CAREER COURSES & SUPER YACHT TRAINING
BASIC COURSE GUIDE FOR SHORT & LONG TERM CAREERS

Gap Year Course (3.5 week Power or 4.5 week Sailing Course)

The Gap Year Courses are ideal for those people who only want to spend a year or less overseas working as a deck hand.

Coastal-Yachtmaster Course (6 or 7 week Course)

This course is ideal for those people aiming

  • to work for longer than a year overseas
  • who are considering boating as a future but would prefer to experience working in the industry first before committing to advanced training
  • to make boating a future career but are unable to commit to a full Yachtmaster course immediately

Yachtmaster Offshore/Ocean - Sail or Power (12 - 20 week courses)

These courses are ideal for those people who have decided to make boating their future career and aim to maximise employment opportunities overseas by holding the minimum qualification for working on yachts and super yachts of all sizes.

Stewardess Course (5 days - plus optional auxiliary courses - STCW'95, Power Boat Level II, Competant Crew for sailing vessels)

This course is ideal for women (the industry prefers women in this position) who would prefer to work "below decks". This is a well paid position and the demand is high due the number of stewardesses required per boat - up to 8 per Super Yacht.

STCW'95/RYA Power Boat Level II (7days and 2 days respectively)

The STCW '95 course completion certificates in fire fighting, first aid and PSSR are compulsory for working overseas. The RYA Power Boat Level II certificate has become a popular and very useful qualification to have when searching for work overseas and is highly recommended at all levels including stewardessing.

The STCW '95 certificates alone will not guarantee work overseas due to the vast number of qualified and experienced people already present in the industry, and it is strongly recommended that you combine the STCW '95 course with an MCA approved/RYA course i.e. Day Skipper qualification (Gap Year Course) minimum.