Service 02
Crew who know the boat and hold valid papers
Masters, engineers, deckhands and cooks. We work by season, by passage or by the day, and whoever comes aboard has had their papers and experience verified beforehand.
- Positions
- Master · Engineer · Deckhand
- Duration
- Day · Passage · Season
- Verification
- Papers and experience
01Approach
We do not send a list of names
Finding someone for a boat is not hard; finding someone right for that boat is. A skipper entirely at home on a thirty-metre motor yacht may not be on a timber gulet.
So we start with the boat and the expectation: length, type, area of operation, guests aboard or not, a full season or a single passage. Then we look for the person who fits.
Certificates of competency, medical fitness, service records and references are verified before anyone goes aboard. We do not put someone on a boat with incomplete papers — that is not open to discussion, for your insurance or for our work.
02Positions
Positions we supply
Master / Skipper
Skippers with the appropriate certificate for the vessel’s length and area of operation.
Engineer
Responsible for main engine, generator and auxiliaries; needed on longer passages and larger boats.
Deckhand
Mooring, manoeuvres, deck care and guest service; the most requested position for season work.
Cook
For guest passages and extended use; galley experience aboard is required.
03Scope
What we do and what we do not
Drawing the line at the outset removes the misunderstanding that would otherwise come later.
- We do
- Supplying personnel for a named vessel and a defined period; verifying papers and experience; planning watches and handovers.
- We do
- Keeping the same crew through a season and finding a replacement if someone leaves.
- We do not
- We do not run maritime training or certification courses; we are not an awarding body.
- We do not
- Manning for merchant vessels and deep-sea seafarers is outside our scope.
If you need crew for a season, talk to us early
Good crew are not found in May; they are engaged over the winter. If your season is planned, talking in February or March works in your favour on both choice and price.
Next step
Tell us about the boat and the plan, and we will give you a realistic duration and price.
With the vessel details, route and dates in hand, our first reply is an assessment rather than a guess.