Admission requirements
To be admitted to the basic training and become a coast guard member, you must meet certain requirements. It is important that you have the knowledge and physical fitness needed to complete the training and prepare for the job.
We set high requirements for personal suitability, including the ability to handle the exercise of official authority. You are personally mature and decisive, and you have good judgement and good cooperation skills.
Basic requirements
- Basic eligibility for higher education studies
- Swedish citizenship
- Category B driving licence without traffic restrictions, automatic transmission
- Approved 2-year medical certificate for seafarers in unlimited trade, group 1 deck safety crew (TSFS2011:117), valid until at least 2027-01-31 (required in the later part of the recruitment process).
Work psychology tests
Candidates who best meet the basic requirements and the additional qualifications will be sent work psychology tests. These are sent to the email address given in the application.
Interview
Those who then best match the profile are invited to an interview. At the interview, you must show valid certificates, grades or course certificates that prove you meet all the admission requirements (medical certificates are collected later in the process).
Physical tests
Measurement of the strength in your legs, back, arms and shoulders using special equipment. The exercise is similar to a deadlift against resistance up to chin height.
This is done on an ergometer bike with gradually increasing load until the lowest recommended level is reached or you cannot continue. The purpose is to assess your fitness. Pulse, load, pedalling rate and time are monitored continuously, and the test is stopped if necessary.
50 m breaststroke, diving for a dummy at about 4 m depth, 50 m lifesaving and 200 m in any swimming style. The exercise must be passed and should be completed within 10 minutes.
Psychological tests
The psychological tests consist of an aptitude test and a psychologist interview. The test and interview are used to assess your suitability to be trained as, work as and serve as a coast guard member.
Manoeuvring test
Assessment of your manoeuvring and navigation skills in a small workboat at sea, together with an instructor.
Security vetting
A approved drug test and security vetting under the Protective Security Act (säkerhetsskyddslagen) are required for employment.
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Frequently asked questions
To work as a coast guard member, you must have completed the Coast Guard's basic training.
You apply for a place on the basic training by sending in your application through the current job advertisement, when one is published.
Before a new recruitment round starts, information is published here on Kustbevakningen.se. The advertisement is also published by the Swedish Public Employment Service and through the recruitment tool Varbi. The next recruitment period is planned for spring 2027.
Yes, you must meet the requirement of an approved 2-year medical certificate for seafarers in unlimited trade, group 1 deck safety crew (TSFS 2011:117). The medical certificate is requested in the later part of the recruitment process. For information on when you need to submit an approved medical certificate, see the current advertisement.
You can find more information about the medical certificate here: Seafarers - the Swedish Transport Agency.
The next application period for the Coast Guard's basic training is planned for spring 2027. The training starts in August.
Because the Coast Guard pays for the training, we do not train more people than we intend to employ. To be offered a permanent position after the training, the trainee must pass all parts of the theoretical training and be assessed as suitable as an officer during training and work placement.
A work placement on one of the Coast Guard's vessels is part of the basic training.
Apart from that, we are unfortunately unable to take interns in our operational activities.
