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| Originally Posted by SeaMaster Hi i am trying to figure out the best way to become a SuperYacht Captain. Should I go here http://www.usmma.edu/default.asp to become a SuperYacht Captain. I do live in Key West Florida. Also what other steps should I take to becoming a SuperYacht Captain. If I were to go to a place like this should i also go to a regular college to get a degree on engineering (that is what i would want to be if i am not able to be a yacht captain). So should i go to the merchent marine academey and should i also get a college degree in the other thing i would like to be. Thank You, For all your help. Hope to see you out on the water when i become a Yacht Captain. |
It is said that a young man thinks about girls every 55 seconds!
But it is also true that every young deckie or stew thinks about being a captain every 60 seconds!!
So, there are a lot of you out there with the same dream. Might I suggest that you spend a little time trying to discover where your passion lies. Do you love machines and making them work? Will you treat them as if they are your children? Or do you like driving machines full of people and enjoy not only being in their company, but at their beck and call? Talk to those who know you well and try to discern where your heart lies.
If you find you are an engineer in the making then seek out the best marine engineering degree course - but also get yourself weekend and holiday jobs on yachts to gain as much hands on experience of all areas of yachting as you can - this will pay big dividends in the future.
If you discover that you really do want to be a captain above all else - then get a job on a yacht as a deckie - BUT - don't tell anyone that you want to be captain one day! Just learn everything there is to know about the job you are given. Do any task willingly and to the best of your ability. Arrive early, leave late, be reliable and show real dedication. Always be smartly dressed, courteous, gracious and willing to serve those who own the yacht, going the extra mile even if you don't want to do what they ask of you. Then, you will find yourself being given more and more responsibility and moving up the ladder faster than those who just dream.
Also look at part time yacht master courses and get to know the senior crew on the yacht. Don't be a 'toady' but spend time asking intelligent questions about navigation, safety at sea, instrumentation, radio systems, power plants, guest entertainment and anything else to do with daily running of the yacht.
But enjoy yourself too. Have fun with the crew, laugh when they put you through practical jokes and be sure to go out socialising with them - even though you want to be their captain, you are still part of a team.
Hope this helps to get you started?
Oh, and don't stop thinking about girls every 55 seconds!
