Training

As a member of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary, you’ll be a Merchant Navy seafarer on civil service terms. This means you won’t go through the same basic training as Royal Navy recruits, but you will train at the same establishments.

Ratings:

As a Royal Fleet Auxiliary rating, your training begins at one of three places: HMS Raleigh in Cornwall, HMS Sultan or HMS Collingwood in Hampshire. Wherever you’re based, the initial training you’ll receive will give you the basics you need to do your job.

Officers:

Your training as a Royal Fleet Auxiliary officer begins at Britannia Royal Naval College (BRNC) at Dartmouth. Here you’ll spend eight weeks learning about us and our role within the Royal Naval Service, while developing your leadership and management skills.

Further Training:

Throughout your training, you’ll learn the specialist skills you’ll need to do your job, through a combination of time at sea and time in the classroom. It’s the start of a training process that will last right through your career. The exact length, location and content of your training will depend on your job. To download current training details on individual jobs, take a look at the job finder tool on this website.