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Chief Electrical Engineer RN - Wanting to Work on Yachts..

Discussion in 'Licensing & Education' started by jimmynewyacht, Jun 11, 2013.

  1. jimmynewyacht, Jun 11, 2013
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    jimmynewyacht New Member

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    Hello all, This is My first post and looking for some advice or guidance.

    I am currently serving in the RN in the UK as a Chief Petty Officer Onboard HM Submarines; I have been flicking through this forum and trying to gather some information on the best way to transfer across to the yachting industry. I am an Artificer and although specialise in electrical engineering I have a foundation degree in Marine systems so have experience in all mechanical and electrical marine systems including a fair bit of diesel work. I believe I have to do a letter of assessment through the MCA to ensure I go in at the correct level of Chief engineer and then complete ENG1 Medical, STCW 95 etc.

    Anyway any help of information you could point me in the direction of would be greatly appreciated.

    Kind Regards.

    James Anderson
  2. K1W1, Jun 11, 2013
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    K1W1 Senior Member

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    Hi,

    I have replied to your PM.
  3. jimmynewyacht, Jun 11, 2013
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    Thanks for your reply!

    Well there is actually a thread on here a while ago about a colleague who i used to work with (who I’m struggling to get in contact whit now) who managed to successfully transfer across for the Submarine service and is now (from what I’ve heard) loving it. I believe he completed the Initial interview with the MCA and moved over as an Y3 engineer with EOOW.

    I have just phoned the MCA this Morning and the woman i spoke to advised there is no longer a direct transfer from the RN to the Yachting sector and instead i must go through the Merchant Navy route first and acquire those accreditations. So now I’m quite confused?

    If anyone could shed some light on this it would be greatly appreciated!

    James
  4. Marmot, Jun 11, 2013
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    Don't waste your time and money on MCA "Y" certificates, they are dead end tickets.

    Concentrate on obtaining legitimate commercial certificates based on your sea time, training, and education. A commercial certificate is recognized by all flag states for service on yachts as well as commercial vessels. A yacht certificate is not recognized for any purpose other than service on a yacht.
  5. jimmynewyacht, Jun 11, 2013
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    But surely you need you 'Y' qualifications to work on Private Yachts?

    Or do you recommend going the merchant route and then working private yachts at a later point once commercial accreditation achieved?

    Apologies if i'm barking up the wrong tree, as i've only really started looking into this recently so i know i have a lot more reading etc to do.

    Thanks
  6. K1W1, Jun 11, 2013
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    Hi,

    You don't actually need any qualifications to work on a purely private yacht.

    If you can handle it go the Merchant Navy Ticket route.

    This will open more doors for you as so many of the bigger yachts need these tickets nowadays.

    Being an Electrical Engineer will also work in your favour when getting started in the business.
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    No, as K1W1 wrote, you don't need squat to work on a private yacht. The safe manning document of a yacht in commercial service will state the level of certification required. A commercial yacht below 3000 tons can use "Y" certificated engineers and the flag state will happily endorse a merchant certificate for service on that yacht.

    You will find that a commercial certificate will often be endorsed for service at a higher level than the "Y" ticket. There really is no direct comparison between levels of the certificates, a "Y1" is far from equivalent to a merchant navy unlimited chief engineer's ticket. If you hold a merchant 2nd's ticket you can sail on virtually any <3000 ton yacht as chief.

    Without hesitation.

    Visit the Cayman Island Shipping Register (CISR) website and look at the yacht registration information. It is typical of all the "Red Ensign Group" flags which fly over the vast majority of private and commercial yachts.