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A Guide to CAREERS
IN YACHTING

By Jen Errico
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Whatever your age, whatever your experience, the yachting industry

has a whole host of opportunities for professional employment
providing you have the right training and attitude. Finding the right
branch to suit your skills and requirements is the all important first
step. With many years experience training and placing people from
outside the yachting industry into challenging and rewarding careers
on the water, UKSA are ideally placed to advise anyone with an
interest in changing their life for a career on or around the ocean.

Newcomers are often surprised by the huge variety of jobs available

in today’s vibrant and global yachting community.

As well as working onboard large luxury yachts in a whole host of

roles, careers can include water sports instruction, charter, flotilla
work, sail training, corporate charter, racing, yacht services and
brokerage, specialist equipment sales and services, marina work, and
much much more.

About the author Jen Errico

Jen has been involved in the superyacht and yachting industry for over fifteen years. In
this information guide, she offers a brief look at the industry for anyone considering a
career afloat. For more in depth information we would recommend her book “working
on yachts and superyachts”.

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About UKSA
A charity and non profit making organisation, UKSA has been at the forefront of
professional yacht training for the last 15 years. With a global reputation for excellence
in marine career training, the Academy offer a whole range of highly refined and
specialist training programmes for all aspects of work afloat.

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A career afloat
“There is something about the colour of the light when you are
anchored stern to in St Tropez as the afternoon deepens to dusk.
Equally there is something about the breeze just off Antigua that can
get you just right, like having an itch scratched in the exact spot.
It blows away the sweat and the heat and leaves in it’s place an
exhilaration that is seldom felt in an ordinary workplace.”

There aren’t many jobs out there that offer; travel, adventure, jet set lifestyle
and good money combined with the opportunity to work in beautiful marine
environments. In fact jobs like that are generally considered few and far between,
so when you do get to hear about them part of you is torn between disbelief, ‘Yeah,
sure, like a job like that exists!’ and cautious scepticism ‘Yeah sure and they’d
employ me?’

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But what if you could find a job that

provided good money, great lifestyle, Did you know? ?
and the opportunity to travel. What if
you could spend your summers cruising It is estimated that if you lined
the Mediterranean doing the ‘milk run’ up all the scheduled new large
between Antibes and St Tropez, or yacht builds you would have
island hopping in Croatia. Winters could a stretch of yachts averaging
be spent visiting the best hot spots in fourteen miles. If you took a
the Caribbean. And what if you found rough guess and said that each
out that you don’t need to be from any
of those yachts was 50m in
particular background to find a job like
this?
length it means that there are
over 600 fifty metre yachts on
What if you found out that finding a job order and due to be launched in
like this isn’t that hard, in fact quite the the next few years.
reverse. The good news is, the yachting
industry is crying out for dedicated and Which means, in addition to
qualified crew. the current estimated global
superyacht crew shortage of
around three thousand, the
industry will need at least
another seven thousand crew
just to meet this growth alone.

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Superyachts
Also known as Megayachts, Luxury yachts, even
Gigayachts, essentially a superyacht is a yacht that
is longer than 24 metres. There is no maximum
length. Currently the largest privately owned
superyachts in the world are around 150 metres
long.

A superyacht can be a sailing yacht or a motor yacht, old or new

and it can come in a variety of shapes and forms. A superyacht is
the epitome of luxury, money and the jet set lifestyle. It is only the
very rich that can afford to purchase and maintain one. Owning
a superyacht says you have ‘arrived’. Having one built to your
specifications suggests that you are here to stay.

Superyachts do not come cheap. Various new builds have just

been launched with price tags sitting at a conservative £40 to
£60 million. Even a small second hand superyacht is going to set
you back a couple of million, at the very least.

So with a financial outlay of this magnitude you are going to

need the right people to help you look after your asset and this is
where well qualified yacht crew come in.

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DID YOU KNOW?

?
UKSA Professional Yachtmaster,
Ocean Graduate Plus or
Yachting Cadetship training
includes training and
qualifications to command up
to 200gt vessel. Further
training to skipper yachts up
to 3000gt is also available.
Before you can skipper large
yachts, most employers will
want you to have several years
experience. Being well qualified
is always a bonus and helps with
faster career advancement.

You don’t have to work onboard superyachts afloat on boats and craft of all sizes. Details
to realise a successful career in yachting. on other work opportunities outside of
UKSA courses are suitable for anyone superyachts can be found at the back of this
wanting to realise their dream of a career booklet.

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Professional yacht crew

frequently asked questions
What qualifications are needed on yachts? Why do I even
need qualifications. It’s just a job on a boat. Isn’t it?
Not so long ago you would have been spot on the mark. You
didn’t need entry level qualifications, but in the last decade or so
legislation has tightened up considerably and now every single
crew member on board needs the relevant qualification.

What positions can you find on board

a superyacht?
There are numerous jobs onboard and all need
markedly different skills. First you get the skipper/
captain. He or she (you get female captains too and
even female engineers!) is the ‘boss’ of the boat.
What they say goes when it comes to the safety of
the vessel and all those who sail in her.

Then there are the engineers, the mates, stewards and

stewardesses and the deckhands. You also need a chef or cook.
You may also find pursers or bosuns. All these positions have
different roles to fulfil and some are unique unto themselves.

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The MCA
Just as your car has it’s license
plate, so a yacht needs to be DID YOU KNOW?
?
licensed. A large percentage
of superyachts are registered MCA stands for Maritime and
under the MCA flag (red flagged Coastguard Agency. The MCA is
vessels). If a yacht is registered
under this flag they need to
a British organisation responsible
abide by the rules that the MCA for implementing the Government’s
impose. While these rules can be maritime safety policy. With
very stringent, they make MCA international recognition as the
registered vessels some of the leading maritime regulatory body,
safest in the world, which isn’t a MCA training standards and
bad thing.
guidelines are used and employed
globally.
Many of these MCA rules apply to the
build specifications of a yacht, and related
issues. A small proportion also apply to
the crew outlining what qualifications they
must have as well as stipulating working
conditions and other related issues.

The MCA and Deck Officer qualifications

When it comes to deck officer qualifications and the MCA, it works roughly like learning
to drive a car. Just as you can go to any one of hundreds of driving schools to train,
you will still need to visit the Department of Transport to do your final exam, the same
applies to senior crew qualifications on superyachts.

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Kickstart your career with the right school

Obviously the better the school, the better your chances of success.
Before booking a course, check out what training facilities they have,
whether there is additional classroom support, and what type of
careers support they offer.

There are a whole host of professional yachting qualifications which you can get training
for. If you have no previous experience and/or qualifications but would like to become
involved in the industry, UKSA can well advise you. Their experienced course advisers
will be able to advise on the most suitable training options and talk to you about some
of the typical work opportunities. Additionally they hold monthly career seminars which
are free to attend where you will be able to discuss your requirements with their careers
advisers.

If you already have some sailing experience and wish to know what qualifications
and skills you require for professional work, UKSA can help you with guidance and
advice tailored to your needs. UKSA publish an extensive range of training prospectus’
designed to help you understand training programme structures and content.

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Did you know?

?
UKSA careers publish the latest job opportunities for their graduates online
every week. Visit www.uksa.org/jobslist

Yachting jobs are like holiday jobs aren’t they? Do I really

need to invest in training?
If you owned an aeroplane worth £20 million would you let
an unqualified, unlicensed pilot fly it? Would you care if your
stewardess had no idea what to do in an emergency, or if she
has no idea of the difference between Champagne and sparkling
wine? Would it matter if your navigator landed you in Birmingham
UK, or Birmingham, Alabama?

Precisely! The same applies to yachting. Crew, depending on the

level of their responsibilities on board, require specialist skills and
qualifications.

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Captain
The captain is the officer in charge of the yacht and all who sail in her
and everybody answers to him or her. A captain’s duty is to see that a
yacht is maintained and managed to the maximum standard, ensuring
the safety of all on board and protecting the environment as much as
possible.

A captain not only has to have an excellent sea faring knowledge, he must also have a
good grasp of accounting as he will be expected to manage significant sums of money.

An ability to communicate effectively on all levels, both with contractors, crew and with
owners and guests, is a vitally important aspect of the job. A captain will also frequently
be in charge of hiring and firing and he or she has to strike a fine balance between being
one of the crew and being the boss.

In order to captain a large yacht most people will gain command experience and
qualifications through working up to the position of first officer where they will build a
reputation as a first class professional. This can take anything between three and five
years.

Did you know?

?
On the largest yachts simply filling up with fuel can cost
around $100,000.

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Annual salaries for captains of superyachts can range from around £45,000 to
£250,000+, all found, plus perks.

Of course you don’t have to skipper large vessels, and you don’t need to have years of
experience to skipper smaller yachts. RYA Yachtmaster qualification will allow you to
command vessels up to 200 tonnes, giving you access to command an estimated 75%
of the worlds yacht fleet. On a practical note, before taking command of larger vessels
you would, as you would expect, need to build up command skills and experience while
working in the industry. Working this way gives you the opportunity to highly develop
your command skills and, should you choose, progress to work on larger and larger
vessels.

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Engineer
Engineers keep all of the mechanical and electronic aspects of the
vessel running problem free. One minute the engineer will have his
head buried in an engine the size of a small car, the next he will be
expected to fix a hair dryer, then mend the outboard on the tender
and so on and so forth.

Given that the number of superyachts grows daily (almost doubling during the last
decade to over 6000 yachts) and the changes in manning requirements of large
commercial and leisure yachts, the demand for qualified crew and particularly engineers
has increased proportionately. In fact, there is now a worldwide shortage of qualified
engineers able to work on superyachts and the potential earnings reflect that, with some
engineers able to command salaries higher than those of their captains.

Engineers are some of the most sought after crew and can earn as much as a captain,
between around £60,000 to £250,000+ a year, all found, plus perks and bonuses and
gratuities. Although rare, you can find female as well as male engineers.

Mate / First Officer

First officer means the officer next to the captain in the line of
authority on board a ship. He or she may also be called first mate or
chief officer. You will also find second and third officers/mates on
larger yachts. Although they may never have to, the first officer must
be capable of assuming control of the yacht and undertaking all the
responsibilities of a captain should it be required.

He/she is in charge of the exterior crew, namely second and third officers and the
deckhands, and he or she is expected to train and supervise the deck crew and ensure

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equipment is kept in good order. A first officer must also implement safety drills and
procedures for both crew and guests.

A first officer is also expected to keep the sporting equipment in good order, arranging
maintenance schedules with the engineer and ensuring that all crew and guests are
capable of operating them safely. The first officer must also ensure that the exterior
of the yacht is maintained in tip top condition by the crew under his or her command
and by his or her own actions. Annual salaries on superyachts can range from around
£30,000 to £50,000+, all found, plus perks and tips.

Deckhand
Deckhand is the typical entry level for work on large yachts. A
deckhand’s duties involve maintaining the exterior of the boat,
which covers everything from cleaning the windows to operating and
cleaning the sporting equipment, from changing the sun loungers
covers to varnishing the guard rails. As a deckhand you will also find
yourself turning your hand to a variety of nautical duties such as
standing steering watches, repairing ropes and cables, rigging towing
lines, handling mooring lines and of course, the washing down etc.

The deckhand is answerable to the first officer or bosun, if the vessel is too small for
either of these he then answers to the captain. Any skills and/or qualifications in any
form of watersport is without doubt an asset, as a deckhand may be asked to help
instruct a guest in the use of jet skis, wave riders, windsurfers etc.

Annual salaries on superyachts can range from around £20’000 to £40’000+, all found,
plus perks and tips.

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Steward and Stewardess

A steward or stewardess is in charge of the interior of the yacht
and his or her role is similar to that of a housekeeper. Working as
a stewardess can be a demanding yet very rewarding experience.
Stewards get to meet owners and guests more than any other
member of crew. The service a stewardess provides is vital to the
quality of the guests stay.

As a steward or stewardess your duties will include everything from silver service to
ironing, from flower arranging to PR. On larger yachts you will have a chief steward/ess
who may have as many as four or five stewards and stewardesses under his or her
command. The steward/esses job is to make sure that the interior of the boat is kept
pristine and the decor kept fresh with flowers and new linen etc. He or she is also
frequently in charge of arranging the provisioning of drinks and snacks to the vessel, for
both crew and guests. He or she will have to submit accounts to the captain or purser
so being methodical and organised is a huge asset.

There are a number of professional skills and qualifications that are very advantageous
to those wanting to work as steward/esses like nursing, massage, physiotherapy and
a variety of the hospitality trades. A good way of entering into the industry is to take
advantage of skills courses focussed on developing the knowledge and requirements
demanded by employers in the industry as well as helping with finding initial placements.

Annual salaries on superyachts can range from around £20,000 to £60,000+, all found,
plus perks and tips.

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The Chef/Crew Chef

The chef/crew staff provisions the yacht, prepares and cooks for
guests and crew. A chef onboard a megayacht does not have to be
qualified in as much as he or she might not need formal culinary
qualifications but he/she does have to be experienced, capable of
operating on their own and must also be used to working under
pressure.

Chefs along with engineers are hugely sought after. A chef on a yacht will be expected
to cater for crew and for guests. He or she will be expected to prepare excellent meals
whatever the weather and time and distance from shore. A chef will prepare food for
crew who will frequently have picky dietary habits. He or she will also have to know and
memorize all the owners’ particular foibles when it comes to food, for example: fruit
never kept in fridge or no garlic to be used on board or no alcohol etc. He or she must
be fully capable of adapting his or her menu to deal with these eventualities.

Annual salaries for chefs on superyachts can range from around £22,000 to £70,000+,
all found, plus perks and tips.

DID YOU KNOW?

?
UKSA provides a 5 day essential marine cookery programme designed to
develop good standards of creative cookery using small galleys and limited
provisioning often demanded of cooks afloat. This programme is included
as part of the 4 week Marine Hospitality programme, or can be taken as a
separate module.

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Other Yachting career routes and opportunities

Many UKSA graduates choose to start their careers by working on
much smaller yachts where there are great opportunities to refine
their sailing skills and develop a great reputation for outstanding
service. These jobs provide a great way to start working afloat in
an industry you love, with excellent opportunities to fine tune your
people skills.

Flotilla Skipper
Responsible for the running, sailing, maintenance, guest care and operation of a
yacht or entire flotilla (up to 20 yachts). Working with an engineer and host/hostess,
you will organise everything from route planning to entertainment, guest briefings to
maintenance. There are often commissions to be earned from restaurants and social
visits which help to boost the fairly low salary. Flotilla Skipper provides excellent
personal sailing opportunities and a great way to build miles and experience.

Salary: £100 - £250 per week depending on the company and location. Often
reasonable tips.

Flotilla Engineer
Responsible for the general upkeep and maintenance of all the yachts in the flotilla and
all of their equipment. Repairs are often completed underway and at anchorage at night.
Also likely to assist the guests with operating systems, power handling, equipment use
etc.

Salary: as Flotilla Skipper.

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Flotilla ‘Host’
Responsible for the care of all flotilla guests. Likely to liaise with local restaurants
and attractions for group visits, coordinate weekly airport transfers, medical issues,
complaints, entertainment etc.

Salary: £80 - £150 per week.

Yacht Instructor (shore based)

The big holiday companies often run day sailing aboard cruising yachts at their beach
bases. As the Yacht Instructor, you will live aboard the yacht but stay in the same marina
every night (no guest accommodation aboard). You will be involved with the overall
beach programme and evening entertainment with the rest of the base staff. Lots of
opportunities for personal sailing including dinghies and windsurfing.

Salary: £80 - £150 per week.

Delivery Skipper
Often long distances, sometimes short-handed and therefore a bit of a strain! You are
your own boss (with no guests to worry about) but it is up to you to make sure that the
boat gets there safely and on time. The hardest thing to deal with is the weather over
which you have no control.

Salary: Travel expenses are usually paid along with food etc, on board. Freelance
skippers negotiate their own pay and it varies dependant on the type and size of
boat and the duration of the trip. A very rough estimate is £1 per mile. If working for
a specialist delivery company, expect to do 2 or 3 trips as a volunteer crew member
before being let loose as a paid skipper.

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Charter Skipper (or Charter Couple)

May include commands of 35 - 60ft yachts (often catamarans as their popularity is
increasing) operating in the Mediterranean or Caribbean. Very different to working on a
private vessel as high turnover of guests with a fast turn around at the end of a charter.
Often a very busy schedule as ‘1 or 2 week’ guests will want to pack a lot into their
holiday. Many couples work together as a team in order to run the boat and prepare and
serve all food aboard.

Salary: Circa £13,000 per annum per person but likely to at least double in tips.

Yachtmaster Instructor
A commercial Yachtmaster with a cruising instructor endorsement can teach up to Day
Skipper level on behalf of an RYA school.

Salary: Taking responsibility for teaching RYA syllabus and up to 5 students for typically
5 day or 2 weekend courses at a time. Pay likely to be £50 - £90 per day for freelance
Skippers. With 7000 miles and a seasons teaching experience you will become eligible
for the RYA’s Yachtmaster Instructor Course. Successful skippers can command £65
to £120 per day teaching up to Yachtmaster level. Daily rate may reduce if full time
contracts are secured but overall benefits will increase.

Marina Manager
General responsibilities will include berthing arrangements, bookings, services and
repairs, customer liaison, cash handling, staffing etc. A huge growth area at the moment,
skillful managers can keep their marinas full and paying all year round.

Salary: Dependant on size of marina but typically £18,000 - £30,000 per annum

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Other opportunities
Within the global scope of the yachting industry there are a whole host of specialist
career routes which are open to those qualified and with the relevant experience.
Opportunities also exist in yacht racing, yacht brockerage, event management, youth
work, and adventure sailing as well as a whole host of shorebased support industries.
For further information on these, or any of the career routes outlined in this publication
please contact UKSA for information on their free monthly careers seminars.

As well as the above opportunities, career options for those qualified include
specialising in adventure sailing, professional yacht racing, as well as socially rewarding
jobs working afloat focussing on charitable youth work.

Contact UKSA for advice that will be tailored to your needs. Tel 01983 203034
or visit www.uksa.org

DID YOU KNOW?

?
UKSA provide life long careers
guidance for every student they
train. With over 800 employer
contacts worldwide, their careers
network can help you kick start
your yachting career.

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Other Frequently Asked Questions

What personal attribute will most likely guarantee me a job?
A good work ethic is essential, together with good qualifications and an understanding
of the yachting industry and its requirements. The dock is plagued by ski bunnies who
slide off the slopes at the end of the season, laid back and ready to replenish their bank
balances with a ‘summer job’ on the boats. However they expect to work the same laid
back hours and in the same generally haphazard way for what amounts to as much as
ten times the salary. It doesn’t work that way. The job is demanding, physically, mentally
and even emotionally. The expectations are high. If you are prepared to work hard and
deliver the goods you are nine tenths of the way to establishing a thoroughly rewarding
career in a field that offers considerable benefits and perks, not limited to financial
rewards.

What benefits does working on a large yacht offer?

When you work on a yacht, naturally a significant perk is the travel involved and
although traditionally superyachts tend to cruise just ten percent of the world’s oceans
this is expanding constantly and the old cruising grounds of the south of France and
the Mediterranean and the Caribbean are being abandoned in favour of more exotic
playgrounds like the Maldives, Thailand and Malaysia, even New Zealand and Australia.

Experiences
Working on a large yacht will open a window to an adventure playground that many
people save all year for and are limited to a week when they eventually get there. Most
yachts make the onboard sports equipment readily available for the crews use when the
guest are not on board. You can find yourself kite surfing in Antigua, windsurfing in the
Caspian Sea, water skiing in the Mediterranean, scuba diving in the Red Sea. All these
fabulous experiences at little or no personal expense to yourself.

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Okay so you’ve got my interest, what do I do next?

Excellent! You won’t regret it! Yachting is one of the most fascinating, challenging and
rewarding careers today. Having read the brief job descriptions listed above, decide
what interests you the most and take steps to get the best education possible so you
can meet and exceed the captain’s/owner’s requirements.

Am I too old? Am I too young?

Experience and professional reputation / attitude play a vital role in your employability.
Clearly not every job is suitable for every person of every age, but people of all ages
enter this industry so don’t be put off by feeling too old or too young. With the right
attitude, qualifications, experience and motivation it is almost always possible to find
work within yachting. UKSA provide one to one guidance for anyone considering a
career in yachting and can direct you to the opportunities most suited to your age.

What job skills from other industries transfer well into the superyacht industry?
When it comes to jobs that slot neatly into the superyacht field there are a number that
are a huge asset. Nursing and medicine in particular, regardless of what job you are
after. Carpentry, cabinetry and mechanical skills for deckhands and assistant engineers
are helpful. Hospitality skills are also invaluable, with special emphasis on silver service
and sommelier expertise. Stewards/esses who have experience in professional catering
and who can cook to a good standard will also find this skill an asset.

Contact UKSA for advice that will be tailored to your

needs. Tel 01983 203034 or visit www.uksa.org

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So what is life onboard really like?

Before you put on your rose coloured glasses and swan off to St Tropez with your
sunscreen clutched in your hand there are a few more points worth considering. Living
on a yacht offers many benefits. Your living expenses are virtually nil, particularly as
many yachts will foot the bill for toiletries, laundry, linen, food, drink etc. You have a
built in social life where you mix with other like minded individuals with a significant
disposable income, and there are many mornings where you will wake up in a different
port, or even country with a whole new region to explore.

Of course there are some downsides….

You might not like the crew chef’s style of cooking but you will have to eat it every day
and it will be difficult to complain about it as you will still have to live with him or her.

Your social life is great but you will be living in close confines with everyone onboard.
When you are on a 40 metre yacht in the middle of the Atlantic you can’t just jump
in your car and go home at the end of your shift. While you might feel that you could
genuinely throttle the deckhand if he so much as breathes once more, you will have to
bite your tongue as you will probably end up eating dinner with him. And breakfast. And
lunch…!

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Waking up each day to a new place can also wear thin after a while. Yachting is a
rootless existence and while some people thrive on this others find it hard to deal with.

It is worthwhile thinking about the negatives and being aware of what they might be.
Forewarned is forearmed.

It is also wise to be aware of the rumours of extreme salaries. While the industry is well
known for it’s high rates of pay it is also wise to take some of the tales with a pinch of
salt, and understand that the highest wages you may hear about will sensibly require
people to have gained many years of experience before they can enjoy the highest
financial rewards.

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Is it hard to find work?

There is a massive demand for ‘good’ crew. Good crew are prepared
to work hard and long hours yet still maintain a cheerful easy going
persona. What no one wants to employ are prima donna’s, who throw
in the towel at every hitch.

It is unlikely that you will have a problem when it comes to finding and keeping a job if
you have a good work ethic.

Where can I find out more about jobs

in the yachting industry?
• UKSA in association with J.Errico offer a book (paperback or download) which goes
into considerably more detail about the available jobs and what will be expected of
you if working in the superyacht industry.

• UKSA are also on hand to provide guidance and advice on any aspect of living,
training or working in the yachting industry on yachts of all sizes. The Academy runs
free monthly career seminars which have been specifically tailored to offer a further
insight into training and work opportunities.

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Where can I find more information? Where can I find

out about the courses and qualifications I will need?
UKSA offers one of the most comprehensive programmes of study
and training for people considering yachting as a serious career
move. Offering courses for everyone from the complete novice right
up to comprehensive in depth training modules for already qualified
captains and engineers.

Additionally for all UKSA graduates there are in house careers advisers who will not only
help you for the duration of your training offering help and advice but will go on to help
you find a job once you have completed your training.

Contact UKSA for advice that will be tailored to your

needs. Tel 01983 203034 or visit www.uksa.org

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Course information & guidance

Further Information
Available From UKSA
+44 (0)1983 203034

Yachting
Careers
Short recreational
training
programmes for
yachting and
motoryaching
+44 (0)1983 294941
reception

Watersports
Careers
Career training
for dinghy sailing,
windsurfing,
kayaking,
[email protected]

kitesurfing,
wakeboarding and
e-mail

waterskiing
UKSA in association with author
Jen Errico have produced this
MCA deck
officer
booklet for anyone curious
about what a career afloat
+44 (0)1983 295938

Careers
Reference manual
may have to offer. This guide
for MCA training provides a broad overview of
for Deck Officer some of the career opportunities
in the yachting industry, with
fax

and Engineering
Officer (Yacht) direction on training routes
qualifications
guidance and advice to help you
realise success.
www.uksa.org

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