Intake of Seamen

Centro de Instrução Almirante Graça Aranha:

INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE FOREIGNERS’ MARITIME PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMME (PEPME)

• Deck Officer (FONT)
• Engineering Officer (FOMQ)

BEGINNING AND DURATION

Beginning: January
Duration: 8 semesters (Deck); and 7 semesters (Engineering).

VACANCIES OFFERED

Defined by the Directory of Ports And Coast

QUALIFICATIONS AND DEMANDED REQUIREMENTS

a) be between seventeen (complete) and less than twenty four years old;

b) be single and never get married during the course;

All right, it's the MERCHANT MARINES. Not that mysterious to demand singles. But:

teeth: minimum of 20 natural teeth healthy or treated, ten on each arcade; normal articulation and healthy soft tissues;

I was under the impression that you could get away with possessing fewer teeth.