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Deckhand on a Superyacht -10 Steps to find your first job

How to become a Deckhand on Yachts ?

 

Tender driving and PB Level 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Step 1 – Get the right qualifications and STCW
Step 2 – Know the right skills and training
Step 3 – Get a Deckhand CV
Step 4 – Location – Find the right place to start yachting
Step 5 – Find daywork using our Partner app

Step 6 – Use Yachtiecareers network

Step 7 – Get a Strong Superyacht Reference
Step 8 – Apply for Deckhand Superyacht jobs
Step 9 – Ace your job interviews with your Instructor
Step 10 – Get a job, bank account and sign a MLC contract

 

Step 1 – Get Qualified as a Deckhand

 

Despite what you will hear…. To start working on a Superyacht there are only 3 Basic Documents required to make you qualified, and in order to start as a Deckhand you are going to need:

  • Passport (Valid 12 months)
  • Basic Safety STCW Training
  • Medical Certificate (Valid 6 months at least)

 

 

Step 2 – Get the right skills and stewardess training

To get an edge over other crew, some yachts require additional certificates to be held by a minimum amount of crew on board. This is called safe manning certification. If you are a Stewardess starting you should consider these:

  • Navigational Watch Rating
  • PDSD
  • PB Level 2

This is included in Yachtiecareers Deckhand Superyacht Course

 

 

Step 3 – Get the perfect Yachting CV

You will need to write a perfect Superyacht Deckhand CV. The sections of your CV should include:

  1. Position – Deckhand
  2. Photo
  3. Contact Information
  4. Personal Information
  5. Objective
  6. Experience
  7. Skills and Qualifications
  8. Certificates
  9. Education & Languages
  10. Interests
  11. References

 

With Yachtiecareers we write the CV for you , in order to make you avoid make the mistakes of other crew and give you an edge over the competition to get your first job.

 

  • We make sure your strengths are highlighted
  • We work with graphic designers to make the lay-out appeal to Captains and recruiters
  • We write it so that the overall message is selling your persona
  • We structure the information correctly.
  • We use industry expert writers for sentencing, paragraphing to make your CV stand out
  • Most importantly you get a personal CV and can avoid using a CV-template looking like the other 20 CVs in the pile.

 

Step 4 – Location – Plan your journey with your Personal guide

Are you in Europe or in the US ?  Depending on your location, you can use our guides and knowledge to maximise your chances to get daywork in each city.

 

The best places to start Yachting, in order to succeed are the following:

Americas

  • St Maarten
  • Fort Lauderdale
  • US West Coast

To become a Yacht Deckhand those are location hubs, offering you most chances to secure a job, moreover it will connect you with people in the Yachting Industry, in addition to the Yachtiecareers network.

Europe

  1. Antibes, France
  2. Barcelona, Spain
  3. Palme de Mallorca, Spain
  4. Split, Croatia
  5. Genoa, Italy

That is the top-list, recommended to find daywork with no experience by Yachtiecareers, it will also enable you to travel and see some of the most beautiful places in Europe and the world.

 

Step 5 – Daywork and experience

 

 

Daywork with the Yachtiecareers Daywork T-shirt.

The best way to find daywork is to speak with your Yachtiecareers Instructor and network in the location you are currently in. You need to be flexible and ready to work and step in at short notice. As a Deckhand you will do things such as Wash downs, Teak Scrub, Polishing, and general maintenance.

When I was starting Yachting , I spent one day day working in Portofino in Italy, the next one in Monaco and 2 days later I was in Cannes in France.

Towards the end of the week I was doing a crossing on a 50m yacht from Antibes, France to Venice, Italy. 

 

Step 6 – Get the right Yachtie Network and Contacts

You need to be flexible and ready to work and step in at short notice, in order to get the right opportunities.

 

  • Network in your Location
  • Use Yachtiecareers Partner Daywork App to find daywork with one click
  • Let your Instructor find daywork for you
  • Have your phone ready at all times
  • Have your CV and business cards ready 
  • Use your crew house contacts
  • Join relevant Facebook groups (this is not always a good idea)

We can assist you finding daywork, just text your Instructor on WhatsApp.

 

Step 7 – Get a Strong Superyacht Reference

 

Just like any other profession, network is everything. When you complete our training we are confident in your abilities and are happy to provide you with a reference.

 

If I am looking for a Stewardess on board and I get a recommendation from a friend or someone I know, because I will choose your CV over 10 other CVs with stronger experience. That is just reality.

So build references and network using YachtieCareers, your Instructors, people you meet in Yachting hubs and ask during your Daywork.

 

 

Step 8 – Start applying for our Superyacht jobs

 

The way to find Superyacht jobs as a Deckhand with no experience can be hard. By all means you can register, on regular crew agencies, crew databases and apply for jobs daily.

However you will be competing with thousands of other crew, the chances that I will even read your CV are very slim. And if I do get your CV it will be in a pile with 20 other CVs. At this point it is very important your CV has the perfect lay-out and structure.

At Yachtiecareers we have created a Superyacht recruitment platform where we focus only on junior crew.  In addition to that the yachts we work with only contact us with junior deckhand requests and with the help of your personal Instructor you can get connected to people in the industry making it easier to land that first job. 

Other ways is to network and daywork. Do not apply for hundreds (100) of online jobs without having the perfect CV and experience, it will just be a waste of time, moreover you should spend your time more wisely.

 

Step 9 – Ace your job interviews with your coach

 

At this point, you are very close to securing your first job, since you have completed the right training and used our step by step guide to secure your first job interview, because the CV they have received has displayed your key strengths.

 

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Before the interview, your Chief Officer Instructor will prepare you for the questions you might face before starting, remember that 90% of the questions will be about your CV, so know your own CV inside out before the interview to explain your past experiences.

As long as you appear willing to start the job, humble and showing a happy attitude it will get you on board if you follow the interview guide from your Instructor, as result you will secure your first Superyacht job.

Step 10 – Get a Junior Deckhand job, bank account and sign your contract

Great, because you followed our guide it has led to you securing your first Superyacht junior deckhand job.

 

Now the fun starts. It is time to pack, to sign your contract and to get a Bank account. 

We will go through your contract with you, moreover we will make sure it is either MLC compliant or giving you the basic rights as yacht crew. If you have got the interview by using the Yachtiecareers network, the Yacht will be compliant.

  • We help you with your Bank Account, to get the right currency and setting it up online
  • Make sure to bring your Medical Certificate, Passport and STCW certificates originals.
  • Get your flight tickets
  • Sign the contract
  • Pack your personal belonging, you might be away a long time, therefor there is limited space on board, so you have to get it all in to one suitcase !

 

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