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|
Positions |
Size |
Type |
Flag |
Term |
Location |
M/F |
NOTES Glossary Available Below |
|
Captain |
88 |
MY |
US |
Perm |
Bahamas/FTL |
E |
Based in Ft. Lauderdale and usually does local family
trips. Some trips to Bahamas. Must have experience on same size vessel. Must
have passport. Handle maintenance and arrangement for the trips. Need to live
local. |
|
Captain and cook stew |
75 |
MY |
FF |
Perm |
FLA/NE |
New boat being delivered in May or June 2027 - 2 couples
own it and are owner operators. Family use. Plan to use for 3 weeks at a
time. |
|
|
Captain or team or Capt that can cook |
74 |
MY |
US |
Perm |
SC/FL |
E |
Captain for private boat. Can be team or captain needs to
know how to cook. Owner operator about 60 days a year. Based in SC in summer
and Key Largo/Bahamas in winter. |
|
Positions |
Size |
Type |
Flag |
Term |
Location |
M/F |
NOTES Glossary Available Below |
|
Deck Stew |
115 |
MY |
US |
Perm |
FLA>NE |
E |
Deck/stew for family use yacht. Must have experience with
towing 37' tender, knowledge of water sports, fishing and be family friendly.
4 crew with a chef when needed for traveling. Own cabin and head. STCW +
passport required. Salary plus benefits. |
|
Mate |
105 |
MY |
US |
Perm |
FLA/CT |
E |
Family boat looking for individual Mate or team with Stew
to work on permanent position on vessel that goes North for Summer/FL in
Winter. Mate must maintain exterior of vessel, drive tender and see to 2-6
guests. |
|
Mate - lic |
88 |
MY |
US |
Perm |
FTL>Bahamas |
E |
Based in Ft. Lauderdale and usually does local family
trips. Some trips to Bahamas. Handle maintenance on vessel. Run tender. Not
live aboard. Must live local. |
|
Stew - 2nd x 2 |
80 |
Power Cat |
FF |
Rotation |
BVI |
E |
Stew for a permanent 2 months on / 2 months off
rotational position in the Caribbean. This is a busy charter program.
Previous charter experience preferred. |
|
Stew - Personal Assistant |
88 |
MY |
US |
Perm |
FTL |
F |
Solo Stew for a full time, live aboard position on a
yacht. Able to do beds, heads and provide bar service. The yacht has 2 crew.
Helpful to have office experience, duties will be managing bookings and
scheduling. There will be a car provided. |
|
Stew/Cook |
110 |
MY |
FF |
Perm |
FLA>NY |
E |
Stew who can do some cooking as well for boat that will
be in Sag Harbor for the summer. Prefer foreign crew. Prefer is have
experience on similar size vessel. Returns to Miami. Private use. |
|
Team - Capt/Eng + Cook/Stew |
74 |
MY |
US |
Perm |
SC/FL |
E |
Captain with cook/stew. Private boat. Boat based in SC in
summer and Key Largo/Bahamas in winter. Owner operator for about 60 days a
year, Likes to fish. |
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Yacht Crew Glossary
| Size- BtSize | |
| Vessel size is in feet | |
| Types of Vessels- BtType (Yachts, Marine, House, etc.) | |
| MY | Motor Yacht |
| SV | Sail Vessel |
| RV | Research Vessel |
| TRL | Trawler |
| SF | Sport Fish |
| COML | Commercial |
| ISLAND | Island |
| HOUSE | House |
| ESTATE | Estate |
| BUS | Business |
| Positions- filled by the job available | |
| Capt | Captain |
| Capt/Mate | Captain & Licensed Mate Qualifications |
| Mate | Mate- Licensed or Unlicensed |
| Mate/Eng | Must have Mate and Engineer Skills |
| Eng | Engineer- Licensed or Unlicensed |
| Chef | Chef- Culinary Trained or Apprentice Trained |
| Cook | Cook- Able to cook Family Style food for 4-6 |
| Stew | Steward/ess- Interior Cleaning + Food Service & Laundry |
| Deck | Deckhand- Exterior Cleaning & Maintenance |
| Team | 2 Person Team or Couple (NOT 1 person who is a team player!)(or one person doing 2 jobs) |
| Flags of Vessels and Registration = Legal status of whom can be hired | |
| US | United States Flagged Vessel |
| FF | Foreign Flagged Vessel |
| Standard Terms used in job descriptions | |
| STCW95 | Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping |
| USCG | United States Coast Guard certification & licensing |
| SilvServ | Silver Service- Proper Table Setting Etiquette Training or Skills |
