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What cruise ship experience is worth on a superyacht: which sea time counts for yacht licences, the route for OOW Unlimited holders and what agencies say.
· 6 min read
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The legal alcohol limits for yacht crew under STCW and UK law, what a yacht's drug and alcohol policy must cover, and what the rules say about testing.
· 4 min read
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Who needs an ENG1, the MCA maximum fee of £115, how long it is valid, and which foreign seafarer medicals are accepted instead on UK yachts.
· 4 min read
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When yachts hire new crew, how agency registration works, why you should never pay a placement fee, what dockwalking means and which papers to carry.
· 7 min read
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The UK yacht deck licences step by step, from Yachtmaster Offshore to Master Yachts 3000 GT, with sea time, ages, modules and validity.
· 4 min read
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The certificates you need before your first season, what entry courses cost, how crew find their first job and what a new deckhand earns.
· 4 min read
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How merchant navy officers and engineers move to superyachts under UK rules: which licences count, conversions and the new Yachts Unlimited route.
· 5 min read
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What the Maritime Labour Convention guarantees yacht crew: what your contract must contain, maximum working hours, paid leave, repatriation and how to complain.
· 6 min read
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Why it matters for crew whether a yacht is private or chartered: MLC protection, hours of work and contracts under the UK, Cayman and Marshall Islands flags.
· 4 min read
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Which specialist yacht jobs need an official certificate, which only need STCW basic training, and what agencies and associations expect on top.
· 9 min read
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The four STCW basic training modules, who needs them, refreshers every five years, course prices and the new harassment module due by March 2027.
· 5 min read
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Which US visa yacht crew need on private and commercial yachts, why ESTA does not fit arrival by private yacht, and how Schengen's 90/180 rule applies to crew.
· 5 min read
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Which costs the MLC puts on the employer and which stay with crew: agency fees, passport, visas, medicals, repatriation, food, water and medical care.
· 4 min read
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What the MLC makes the owner pay for if you fall ill, are injured or abandoned, what the certificates on board must show, and what private cover adds.
· 9 min read
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How yacht crew get through the off-season: rotation and leave models, daywork in the yard, and what the UK Seafarers' Earnings Deduction requires.
· 7 min read
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Monthly salaries for captains, deckhands, stewardesses, chefs, officers and engineers, by yacht size, compared across published crew agency guides.
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