch, in addition to theoretical and practical training at an educational institution, must have approved seagoing service. The practice envisaged by the State Educational Standard of Higher Education and the curriculum are intended to contribute to the solution of this problem. The department manages navigational and pre-diploma practices of students. The main objectives of the practice is to acquire knowledge, skills and abilities by students in accordance with the requirements for the competence of watch officers (Table A II / I of the International Convention on the Training, Certification of Seafarers and Watchkeeping (level of operation)).

Navigational practice provides for:

• consolidation of theoretical and practical knowledge obtained by students in the study of disciplines of the specialty and specialization;
• study of the rights and obligations of ship specialists;
• familiarization with the organization and planning of production and technological processes;
• performance (duplication) of the functions of the captain's officer on duty;
• study of life support issues on board and environmental safety;
• development of initial production skills of the senior assistant to the captain;
• consolidation of knowledge of maritime English.

In pre-diploma practice, the student additionally provides for the implementation of an individual task in accordance with the topic of the thesis.

The final state certification of students, in which the Department of Navigation on Inland Waterways takes an active part, consists of the defense of the final qualifying work and an interdisciplinary state exam, which necessarily includes certification in practical training.

The final qualifying work in accordance with the specialist training program is carried out in the form of a thesis.

The diploma work of the future engineer-navigator has a practical orientation and contributes to the consolidation of professional skills that he will need in his specialty.

Educational and methodical work

The teachers of the department prepared and published textbooks and teaching aids, as well as monographs reflecting the latest achievements in the field of merchant shipping, ensuring the safety of navigation and communications on inland waterways: textbooks "Navigation and Pilot" (V.I. Dmitriev, 2015), "Automation of navigation" (V.V. Karetnikov, A.A. Sikarev, S.F. Shakhnov, 2014), "Technical means of navigation" (V.V. Karetnikov, Yu.N. Lysenko, S.F. Shakhnov [and others], under the general editorship of A.A. Sikarev, 2013), “Marine radio communications and telecommunications” (Yu.G. Vishnevsky, A.A. Sikarev, 2013), textbooks “Commercial operation vessel”, “Practice of navigation” (V.I. Dmitriev, 2009), “Fundamentals of maritime practice” (V.I. Dmitriev, 2008), “Manual for the study of COLREGs-72, VVPVP RF, IALA navigation equipment systems, navigation equipment GDP of the Russian Federation and MSS-65 "(V.I. Dmitriev, 2007)," Ensuring the safety of navigation "(V.I. Dmitriev, 2005)," Navigation support for navigation "(V.I. Dmitriev, 2006)," Morse some incidents and their documentation” (V.I. Dmitriev, S.V. Latukhov, 2004), “Piracy, robbery and terrorism at sea” (V.L. Grigoryan, V.I. Dmitriev, 2004), “Processing and placement of cargo at the management level” (Yu.N. Andryushechkin, V.I. Dmitriev, 2009), “Transportation of dangerous goods in packaging and in bulk” (Yu.G. Andreev, Yu.N. Andryushechkin, V.V. Karetnikov, 2013), “The use of ship radar stations to ensure the safety of navigation on inland waterways ways” (V.V. Karetnikov, V.S. Sukhorukov, P.P. Khokhlov, 2008), description of laboratory work on the discipline “Radio navigation instruments” (V.V. Karetnikov, V.F. Zuev, V.V. Krasnikov, 2012), methodological manuals “Transportation of dangerous goods in packaging and in bulk” (V.V. Karetnikov, Yu.G. Andreev, P.D. Semenov, 2008), “Indication accuracy of technical means of navigation” (V. V. Karetnikov, I.V. Pashchenko, S.F. Shakhnov), monographs “Topology of differential fields and range of operation of high-precision positioning control and correction stations on inland waterways” (V.V. Karetnikov, A.A. .sika rev, 2008, 2013), “Architecture of the coverage areas of local differential subsystems operating for the needs of inland water transport” (V.V. Karetnikov, 2010), "Peculiarities of using a ship's radar station to ensure the safety of navigation in relation to inland waterways" (V.V. Karetnikov, A.G. Zamyatin, I.A. Sikarev).

In 2017, a textbook for universities “Safety of navigation on inland waterways” (V.I. Dmitriev), a textbook “Emergency and emergency situations on ships. Salvation at sea” (V.I. Dmitriev), as well as the monograph “Protection of the environment during ship operation” (V.E. Leonov, V.I. Dmitriev). The textbook "Navigation and Pilot" (V.L. Grigoryan, V.I. Dmitriev, V.A. Katenin, 2004) was awarded a Diploma in the nomination "The best educational publication in technical sciences" of the IV All-Russian competition of educational publications for higher educational institutions "University Book-2008". The monograph "Navigational support for navigation" (V.I. Dmitriev, 2006) became the winner of the competition for the best scientific book of the National Education Development Fund.

Professor of the department V.I. Dmitriev takes part in the development of federal state educational and professional standards for secondary and higher educational institutions in the specialty "Ship Driving". In 2016, with his participation, the professional standards "Pilot", "Navigator" and "Mechanic and commander of a floating crane" were developed.

Research work

The department conducts research work related to the area of ​​interest of the teachers of the department in the following areas: ensuring the safety of navigation in maritime areas and on inland waterways; development and implementation of GNSS GLONASS/GPS and its functional additions in water transport; development of modern infocommunication technologies in water transport; development of principles for the construction and operation of robotic water transport facilities (ROVT) operating on the basis of unmanned technologies.

Career guidance work

Associate Professor of the Department S.V. Kozik has been participating in the organization and holding of Admiral S.O. Makarov Olympiad "Gazprom", the Olympiad "Sails of Hope" and "Naval Olympiad" for schoolchildren, as well as the research and design competition "Transport of the Future", held under the leadership of the Ministry of Transport.

Probably, many thought about how to find a good, profitable and stable job at the same time. In the modern world, there are few such islands of stability left, so the choice of profession must be approached very carefully. One of the few industries where they pay well and there is a guaranteed demand for personnel is work at sea.

In this journal article Reconomica our invited expert sailor will tell you where to go to study maritime science, how much specialists of various professions earn at sea, what qualities you need to have for this job, and where to look for a job on a ship.

Which educational institutions in Russia train sailors

Hello, my name is Vladlen. To say that I had some one specific problem is to say nothing. It all started from the moment I entered the St. Petersburg Marine Technical College in order to save a year of time for future work in the maritime industry.

When entering a higher educational institution, you need to unlearn 11 classes at school, and if you go to college, then you get a document a year earlier with which you can work at sea. Of course, Peter can be called the capital of maritime affairs, since all the largest companies and the best maritime educational institutions are located here. I consider them to be: St. Petersburg Marine Technical College, GMA them. adm. S.O. Makarova , St. Petersburg State University of Sea and River Fleet named after Admiral S.O. Makarova . In institutions, I'm sure there are good teachers who know a lot about maritime affairs.

What a beginner needs to know about working at sea

We all know that . If we talk about today, then mostly people who have their own business, politicians and sailors earn money. By itself, this profession has always been profitable, it is a stable job in which you receive a stable high salary. Yes, of course, it is dangerous, basically for this they pay a good salary.

Maritime professions

So, let's get down to business, you want to work at sea and earn real money for real work. This is where a million questions begin, but I'll explain everything to you. Initially, you must decide what you prefer - to disassemble and repair the engine, or to work with documentation and maps.

There are three types of workers on a ship: these are mechanics, navigators and electromechanics(I’ll keep silent about the cooks, since there are almost no jobs for them now). Also, in parallel, there is another section of the branch - this is to be an ordinary train, from which it is then difficult to get out, or to be in a command staff.

How to become a sailor on a ship

The largest container ship in the world

The rank and file includes sailors and minders, as the people say “Bring, give, smell”. If you heard somewhere that sailors earn a lot, and you wondered how to get a job as a sailor on a ship, then it's easy, but the salary of a sailor is not so high. Training and obtaining the necessary certificates takes place in any maritime training center, which is available in almost every city, after which you will have to pass an exam at the local maritime inspection. The difference between the categories is that a sailor is a deck worker, and a minder is a machine operator.

It will cost you around $ 1100-1500 to learn to be an ordinary member, and in time it will take 3-5 months. That in terms of payback, the costs will amount to a little more than your monthly salary, on average for various companies it ranges from $ 800 to $ 1200.

After you have completed a couple of contracts on a ship as a sailor or minder, you will be able to improve your skills at the same training center where you were trained, and again go to the inspection to pass the exam.

Sailor career growth

When you are promoted, you are promoted and your salary also becomes higher than before, plus the percentage from the company that you are given if you work for them for more than the first contract. But the nuance is that in this way you can rise to a maximum of boatswain with a salary of no more than $ 2200. As you can see, career growth is not great here, but the simplicity and speed of getting started are maximum.

Command staff of the vessel and its salaries

And here the command staff includes assistants to the captain, assistants to the chief engineer, the captain and the chief engineer himself. Here you can roam on career growth, but the whole problem lies in the cost and time of training, which is approximately $ 700 - $ 800 per year, and you will have to study if you go to college for at least 4 years and if you go to a higher maritime institution, maximum 6 years in order to obtain position papers Junior (4th assistant captain or chief engineer). And this is not all the expenses, do not forget about the documents and certificates, which will take another $ 1,000.

Of course, everyone is interested how much does the captain of the ship get And how much does it cost to study for this specialty. Let's count.

In total, what we have, you need to spend 4 - 6 years, $ 4,000 - $ 6,000, but what we have in return is salaries ranging from $ 2,500 to $14,000 - $16,000 as captain and chief engineer. Quite tempting, I think.

How to look for your first contract with no work experience

Work on the ship

My path, as I said, lay through college. I trained for a job Junior 4 years. There were no problems with obtaining documents, since the whole package was provided by the sailor herself, except, of course, for certificates, which I had to do myself.

In the process of training, I decided to play it safe and, while studying for my position, I simultaneously received the documents of a second-class sailor.

This was due to the fact that demand in the command staff market is an order of magnitude less, but it was only the opinion of my fellow students, as they say “word of mouth”, and I only understood what I heard from them, since no one else, even in the sailor itself, could really say anything.

Also, in parallel, I was looking for an internship during the summer holidays, but I never found it, because they didn’t want to take a sailor anywhere without experience, but for Junior did not have a diploma, and did certificates. At the end of my college education, I already became a graduate, and after a couple of dozen interviews in companies and sending out my resume, I was hired Junior for a salary of $2600.

Flight conditions

I have just returned from a voyage, and I do not regret a bit that I chose this long journey with long expectations, and did not become a sailor in my third or fourth year of study. Yes, of course, everyone has their own life situations, and many urgently need to find a job here and now, but my advice to you is this, the maritime business is not for those who want a lot of money right away, this is work that is hard both physically and psychologically.

Just think, contracts start from four months, and then, this is only for commanders, and for privates from six. Six months in an iron box with the same people to work, eat, live.

Not everyone can stand it, but someone, on the contrary, likes it, they feed you, give you overalls, housing, work, and you get a net profit without living expenses. Many manage to rent out their apartments during the flight. In general, here you first need to think about yourself, and not about money and profits.

I had a case, a friend was written off the ship at his own request, he worked for 2 months to zero, because when writing off at his own request, the payment for the flight, and in general all expenses to get to his native country, do not fall on the company, but on the employee , plus to all this, after that they are unlikely to hire you.

There are also disadvantages for family men , they are transparent: let’s say you have a pregnant wife, you need money, you decide to go on a flight, and there should be such a STOP, but can you live in such a way that you won’t see the birth of a child, his first steps, his first words?

It's all very, very difficult in this version, but if you are a young guy with no obligations who wants to earn good money and see the world, then this job is definitely for you.

There is no other way, in this area you either completely give yourself to work, or it’s easier not to work at all. Go to lawyers or doctors, or programmers, which is now in great demand, as far as I know, you will be with your family, of course there are a lot of such students, and it is almost impossible to find a job, but alas, such is life, and you have to make a choice in it.

The secret of success for those who want to work at sea

The most important thing I can suggest on this topic is the choice of a higher educational institution. Do not choose the one in which it is more expensive, there is zero sense in this, since old teachers teach much better than new “grabbers”.

Do not “buy” documents for yourself, as this may come back to haunt you on the ship in the form of testing your knowledge and decommissioning you from the ship at the nearest port.

And yes, most importantly, these are stories about leaving for a flight, but you should not trust your money to people who call themselves “agents” and take money from you to provide a vacancy. This will be a waste of your money, since either the company will have a very bad rating, or you will not stay in it. It is better to come with real knowledge to large crewing companies, pass their tests, interviews and wait for a vacancy from them.

By the way: Are you going on a long voyage? Life hack: you can take a mortgage and rent an apartment. Life - at sea, retirement - in your apartment. . Banks love sailors!

It’s more correct to sit for a couple of months, wait for a vacancy from a good large sea carrier company, than then not receive a salary from the one that will send you the day after it receives its “thank you”. The so-called “gratitude” is of course received by the majority crewing and sometimes, even if they want to leave a good big firm, people have to leave through what they have.

The state of the labor market for seafarers today

Demand in the labor market for seafarers does not grow and does not fall, it rests on gold middle . But how is it that so many people study and demand does not fall?The answer is simple: according to my statistics 70 percent of seafarers who graduated from higher educational institutions or colleges do not work in their specialty.

To the question "Why so?" cannot be answered unambiguously. Everyone has their own thoughts, someone studied, and in the end he realized that it was not him, but someone went on the first voyage and said that he would no longer work at sea, and there are still those who study and then leave to the family business. All this is happening in front of my eyes, literally half of my classmates work in completely different areas, they are now marketers, cleaners, even politicians (this is a separate case with one guy), but certainly not sailors.

What crewing companies should you get a job in so as not to be thrown with a salary

On such ships you have to work after training

If you are interested in reviews about employer companies, I would like to separately emphasize the companiesColumbia Shipmanagement, MSC, Marlow Navigation, Bernard Shultz– these are the crewings , in which you will not be thrown and will provide a good job for both privates and command personnel.

In St. Petersburg there are all these branches. And also in these firms there is still a cadet program, which is so lacking for freshly baked sailors. But I want to warn you that knowledge is checked not only by passing a test on a computer, but also by two oral interviews with highly qualified specialists, so you should not hope for luck, it’s better to carefully prepare and repeat all the commands, tools and other material that you studied in the courses or at an educational institution.

In conclusion, I want to say that this profession is not at all difficult in terms of training, but for some it is impossible in practice. The knowledge of a sailor and the knowledge of a professional lawyer have a huge gap, but here the emphasis is specifically on your psychological endurance.

Can you spend half your life at sea for good money, which is now difficult to earn on land? Only after answering this question honestly to yourself, proceed in this direction.

I hope my experience will be useful to you, well, seven feet under the keel to you!

Profession skipper

The navigator (navigator) is a specialist in navigation, whose main task is to safely navigate the vessel along the required route. He not only navigates, but also manages the activities of the crew. In addition to knowledge of navigation and technical means of navigation, such a specialist must master the basics of nautical astronomy and meteorology.

The history of navigation has more than one decade, because it was by swimming in prehistoric times that people reached remote shores, gradually inhabiting them. Unlike modern sailors, who have a solid theoretical base, their ancestors learned the basics of navigation in practice. The layer of knowledge now contained in textbooks and accessible even to amateurs has been accumulating since the time of the Phoenicians, who are considered the first people of seafarers. Back in the 15th century, Ibn Majid, a pilot in the team of Vasco da Gama, said that those who want to cope with the sea must have an understanding of “moon phases, points, directions and distances” ...

Despite the ease with which a person learned to move in three dimensions, maritime transport has not at all become outdated. More than 70% of the Earth is covered with water, and in order to successfully overcome these spaces, skilled navigators are needed, who are familiar not only with the structure of their ship, but also with the “character” of the fickle elements.

The profession of a navigator is in demand not only in the open sea, but also at local enterprises of the river shipping company. Dealing with technology and being responsible for the safety of people and cargo on board, such a specialist must have technical thinking and the ability to make quick calculations, have not only sufficient physical qualities, but also a good eye.

Although the number of accidents and strandings has recently decreased due to modern navigational equipment, deficiencies in ship management remain the main cause of accidents. A qualified navigator must not only know the maneuvering properties of the vessel in theory, but also be able to manage them, make forecasts, knowing the influence of wind and currents.

To obtain a profession, secondary general or primary vocational education is sufficient. Specialized navigators are charged by relevant educational institutions and captains of seaports. Persons who have reached the age of 18 and have passed a medical examination are certified for the right to manage ships. Having received a certificate of a boatmaster of a small vessel, you can subsequently improve your qualifications in one of the institutions of vocational education.

Navigation is the oldest profession of mankind. For hundreds of years, people have been acquiring the skills to control ships, boats, boats. And now all the thousand-year experience, backed up by exact sciences and geographical knowledge, is used in navigation. This profession is considered not only important and responsible, but also a little romantic, because most of the time navigators spend on the water, and the family looks forward to every meeting at home.

But in order to become a qualified navigator, it is important to get a proper education.

In the direction of navigation, there is an opportunity to get higher and secondary specialized education.

The specialty 26.02.03 navigation is designed for the college. Enrollment takes place on the basis of secondary and incomplete secondary education upon presentation of a certificate. At the end of the college, the student is given a diploma of secondary specialized education.

For those who dream of mastering the specialty of navigation at a university, there is a separate code for the specialty of navigation 05/26/05, which assigns a qualification level to a specialist.

For admission to a university, it is required to pass exams in the subjects of Russian, physics and specialized mathematics. In different universities, the passing score is different, but on average, the results of the Unified State Examination should not be lower than 45. In universities, navigation is accepted after the 11th grade.

Students are offered training in three forms:

• Stationary, the term of study is 5 years;
• Mixed, study period 6 years;
• Correspondence, training 6 years.

Specialty navigation

In Russia, there are not so few universities that teach navigation, and there are plenty to choose from. In addition, some provide an opportunity to get an education for free, that is, to study on a budget and at the same time receive a scholarship.

Among the popular universities with the specialty of navigation are:

• Admiral Makarov State University of River and Sea Fleet;
• Moscow Academy of Water Transport;
• Murmansk Technical University;
• Maritime University named after Admiral Nevelskoy.

This list is not complete, and, in addition, there are many branches of the above-mentioned universities throughout the country that train navigators.

Jobs in the specialty of navigation

Specialty navigation who to work for:

• Navigator or navigator;
• ship mechanic;
• Ship hull repairman;
• Navigator-engineer.
• Vessel captain.

Having received a diploma in navigation, a specialist has the right to occupy leadership positions on a ship, and it can be either a man or a woman!
Having received the specialty of navigation, where to work:

• warships;
• river transport engaged in the transport of goods;
• fishing river or sea vessel;
• organizations involved in the control of water transport;
• floating drilling rigs.

The specialty is not only in demand in the open sea, river transportation also needs experienced specialists, because as soon as a real pro can manage a vessel on small rivers in Russia. This profession is paid very well, but the main advantage is the opportunity to see a lot of new things, to visit many parts of the native country and abroad.

The profession of a sailor is one of the most difficult and dangerous. Therefore, before deciding to apply to a maritime university, college or enroll in sailor courses, you need to think carefully - will it work out?

NUMBERS

You should not go to sea only and exclusively for high earnings. Currently, you can earn a lot even in a car service or at a construction site. To work in difficult conditions, dangling in an iron box, albeit comfortable and automated, over the bottomless abyss of the ocean for months, not sleeping for days at particularly crucial moments - only those who love the sea can.

Unfortunately, in our time there are few selfless romantics, and this is ruthlessly illustrated by statistics:

Last year, as in several previous years, it was possible to enter any maritime specialty on a budget in many cities of Russia. The competition among applicants is a maximum of 3 people per place, and in some educational institutions there is a shortage of applicants;

In 2012, one of the seafaring bloggers conducted a survey on professional preferences. The results showed: out of 510 people who took part in the survey, 302 would like to become a navigator, 120 - a ship's mechanic, 48 - an electromechanic. 30 people gave preference to the profession of a cook, and 10 honestly reported that they were not interested in the sea;

Choice: deck or car?

If the decision is nevertheless made and the difficulties of the profession are not frightening, the following question needs to be resolved: a deck or a car? What to become, what specialty to apply for - a navigator or a ship mechanic?

On the Internet, on thematic forums and blogs, this topic is often raised - an ancient, like a paddle steamer, a comic confrontation between mechanics and navigators. No, everyone understands perfectly well - without a navigator, no one will know in which direction to direct all the power of diesel engines, and without the command of the engine room, it will not be possible to move. Nevertheless, this topic is often raised in the Navy - from comic prompts and jokes in the wardroom, to serious insults and showdowns on the topic of who took and did not return the wrench from whom - deck sailors from minders or vice versa.

In any case, the question of the future profession must be taken seriously. So, there are two options: either go from a cadet-sailor on deck to a sea captain, studying to be a navigator, or from a sailor-minder to a "grandfather" - a senior mechanic. In fact, the question of preference today, with the growth of automation in the fleet, in a simplified version, comes down to the choice between “drinking coffee in the wheelhouse” or “drinking coffee in the CPU”.

Pros and cons of the profession of a navigator

The community of experienced sailors definitely considers the pluses:

No need to get dirty in fuel oil and work with the unimaginable roar of marine diesel engines.

By cons:

Irregular working hours, especially during the loading and unloading of the vessel, when the navigator is required to be on watch;

The need to communicate with all sorts of inspection organizations, of which there are an unmeasured number in the fleet.

Let's try to look at the situation objectively. A person who decides to become a navigator,will eventually take the position of one of the captain's assistants on the ship or become the captain himself. Unless, of course, he decides to remain as a sailor.Being a captain is not only about wearing a beautiful tunic and cap with a crab. This is the responsibility for everything that happens on the ship. In rare cases, even criminal. Therefore, the captain must and must be demanding. As the sailors themselves say: “If no one scolds the master in private conversations, then it’s time for him to quit.”

"If no one scolds the master in private conversations, then it's time for him to quit"

Being an assistant captain is somewhat easier in terms of pressing responsibility, but there is a lot of work. The captain's assistants are responsible for all organizational aspects - acceptance and delivery of cargo, communication with pilots, customs officers, inspectors, the Register, office work - and this is filling out endless reports, requirements and other papers and files, as well as maintaining order on the ship and organizing the work of crew members .

In flight - the navigator is on watch. The chief mate has the most duties - he can perform the duties of the captain in the absence of the latter or by his direct order.

Therefore, it is not worth going to study as a navigator for those who find it difficult to communicate with officials, who do not have the talent to quickly assess the situation and make the right decisions, cannot reasonably organize the work of the team and do not like to fill out documents.

If a person has a quick mind, organizational skills, leadership qualities, knows how to pull himself together and communicate correctly both with the team and with officials, and also has high stress resistance, then the profession of a navigator will suit him.

The captain from St. Petersburg speaks of his work as follows: “Working as a first mate or captain implies constant communication with people, and often not those with whom we would like. Sailors tend to the port - you can go ashore, have fun. And for me and the first mate, frequent calls to ports are such a headache!

The captain from Kaliningrad comments: “The hardest thing for a navigator is short passages and many ports along the way. Watches are exhausted 6 hours after 6, in any weather you have to be on deck and monitor the processes of loading and unloading. This is a constant tension, and then another cold. It’s easier for mechanics – they are warm.”

Pros and Cons of Being a Marine Engineer

The advantages of the profession experienced sailors include:

The ability to easily get a job on the shore;

No need to communicate with officials;

Standardized working day until 17.00 without shifts on modern ships with A1 automation class. On ships of classes A2 and A3, watches are kept only on the move in the central control post of the ship's power plant. There are no watches in the engine room.

The disadvantages of the profession, according to the old sea wolves, remain:

The need to work with your hands;

All the same notorious unwashed fuel oil;

The need to work in harmful conditions - in the noise and roar of the engine room.

Motorist from Severomorsk: “Heat in the engine room is when it's a plus, and when it's a minus. In the tropics in the car, the heat is incredible.

If a person has talent and his technique "obeys" - then he has a direct path to mechanics. Neither the inability to correctly build phrases in a conversation or smile at officials, nor the unwillingness to mess with a bunch of documents written in obscure bureaucratic language will prevent him from enjoying sea romance and visiting other countries.

In addition, it is worth considering that there is currently a shortage of ship mechanics. According to statistics, the number of vacancies for navigators and mechanics has a ratio of 30 to 70. That is, for every 30 vacancies for navigators, there are 70 vacancies for mechanics.

The opinion of the captain of the Arctic Shipping Company:“The shortage of mechanics appeared quite a long time ago, back on the ship where I was captain 15 years ago, a good mechanic was worth its weight in gold. And when he retired, he had to hire a foreman who could not find a common language with the hardware.

An anchor fell on him, he was hit by a broken handle from the winch, he was repeatedly beaten with electric current, he did not start absolutely new, six months like the installed running diesel engines. All his life a man worked as a ship's mechanic - and all this time he endured torment. Although he repeatedly proudly declared: “I know the car like the back of my hand”, waving a crippled hand with three fingers in front of the listener’s nose.

The “specialist” who came after him turned out to be even more catastrophic - if the previous one, in the literal sense of the word, “got” from any iron on the ship, this one ruined everything he could reach.

He managed to do things in one flight: he bunkered a drinking tank with salty outboard water, overheated one of the two propulsion engines so that he led the cylinder cover and burned out the gasket between this cover and the block. Because of this, water from the cooling system entered the cylinder and a water hammer occurred. As a result -I had to change the connecting rods and sort out the entire engine right on the flight. When the ship finally managed to reach the port, it confused the cranes of the ballast tank with the emergency drainage of the engine room, as a result of which it almost drowned the ship near the pier.

Opinion of a professional mechanic: “Those who decided to become a ship mechanic only in the hope of making big money, without at least some inclination to work with technology and modern electronics, should not apply for this specialty. A person should be at least a little interested in how and why the equipment works, why it breaks, how to repair it.

For those who cannot make a choice, we can recommend such a specialty as a navigator-mechanic. This profession gives the right to navigate and work with the power plants of the ship in inland waters, that is, without crossing the border of Russia.

And you should always remember that the specificity of any maritime profession is a very high level of responsibility.

If there are character traits necessary for this, it is worth studying and becoming an excellent specialist. If not, it is better to look for work on the shore.

Because, unlike onshore work, if something needs to be done, repaired, checked on the ship, it must be done without delay. It will not be possible not to strain, put off the matter for later, and, like an office worker or a negligent student, start working “a day before the deadline”.

The safety of the vessel depends on how accurately and correctly each crew member performs his work. And the old sailor's wisdom: "the sea punishes fools" is still relevant today.

Text: Julia Cherkasova