What is the difference between B.Sc nautical science and BSU in maritime science? What are the job opportunities in India after them?

Marine engineering is a field that deals with the engineering aspect of the maritime industry. Like any conventional engineering course, marine engineering is a four year course which prepares an individual to become an engineer on ships. Marine engineering is all about machinery on ships, boats, yachts, or any sea going vessels. There are several other technical streams that sprout out from this field. The curriculum of the course focuses on teaching specialized knowledge of both theoretical and practical marine and mechanical engineering. Greater importance is given to impart skills and competencies that are required to operate and maintain machinery on board ships. The subjects taught in the first and second year of the course are almost the same as those taught in conventional mechanical engineering. The main aim is to introduce engineering sciences to the students and to make them understand the applications of those sciences in various aspects of marine engineering. Nautical Science While marine engineering makes an individual a ships engineer, nautical science prepares a person to become a deck officer. Nautical science is a three years course after which the student joins a ship as trainee cadet officer. After completing sufficient time at the sea and clearing required competency exams, promotion is given to the officer. Nautical science imparts nautical technology knowledge which is important to become a deck officer on board ships. Theoretical and practical knowledge required for navigation, cargo operation, and ship maintenance and operation is imparted during the three years course, along with exposure to some areas of humanities and social sciences. Hands-on training is extremely important as a deck officer and thus detailed procedure and maintenance techniques of importance deck machinery is an integral part of this course.

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