Armed Security Guard

Become: Armed Security Guard

You’ll most likely to need to:

be SSO qualified (Ship Security Officer) or similar maritime security training have an ex-military background (the high-risk anti-piracy roles usually call for between 4-6 years’ experience in naval or special forces work) have evidence of working at sea (if you don’t there are courses you can take to get you up to speed) You’re also likely to be away from home for potentially long periods, or at least to have a transient lifestyle with stints at sea before breaks back on dry land. It doesn’t suit everyone, but if you’ve got a sense of adventure and are highly flexible and dependable, maritime security jobs could be perfect for you.

Source: http://www.jobsecurity.co.uk/blog/maritime-security-jobs/

About: Armed Security Guard

Maritime security jobs offer a great variety of placements across the world as well as closer to home. The well publicised recent issues around piracy and protecting shipping one of many opportunities for trained security personnel personnel overseas.

Protecting our shipping and maritime assets has never been more important, and you’ll find well-paid, rewarding roles in this sector if you’ve got the right skills and experience

Maritime security is protecting all forms of maritime assets. This could range from the security needs of the UK’s ports to security details on-board cruise ships and super yachts.

Then there’s protection against piracy. No longer freak occurrences, modern-day piracy is more of a problem than it has been for decades, and the call for skilled maritime security specialists has never been higher.

This all means that you’ll find a diverse range of work opportunities offered with maritime security jobs.

As well as manned security roles, there’s a place for systems commissioners, operations managers, systems installers and more, so a UK maritime security job could be your next career move.