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Royal Marines
Non-Commissioned Officers
Code: RM-LCO

Landing Craft Operator

Royal Marines specialist coxswain operating landing craft and raiding craft for amphibious insertion.

Role Details

Core Skills

  • • small-craft handling
  • • navigation
  • • amphibious operations
  • • maintenance of marine craft
  • • team leadership

Responsibilities

  • • coxswain landing and raiding craft in coastal and open water
  • • plan and execute amphibious insertion serials
  • • maintain and prepare marine craft
  • • lead small craft crews
  • • support beach and littoral reconnaissance

Equipment

  • • landing craft
  • • raiding craft
  • • navigation equipment

Typical Clearance

SC

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Civilian Translations

Deck Officer / Maritime Operations Rating

Maritime & Port Operations

84% Match

Small-craft handling and navigation experience maps directly onto civilian deck rating and small-vessel operations roles.

Core Transferable Skills

small-craft handling
navigation
maintenance of marine craft