Marine Engineering as a career go beyound sailing onboard vessel, sailing is just a minor contribution. Honestly, Marine is a wide wide course with diversed set of applications. For example in Mechanical Engineering field my grandfather thinks all what it entailes is autombile where there is a lot of option too in that said carreer.
So having a degree will give you and exception from MCA during your OOW where mates with Diplomas have to sit for both Oral and written exams to acquired their OOW, a degree holder will be exempted and equally went for just Oral exams bam!
With yr degree in marine engineering you can be a technical superintendent manager in marine operation dept of most oil services coys and oil companies, because I have some of my friends now in that post in different oil companies because u just have to be ashore sending spare parts and crew for their oil tankers and Gas carriers honestly most oil company employed marine engineers with degree just like normal engineering field. If you really looking for money in that field go for degree first + OOW certificate then you can hurt for job in these fields
1. oil coys marine operation dept
2. Liquidified natural gas coys e.g target Angola,middle east, canada, Qartar and Nigeria
3.oil rigs and FPSO platform
4.sea ports, Ministry of transport or NIMASA, Naval officer, offshore renewable energy coys etc. Honestly, marine engineering course is a hot cake but poorly established in Nigeria. I'm living witness good luck to u.

Fellow mariners in the field let us use this medium to exchange our views. Pls kindly tell us your achievement so far as marine engineer
and is there any future for the aspirants? possibly companies to chase for job and helpful advice to get a nice job. Thanks for your contribution.[/b]