I know from first hand experience that leadership skills can be learnt – as I had to learn everything I know about leadership myself, having not shown a lot of great ‘natural’ talent in this area when I first found myself thrust i...
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The growing requirement to source yacht crew from outside the superyacht sector has led to a call for a more sophisticated approach to recruitment from managers and owners' representatives.
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When one captain was faced with the issue of two of his crew going out and bringing some girls back to the boat, he was faced with the dilemma of the most effective way to punish them without it negatively effecting anyone else on...
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Calling all yacht crew! Please help our industry to grow and shine by taking this brief survey aimed at improving working and living conditions and delivering a memorable charter experience.
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t’s not easy being a new HOD, especially in yachting where you also live and socialise with your team members, but it is possible to get people to want to do what you want them to without resorting to threats or nasty tactics.
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Moving up through your yachting career needs to be done strategically. This doesn’t mean you need to sell out and trample on people as you climb the rungs, but it does mean you need to be savvy about how things work.
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Smart captains try to shape a balanced onboard culture with their hiring strategy. A calm presence is probably what the yacht needed, and you’re here to provide it. So, let’s ‘rebrand’ you from shy and quiet, to calm and balancing
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Following proposals to transfer some of the activities of Warsash Maritime Academy to Southampton Solent University’s city centre site, the PYA feels this would immediately lead to permanent dilution of the value of the Warsash br...
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The ‘my department works harder than your department’ line is as old as the yachting industry itself. And sometimes it’s even true: there are many yachts where mid season the stews are working when the deck crew or engineers aren...
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There is nothing more important to a well-functioning crew than trust. The crew have to trust each other, and money issues can really get in the way of this. For the sake of a thousand euro, is it worth your crew suspecting you of...
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Money is not the primary issue here when accepting a first job. What is being offered is experience. Knowledge, contacts, and your professional reputation: your career begins the day you step on that passerelle as crew for the fir...
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As of 1 July 2015, The Crew Coach, founded in 2009 by yachting career guidance, team building and leadership training expert Alison Rentoul, is available once again to work with all yachts worldwide.
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Independent yacht crew leadership training and career development specialist, The Crew Coach, is delighted to announce that their superyacht-specific online leadership training for senior crew has been awarded formal accreditation...
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A yachting CV is hard to do well, especially when you’re new to this rather odd industry. We see a huge amount of CVs here at The Crew Coach and so many people, even experienced crew, undersell themselves by minimising or even lea...
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Four new certificates of competency for seafarers working on commercial motor yachts will be introduced in Australia from early 2016.
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Monjin Yachting has launched the first video-interviewing online platform for the yachting world and believes that this is the way forward for recruitment procedures in the industry.
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There are always jobs going in this industry. It’s true that there are more positions open around the seasonal ‘shoulders’ i.e., April/May and October/November, but in reality there are still jobs coming up the rest of the year as...
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Being turned down for promotion is difficult, especially when you work hard, have the necessary qualifications, and you believe that it’s high time for a new stripe on your epaulets. So why hasn’t it happened yet? And how can you ...
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It happens to us all! Remembering names, especially when the job requires it, is not always easy so here is some helpful ways to deal with it.
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The first of The Crew Coach’s annual pre-season Free Talks for New Crew got off to a brilliant start in Antibes this week, with prospective new crew queuing around the block to gain entry to this popular event at The Quays Irish B...
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The most well-known crew houses in Antibes include The Crew Grapevine, The Crewhouse, The Glamorgan and Debbie's Crew House. We''ve compiled a guide to help newbies decide which one is right for them.
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I'm considering going through the required training to become a Stewardess. I believe I have the skills and personality to be a really good stewardess, but I'm 34 years old, and I know that realistically age is a factor in this in...
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Last month ACREW, in association with the PYA, hosted a selection of workshops on the IYCA Antibes. I attended the ‘Creating High Performing Interior Teams’ workshop by Peter Vogel, MD of Interior Yacht Services.
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IYS Interior Yacht Services and ITA Interior Training Academy are pleased to announce that they will be supporting each other’s efforts and programs, starting 2015.
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January 1st 2017 will be the final implementation date of the Manila Amendments of the STCW Code (STCW 2010). There are 1.4 million seafarers worldwide needing to ensure their qualifications are in date, so places will be limited ...
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Leadership and good communication are important skills in crew resource management and currently quite a talking point. Crew know that working on a yacht is not like any other job, at least none that I know of, as it has it's own ...
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Have you thought much about next season and what position you’d like to be in? Maybe you want to take on more responsibility and move up the ranks? Perhaps you’re thinking about a complete career change like moving into a differen...
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It happened again. Every time an article appears in the press about the excesses of the yachting industry, somebody is compelled to post it on my Facebook wall with a note implying “Hey, this made me think of you”.
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ACREW is pleased to announce that the 2nd edition of ACREW & STP’s Continuous Professional Progression Courses were a roaring success. This event, in collaboration with STP, took place on 23rd & 24th October and brought together c...
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We’ve all been there at some point in our careers: seated opposite the interviewer while they fire questions at you left, right and centre. At the same time, you’re trying to say all the right things and give a good impression, bu...
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