To help plan for your life after yachting, Caroline Rossy will be hosting workshops every Saturday in Antibes to help you to see where you are at in this 'new' life creation, whether it's still just an idea, or whether you already...
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With so many people unaware of the enormous amount of work that goes on behind the scenes in yachting, the PYA has released a video to explain some of the projects and initiatives it is currently involved with, and the benefits to...
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Q: Tiffany, Stewardess: “I heard something about STCW certificates needing to be updated by the first of January next year but I’m confused who this applies to and whether I need to do it - can you clarify?
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When the STCW Convention was conceived in 1978 and finally came into force in 1984 there was no requirement for mandatory safety training. This only changed with the 1995 Amendments coming into force in 2002.
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My boyfriend and I are in Antibes looking for a couple’s job: he is a deckhand and I am a chef. We’ve been told by practically everyone that because we’re new in yachting we don’t have much hope of getting a job together, how can ...
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The Crew Coach discusses which Food Hygiene Certificates crew will need as an entry-level stew, and whether it is compulsory for everyone, or just for chefs and stews.
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The Professional Yachting Association has joined forces with ACREW to endorse the content of certain workshops on offer at their professional development events.
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The old Antibes vs Palma debate has been going on for decades, but there are benefits to both, depending on what you’re looking for, your budget, and your personal preferences.
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When MSN 1858 came out to replace MSN 1802, there was an error made with the wording for required service to gain exemption from completing the Training Record Book for OOW 3000gt (Y) candidates.
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Winners of the Superyacht Scholarship Competition, launched by Alison Rentoul, The Crew Coach, were announced in a live webinar today, 2 March.
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While captains may find working on one job before moving onto the next, The Crew Coach explains why the natural way of doing things is actually better: at least in theory.
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At the end of last year my first mate left because he said my inability to listen was doing his head in. The thing is I’m not really sure exactly what I’m doing wrong a lot of the time, or what to do about it. How do I learn to li...
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It’s easier than ever to broadcast our lives but it’s important to remember that some things should be kept confidential and out of our news feeds - especially when working on a luxury superyacht.
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When longstanding crew resist changes to the system and culture brought about by new crew members, captains must find a way to bring harmony to this team of two halves.
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It's extremely important for all yacht crew to use discretion with any photos taken of boats, particularly those that you or your friends work on, to avoid getting yourself or friends into trouble.
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Considering we demand professional candidates that are well suited to our yacht’s individual culture and demands, it’s not surprising we sometimes fail to find the right candidates when our descriptions are so vague.
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When it comes to job offers, everything can change in an instant. The job may evaporate, the captain might choose someone else, or the yacht might decide to delay the hiring decision, so it's wise to keep looking right up until th...
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There are a numnber of ways in which you can minimise the fallout when resigning from a yacht job, and it’s important to start with why captains often react so badly to crew quitting.
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Minutes of the Sea Changes Forum for Engineering and Deck, held in the IHO offices during the Monaco Yacht Show on Thursday 24/9/15.
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With the debate about the new STCW updating requirements heating up ahead of the enforcement date of 1 January 2017, Warsash Superyacht Academy (WSA), part of Southampton Solent University, explained at Monaco Yacht Show why these...
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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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