Are you in the early beginnings of your career working on yachts? Are you transitioning from the traditional hospitality industry or from more modest boats or a different category of boating such as fishing charter boats or the cruise ship industry? Read on.
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Yachting Season in the Caribbean The yachting season in the Caribbean typically runs from December to May. The season is in full swing from Christmas to March. The season kicks off with the Antigua Yacht Show, where yachts are on display before the upcoming season. The season usually wraps up with Antigua Sailing Week in [...]
Professional Yacht Training, USA offers several online courses through VIRSEC, available for crew to take in their own time. VIRSEC is an MCA Approved STCW ISPS Maritime Security trainings to Hostile Environment Awareness & Antiterrorism training provider, their fully online courses are user-friendly, affordable and easily accessible. VIRSEC is located in Manchester, United Kingdom [...]
The MCA Officer of the Watch (OOW) is a certification and qualification for deck officers in the maritime industry. The Officer of the Watch is a vital role responsible for safely navigating and operating a vessel, maintaining watchkeeping duties, and ensuring the safety of the crew, passengers, and cargo. Related Article(s): Blog Article - Summary [...]
Yacht Crew Training: The training of yacht crew members typically involves a combination of formal education, certifications, and hands-on experience. Professional Yacht Training of Fort Lauderdale is a first-step for the novice and a trusted partner for on-going training and certifications for seasoned, yacht crew professionals of all ranks. Some Common Areas of Training [...]
We thought it might be a little helpful to create an article summarizing the OOW (Officer of the Watch) courses. The MCA Officer of the Watch Certificate consists of seven different modules, these are required to be completed for the MCA Officer of the Watch (Yachts Less Than 3000 GT) Certificate of Competency and [...]
It’s no secret that Professional Yacht Training is known as being the "favorite among crew" in the yachting community when it comes to obtaining your yachting certificates. With this in mind, we are excited to announce that we have expanded our ways of helping you obtain a yachting career – with the addition of ProfessionalYachtCrew.com. [...]
Watch Latest Videos Here are some short videos to help understand some of the basics and give you an understanding of the courses offered by PYT USA. Nautical Knot Tying Videos We give some basic video demonstrations with step-by-step descriptive instructions on some of the important knots and line handling techniques yacht crew will [...]
We all know that work on a yacht is never actually finished per say, the list of things merely gets longer with every day we work! And because we are all lovers of travel, and dedicated hard workers, we like to make sure we are in a constant state of overdrive to keep up with [...]
Whether you’re starting yachting to travel, change career paths, take a break from the regular 9-5 job or because you can’t get your yacht-working friend to shut up about you joining them, there is no denying it can be nerve racking. Going into an industry you may know nothing about it scary, but it [...]
There's no arguing; the yachting industry has changed. And while you may be asking yourself 'How', the answer truly depends on what aspect of the industry you are speaking of. In this instance, we are talking about the way crew members search for work on yachts. These methods are sure to land you a [...]
