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Category: Do you have the skills?

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Deckhand Guide – How to get a NWR certificate

26/05/2022Jessica Mountford

What is a Navigational Watch Rating (NWR)? The NWR certificate is becoming an increasingly common requirement for the majority of deckhands on large yachts which follow a commercial or passenger yacht code. The NWR is achieved by showing you have advanced deck skills and completed a specific set of watchkeeping tasks to become a valuable…

How to become a yacht engineer

How Do I Become A Yacht Engineer – Qualifications and Requirements

30/01/2021admin
If you are looking for a career as a yacht engineer, we’ve compiled a breakdown of the qualifications and requirements needed to start out, insight into the job day-to-day and how to effectively land your dream position. What Does a Yacht Engineer do? Depending on type, size and usage of the yacht, the Engineering department...
Boatrope project manager

Do you have what it takes to be a Project Manager overseeing a superyacht refit?

25/08/2020admin
As exquisite feats of engineering, superyachts will always need working on throughout their lifetime: whether for refit, scheduled maintenance or emergency work, they will have to go ashore at some stage. Refitting in particular can be a daunting experience and the process can be lengthy. If not managed properly, the undertaking can wreak havoc on...
Working on Yachts & Superyachts. Yacht crew with no experience

Working on Yachts & Superyachts – What You Need to Know.

25/05/2020admin
Thinking about a career off-shore? Dreaming of living the high life working on a superyacht? There are a host of different paths you can take; from deckhands and watersport instructors to steward/ess’, engineers and beauticians. Whichever route you decide to take, wilsonhalligan can assist you in your job search at every stage of your career...

Attention Chefs: Assessment in Marine Cookery at Leiths

07/06/2019Jessica Mountford

As many of you will already know, in order to cook on any commercial vessel registered with ten or more crew and operating more than 60 miles offshore, you need to hold an MCA Ship’s Cook Certificate of Competency (CoC). This applies whether you are a trained chef or not. This mandatory requirement was put…

Yacht Crew Jobs

wilsonhalligan Wants You!

01/03/2019admin

Have you been working in the yachting industry for a few years?  Looking for a change of yacht or to progress your career into a more senior role?  Or are you just starting your yachting career? Or looking to make the jump from commercial ships to superyachts? Are you considering taking some courses, but not…

Yacht Crew Jobs

Important – Have You Recently Updated Your Skills or Certificates?

15/02/2019admin

Have you recently upgraded your certificates or added to your skills? If so, please do let us know! As well as the need for candidates that hold particular certifications such as Ships Cook or Navigational Watch Rating, we are also getting more and more requests for crew members that have additional knowledge and skills in…

Tante Marie: Ships Cook Certificate and Other Training Opportunities

07/08/2018admin
Kelly and Nicola recently travelled to Tante Marie Culinary Academy in Woking to meet with Ally Molyneaux the Academy Head Teacher and Debbie Volans the Director of Administrations to check out their superb facilities and talk to them about the courses they have on offer. Not only do Tante Marie offer the Assessment in Marine...

Pursers On-Board Superyachts

10/01/2018admin
Noticing a trend in increased applications to be Pursers we thought we would provide some input into what it takes to be one, including the relative duties, career paths to qualifying and what the job market currently looks like. Purser positions generally exist on larger yachts and their work is responsible for the effective and...
A day in the life of a deckhand

A Day in the Life of: A Deckhand

14/11/2017admin

What better way to understand the day to day of Deckhand Yacht Jobs, than hearing from someone with firsthand experience? Whilst living and working as a Deckhand on a superyacht, you will be lucky to find a dull moment. At the height of the season, you are guaranteed to be busy with tasks from the…

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