Job opportunities
Working in the maritime sector
You are interested in work in the maritime sector? Then the German flag state administration is the right place for you! Combining interesting tasks, the reliability of public services and the reconciliation of work and family life are our advantages.
Job opportunities at the flag state administration
The German flag state administration consists of BG Verkehr (Ship Safety Division), the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH), the Federal Network Agency and the shipping registers. Each of these institutions publishes their job offers on their own website.
Ship Safety Division of BG Verkehr
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Other job offers of the BG Verkehr except for those of the Ship Safety Division can be found on the BG Verkehr Website.
Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency
| Job description | Place | End date | Job on offer |
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Marine surveying engineer and subject matter adminstrator (m/f/d) |
Service areas are the North and the Baltic Sea as well as the North Atlantic. Place of employment is Hamburg. |
11.09.2025 |  |
| Cook (m/f/d) |
Service areas are the North and the Baltic Sea as well as the North Atlantic. Place of employment is Hamburg. |
11.09.2025 | |
| Navigational watch officer (NWO) with technical marine surveying training (m/f/d) |
Service areas are the North and the Baltic Sea as well as the North Atlantic. Place of employment is Hamburg. |
11.09.2025 | |
| Second engineering officer (m/f/d) |
Service areas are the North and the Baltic Sea as well as the North Atlantic. Place of employment is Hamburg. |
11.09.2025 | |
| Ship's mechanic (m/f/d) | Service areas are the North and the Baltic Sea. Place of employment is Hamburg. |
12.09.2025 | |
| Ship's mechanic (m/f/d) | Service areas are the North and the Baltic Sea as well as the North Atlantic. Place of employment is Hamburg. |
12.09.2025 | |
| Cook (m/f/d) | Service areas are the North and the Baltic Sea. Place of employment is Hamburg. |
12.09.2025 | |
| Navigational watch officer (NWO) with technical marine surveying training (m/f/d) | Service areas are the North and the Baltic Sea. Place of employment is Hamburg. |
12.09.2025 | |
| Engineering watch officer (TWO) (m/f/d) | Service areas are the North and the Baltic Sea. Place of employment is Hamburg. |
12.09.2025 | |
You can find other current job offers of the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) on the Website of the Bundesanstalt für Verwaltungsdienstleistungen (Federal Institute of Administration Services, BAV). This is where any job offers of the Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure and its operation are published.
Federal Network Agency
Maritime radiocommunication as part of the German flag state administration covers only a small part of the services the Federal Network Agency provides. You find any current job offers of the Federal Network Agency (also outside maritime radiocommunication) on the website of the Federal Network Agency.