In modern conditions, high demands are placed on applicants for higher education in the maritime industry, their employers: crewing companies, maritime agents, representatives of seaports. It must be a person with a highly developed general, professional and technical culture. In our article some pedagogical conditions of formation of technical culture of applicants of higher education of sea branch are considered. The policy of the state, which is aimed at a breakthrough in politics, economics, industry and production, in science will not succeed without competent professionals, the maritime complex, who have a highly developed technical culture. Without solid knowledge of fundamental disciplines, it is impossible to understand the technique and technological processes, manage them, creatively participate in the development of projects in the field of science-intensive industries, innovative technologies. As the innovative renewal of the technical base of maritime transport is extremely accelerated and the competition between shipping companies for the introduction of the latest advances in technology and technology is growing, it is necessary to improve the pedagogical conditions for the formation of technical culture of maritime cadets. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to identify the latest technologies for teaching technical disciplines in order to train competitive in the global labor market applicants for higher education, which due to the high quality of training will meet the requirements of the world's leading shipping companies. The idea of continuing education finds its application in the reform of education, especially in the current conditions of rapid formation of science and technology, the creation of science-intensive industries, integration into the world, globalization and more.