HM Coastguard Careers and Employment

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The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) is an Executive Agency of the Department for Transport (DfT).

We provide a 24-hour maritime and coastal search and rescue emergency coordination and response service for the United Kingdom.

We produce legislation and guidance and provide certification to ships and seafarers. Through our survey and inspection regime, we enforce standards for ship safety, security, pollution prevention and seafarer health, safety and welfare. We promote maritime stand...

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) is an Executive Agency of the Department for Transport (DfT).

We provide a 24-hour maritime and coastal search and rescue emergency coordination and response service for the United Kingdom.

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Control Room Operator in Fareham

on 15 January 2022

Good people to work with, poor senior management.

I love the job. Shift work can be hard if there is a quiet period. Shifts are 12hrs days and nights. Over time is plain time only. Senior management don’t listen to our ideas and most haven’t worked in Ops for years or ever and think they know best which damages morale.

Search and rescue in Port Talbot

on 7 August 2023

Very professional workplace

Can’t be faulted in any way. Excellent training and opportunities.Good management.Excellent culture,Enjoyable work in excellent locations.Excellent equipment provided

Coastguard Operations Co-ordination Officer in Fifeness

on 3 August 2022

now recruiting unskilled workforc3e

Disgusted - many persons promoted above their station and quality staff made redundant just dont bother unless you are a walt and want to wear a uniform

Operations Officer in United Kingdom

on 13 November 2021

Good and bad

Long periods of inactivity, 12 hour shifts, day night weekends bank holidays. It's shift work with the positive and negatives that entails.Occasionally very busy. Occasionally very rewarding.

Maritime Operations Officer in Dover, Kent

on 15 June 2020

Beware

It’s roses till you criticise anything or have an invisible disability/illness. Ultimately I was fired for being autistic. Management didn’t do a thing to help despite asking over and over. No one was willing to get any education on autism even though it was offered in house from a different station. Management are a stubborn, out dated boy’s club out to protect their own at all costs, regardless ...

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