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Drugs and alcohol on superyachts: legal limits, policies and testing
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 readJobs & salaries
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Your first yacht job: when to look, crew agencies, dockwalking and what to bring
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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How to become a deckhand or stewardess on a superyacht
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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MLC 2006 for yacht crew: your contract, hours, leave and repatriation
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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Private or charter yacht: what changes for crew
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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Visas for yacht crew: B1/B2, C1/D and the Schengen 90/180 rule
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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What yacht crew pay themselves: agency fees, visas, travel and repatriation
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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Insurance for yacht crew: what the owner must cover under MLC and what crew should check
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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The off-season for yacht crew: rotation, leave, daywork and tax
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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Yacht crew salaries 2026: what every position earns
Monthly salaries for captains, deckhands, stewardesses, chefs, officers and engineers, by yacht size, compared across published crew agency guides.
· 5 min read