Experienced professional seafarers are needed ashore in many kinds of maritime establishments: ship owner's, operator's, and management companies; insurance and surveying companies; stevedoring companies, law firms, ship brokers, port authorities, shipyards, government agencies, classification societies, etc.

In fact the term "land based maritime job" is somewhat contradictory, isn't it? What it really means is the kind of employment where a certain position requires actual marine-maritime work experience ( mostly onboard ).

When the position is "land based" it merely means you are not signed on a ship as crew / officer ( seaman ). In other words, you more often than not, probably sleep at home or at least in a hotel room. Some positions do require travel, like marine superintendents and surveyors, who mainly do their work onboard - although in port or at an anchorage. Just writing the final sentences in their reports only at the office.

Other positions are then again regular office work ( 9 to 5 hours ), like lawyers, brokers, personnel officers, etc. These are, however, considerably more stressful than a seaman's work. The 2^nd officer's work onboard is the most restful job I can imagine.

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• Marine Global Net. CAREER CENTRE for both shore based & shipboard jobs. Also a lot of additional information and news. MGN is the marine industry's longest running web portal (since 1995).
  
  
• Maritime job centre with employment listings in 24 categories, mainly in Asia. The jobs are posted by the employers, which you will in your turn contact directly.
  
  
• Engineering search engine for all engineers - includes jobs available.
  
  
• Mainly shore based maritime jobs in developing countries ( Africa and Asia ). Senior Maritime Professionals may send their C.V. for evaluation free of charge. Go to "Contact" for e-mail address.
  
  
• London ( UK ) based global maritime recruiting agency for shore based executive positions in the marine industry.
  
  
• Shore ( land ) based oil industry jobs directory.
  
  
• UK management level recruiting agent-"headhunter", employment for Marine safety & quality managers, engineer superintendents, marine company health & safety officers, etc ( Engineers and Deck officers ).
  
  
• World-wide shore based maritime jobs ( English or Français ): security management, marine electronics, satellite communications, marine insurance, etc.
  
  
• British ship management company headquartered in Cyprus ( Limassol ) running over 100 ships and handling 3000 + seafarers recruits shore based Technical and Marine Superintendents, Personnel Officers and other Administrative staff. For ship based jobs use online application form.
  
  
• Worldwide land based job listings in the shipping sector: charterers and freight brokers. List of available vacancies include some C.V.s ( resumes ) that could be used as examples when writing a job application for a shore based shipping job.
  
  
• British recruiting agent-ship management company with shore based ( land ) jobs. Must use on-line application form.