Moving to Fort Lauderdale to seek work..any advice?

Hi,

Put together a CV showing relevant experience and qualifications, send it to agencies stating what you are looking for.

You might well luck out round the FLIBS, one thing in your favour is the possession of a US Passport which means you can work on any flag vessel looking for someone.

Good Luck

Also Planning a Move to Fort Lauderdale

Newbie here making my leap of faith and determination to pursue a career as a stewardess and join the yachting community. I have over 15yrs experience in the hospitality industry and hope those skills along with my STCW'95 and good references will help me along this journey to find a job.

I am currently in Seattle, WA and plan on making the move to Fort Lauderdale in order to increase my chances of finding work and meeting with agents and captains face to face. Any advice as to when would be a good time to make the move? Is October too soon?

I appreciate and advice, feedback and/or suggestions! For those of you also looking for work, good luck!

Christina

Hollywood has it's movie star dreamers, Florida has it's yacht junkies and dreamers. More NFGs think there coming down to walk into a Love-Boat job.

Why do you have an ENG1?

I may be new to this industry but I most certainly do not believe I am waltzing into a fantasy world nor am I naive about the work and commitment that will be expected from me.

Will help any newbies to yachting

I am a yachting veteran of 20+ years, moved to Fort Lauderdale from Maui in '92 and enjoyed many years as a freelance Chef on a variety of boats, traveling all over the world and fulfilling many dreams. I am available to help anyone, in any way that I can, get started in the yachting industry. I am in Fort Lauderdale, and now work as a private Chef, doing mainly residential and estate work. I am very grateful to the people that got me started out, and want to return the favor. It's an incredible way to the see the world, make great money, meet amazing people from all around the globe, and have a truly unique experience out on the water. It's not all fun and games, all the time, but it sure is one heck of a way to enjoy the beauty and wonder of the world's oceans. Email me directly with any questions and I will reply with any help or advice I can offer.
Fair winds and Aloha,
Trish

That is very cool of you Trish. Thanks for the post. Sadly, I can't cook toast.
,rc

Well, if you're living and working on a yacht, you won't have to worry about making toast; you'll have a Chef on board to do it for you. (ps - that boxy looking thing with two slots in it, sitting on the kitchen counter? That's a toaster. Set it on 'medium' once the bread is inserted, and push the lever down. Presto! Perfect toast!)

Ah, That's what that shinny thing in the galley is,,, I have to lay my bread down on the exhaust manifolds.
And Yes, You can eat out of any of my engine rooms. One day I'll have to come up, check out these things and,, and,,, deal with people....
Think I'll stay below...

too funny! I should've been an engineer. I like the solitude. A few crew meals in the engine room might make the rest of the crew appreciate a little more what one deals with down there. (get some sunlight - Vitamin D is good for you!)

Just curious: You spent time on boats, kayaks and jet skis and now you are going to be a captain?
720 days on boats over 5 tons?
(Not sure the kayaks and jet skis counts)

He's seeking employment as a deckhand; not a captain, yet.

Seems he's willing to learn to crawl and walk before he tries to run.

If he works a charter, his experience with kayaks and jet skis may prove to be an asset.

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Can anyone explain all that brown stuff on the a%*(aft) of that big boat pic?
Maybe some kayakers lunch? Yep, It has to be a hard job.
It's not from my bilge toast.

Well, that was a waste of money. If you have an MMC you had to get a USCG physical and that is all you needed.

Foreigners working on foreign flag boats usually have an MCA yacht certificate and play by the MCA rules even when they don't have to. The IMO says you need a medical and the boat's flag state says whose you can use. Only the UK itself has "issues" with the USCG medical. Talk to Flag, not some deckhand if you want to know what documentation you need.

Since either Marshall Islands or Caymans flag most yachts it would behoove you to learn a bit about their rules and regulations that determine which way your career goes ... if you get that far before going broke listening to other backpackers.