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Crewagency · 11-07-2008, 03:00 AM

I think we have to clarify what is a Superyacht ?
over 500 gt or over 3000 gt ? or over 50m , 100m or more ?
This year due to all the big Projects above 50m ( where we currently have 500 !!!) in progress at this moment everybody will be welcome in this market.

I place Crew for more than 8 years now on Yachts, Super yachts and the new Megas and have discussions with Captains every day about the Crew that is currently available.

More and more coming from East Europe especially Engineers, Steward/ess and Officers. All with zero experience on Yachts.
More and more "Training Schools " just produce Crew for the current market and that means around 900 Yachts over 25m in progress at this moment and that also means 10.000 Crew will be needed shortly. But how we will find experience and not only papers.
I have never seen a business in my life where Millionaires and Billionaires put their own life and the life from the whole family in such unexperienced hands.
In my opinion the solution will rotation on all positions to allow the Crew to practice and also to build up the career. Papers and certificates does not count if you see how easy ( but expensive ) you will be able to collect seatime and miles with just booking the right courses.
Nice if you have one season experience but if you just spend this season on board a yacht in the shipyard I am not sure.
Seatime and Seamiles is for me the only thing that counts to check experience.
Also safe manning is a great idea but is it realy safe than ?

So if you finish your course start at the bottom and get seatime and than you will be successful to climb up the ladder otherwise you have to become an Owner to feel as Captain.

11-07-2008, 03:00 AM	#12
Crewagency Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Germany Posts: 156	Superyacht Captain I think we have to clarify what is a Superyacht ? over 500 gt or over 3000 gt ? or over 50m , 100m or more ? This year due to all the big Projects above 50m ( where we currently have 500 !!!) in progress at this moment everybody will be welcome in this market. I place Crew for more than 8 years now on Yachts, Super yachts and the new Megas and have discussions with Captains every day about the Crew that is currently available. More and more coming from East Europe especially Engineers, Steward/ess and Officers. All with zero experience on Yachts. More and more "Training Schools " just produce Crew for the current market and that means around 900 Yachts over 25m in progress at this moment and that also means 10.000 Crew will be needed shortly. But how we will find experience and not only papers. I have never seen a business in my life where Millionaires and Billionaires put their own life and the life from the whole family in such unexperienced hands. In my opinion the solution will rotation on all positions to allow the Crew to practice and also to build up the career. Papers and certificates does not count if you see how easy ( but expensive ) you will be able to collect seatime and miles with just booking the right courses. Nice if you have one season experience but if you just spend this season on board a yacht in the shipyard I am not sure. Seatime and Seamiles is for me the only thing that counts to check experience. Also safe manning is a great idea but is it realy safe than ? So if you finish your course start at the bottom and get seatime and than you will be successful to climb up the ladder otherwise you have to become an Owner to feel as Captain.