Finding superyacht roles in Cork
Papers, port rules, training and crew pay for superyacht work around Cork Harbour.
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What to do in your first week
Fly into Cork Airport
Cork Airport says it is the second busiest international airport in Ireland and flies to destinations across the UK and Continental Europe.
Helpful tips before walking the docks
Work rules and training
Employment permit
Non-EEA nationals need a valid employment permit to work in Ireland. Permission from the Minister for Justice to live and work in the State replaces it. (Department of Enterprise.) Check the rules for your passport.
STCW training
The National Maritime College of Ireland is in Ringaskiddy, Co Cork. Its commercial division, NMCI Training Services, lists STCW courses. Phone +353 21 5335609.
PYA approval
In September 2017 the Irish Examiner reported that the Private Yachting Association had made the college a guest-accredited training provider. It said the accreditation was designed with superyacht crewing in mind.
Crew pay by yacht size
| Role | 45 to 50 m | 70 m and over |
|---|---|---|
| Captain | EUR 9,000 to 12,000 | EUR 15,000+ |
| First Officer | EUR 4,500 to 6,000 | EUR 7,000+ |
| Chief Engineer | EUR 7,000 to 9,500 | EUR 8,500+ |
| Chef | EUR 5,500 to 6,500 | EUR 8,000+ |
| Bosun / 2nd Mate | EUR 3,200 to 4,000 | EUR 5,000+ |
| Chief Stew / Purser | EUR 2,800 to 4,000 | EUR 3,000+ |
| Deckhand | EUR 2,800 to 3,500 | EUR 3,000+ |
| Stew | EUR 2,200 to 2,500 | EUR 2,200 to 2,500 |
UKSA salary guide 2025, in EUR. The guide does not state the pay period and is not specific to Cork.
Sources. Checked 8 November 2026.
- Port of Cork: Cork Harbour marinas
- Port of Cork: Marine leisure
- Port of Cork: Guidance notes for leisure craft
- Port of Cork: Cruise facilities
- Royal Cork Yacht Club: Marina
- Royal Cork Yacht Club: Visitors
- Revenue: Temporary admission of pleasure boats and private aircraft
- Revenue: Customs staff manual on ship's stores
- Department of Enterprise: Employment permits and immigration permission
- National Maritime College of Ireland
- Cork Airport: About us
- Afloat: 81 m superyacht at anchor off Cobh (9 June 2024)
- Afloat: Superyacht Air returns to Cork Harbour (30 May 2016)
- Afloat: 93 m schooner at Cobh and 55 m yacht calling at Cork (17 May 2016)
- Irish Examiner: Air of mystery surrounds super-yacht (8 May 2012)
- Irish Examiner: Superyacht berthed at the Port of Cork city marina (10 August 2017)
- Irish Examiner: Maritime College superyacht crew course (28 September 2017)
- Noonsite: Cork Harbour (Crosshaven and Cobh) docking
- Met Éireann: Cork Airport 1991 to 2020 averages
- NOAA NCEI: WMO normals, Cork Airport
- UKSA: Superyacht salary guide
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