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A captain-ready
CV in eight steps.
What yacht crew need to put on a CV, in the order captains and agencies actually read it.
// Walkthrough
01
Identity
Full name, role you are looking for, nationality. This is the first thing a captain reads, and the search filters most agencies use. Keep the role title to what the industry actually calls it (Stewardess, 2nd Officer, Chef de Partie), not your own variant.
02
Profile texts
Two or three short sentences in your own voice. What you have done, what you are looking for, why you are reliable on a boat. Not a corporate objective ("seeking a challenging position to leverage"). Captains read it as a sample of how you communicate.
03
Sea service
Each contract on its own row, most recent first. Vessel name, type (M/Y or S/Y), size, flag, your role, start and end dates. Recruiters scan roles and size in the first ten seconds — make sure they are visible without scrolling.
04
Certificates
STCW basic safety, ENG1 medical, and any specialist tickets (PDSD, PWC, Yachtmaster, food hygiene, sommelier). Always include the expiry date — a certificate without one reads as out of date.
05
References
Two to four captains or heads of department you have sailed with. Always ask permission before listing someone. Include name, vessel, role, and a way to reach them. References outweigh almost everything else on the page.
06
Skills and languages
Concrete skills: silver service, varnishing, MCA pre-sea, deck wash routines, watchkeeping. Real language levels: native English, B2 French, conversational Spanish. Skip skill bars and percentages — captains do not believe them.
07
Photo
A clean headshot. Neutral background, in uniform where possible, friendly but professional expression. No sunglasses, no party photos, no group shots cropped down to one face.
08
Privacy
You decide what shows on your public CV. Phone, date of birth, and references stay off it by default — captains hire from your experience and references, not your passport number.
// Visual Scanning
01
Captains scan a CV in about thirty seconds. Experience, vessel name, size, role, flag, and STCW/ENG1 dates need to be visible without scrolling.
02
A short, direct profile text beats a long polished one. Two honest sentences land harder than a paragraph of buzzwords.
03
References outweigh certificates. Certificates outweigh skills. Skills outweigh decoration.
04
Use a single concrete role title. "Junior Deckhand / Deck Steward / Tender Driver" reads as indecision.
05
Update sea service the day a contract ends, not three months later. The dates are the part that goes stale fastest.
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