// Walkthrough
Experienced deckhand CVs are scanned differently than first-season ones. Captains read for sustained tenure, leadership on a section, and the advanced tickets that signal someone ready for bosun within a season. The 30-second filter still applies — but the bar is higher.
The page leads with full name and a specific role — "Senior Deckhand", "Lead Deckhand", or "Head Deckhand" — matched to how the boat advertised the position, with nationality and current location underneath. A profile of two or three sentences should sound calm and measured, not first-season: the voice of someone who has held an anchor watch and run a wash-down team.
Sea service runs one row per contract, with role progression on the same boat called out clearly. Junior Deckhand to Senior Deckhand on yacht X is the strongest single proof of trust on the page. Vessel size, flag, programme, and your specific section responsibilities — tender lead, anchor watch, line handling lead — make the experience scannable in seconds.
Certificates follow: STCW Basic Safety, ENG1, plus the upgrades that take you out of junior territory — Powerboat Level 2, RYA Yachtmaster Coastal or Offshore (or booked), PDSD, Tender Driver endorsements, AEC where relevant. Tender and boat-handling experience is its own line: hours, brands, and sizes. Williams Jet, Castoldi, RIB, jet ski — captains want to know what you can drive on day one.
References, two to four, come from captains, bosuns, or chief officers, with permission and a briefing before the call. At this level, long stays beat varied gigs, and a single chief officer reference outweighs five short references from boats you only daywork-ed on. A clean headshot, deck whites or polo, professional — and phone, date of birth, and reference contacts stay off the public CV by default.
// What captains scan for
- Role progression on the same boat — Junior to Senior on yacht X — is the strongest single signal on an experienced deckhand CV.
- List specific tender experience: hours, brands, sizes. Captains want to know exactly what you can run on day one.
- Yachtmaster Coastal or Offshore matters at this level. If you do not hold it yet, mention the date booked.
- Lead lines, anchor watches, and fender stations as section lead — surface these explicitly, not buried in prose.
- Long stays beat varied gigs. Two 2-year contracts beat ten 6-month ones to most captains hiring at this level.
- Cut the filler. "Hard-worker", "self-motivated", "team player" — bosuns and captains scan past them. Tender hours, Yachtmaster level, role progression, and refit weeks are what they trust.
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