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How to arrive, clear in and check your papers for yacht work at Le Marin.

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Arriving

What to do in your first week

Arrive at Martinique Aimé Césaire airport

French citizens and citizens of the European Union need an identity card or passport. Foreigners with a Schengen visa must obtain a visa extension for the overseas departments from a prefecture, a French embassy or a consulate before travel. Other travellers must ask the French embassy for the conditions of entry and stay.

Airport information desk+596 596 42 19 95, 11 am to 7 pm, every day
Dock walking

Helpful tips before walking the docks

ClearanceClearance is compulsory on entering and leaving French Antilles waters. Keep the certificate. It can be shown to any French or foreign authority. (French Customs, 2024.)
Mooring fieldThe buoys in the Baie du Marin are for vessels up to 30 m and 50 tonnes. Longer or heavier vessels are outside the limit. (Prefectural police rules, 2021.)
SpeedThe speed limit inside the mooring field is 2 knots. (Prefectural police rules, 2021.)
Work rules

Work authorisation

An employer in France must hold a work authorisation before it hires a non-European employee, unless the visa or residence card exempts it. Check the rules for your passport. (Service Public, checked 18 June 2026.)

Visas

Overseas short-stay visa

A Schengen visa is not valid for overseas France. A non-European visitor needs a specific short-stay visa, unless a residence permit or a valid type D long-stay visa applies. (Service Public, checked 20 November 2024.)

Pay

Crew pay by yacht size

Role45 to 50 m70 m and over
CaptainEUR 9,000 to 12,000EUR 15,000+
First OfficerEUR 4,500 to 6,000EUR 7,000+
Chief EngineerEUR 7,000 to 9,500EUR 8,500+
ChefEUR 5,500 to 6,500EUR 8,000+
Bosun / 2nd MateEUR 3,200 to 4,000EUR 5,000+
Chief Stew / PurserEUR 2,800 to 4,000EUR 3,000+
DeckhandEUR 2,800 to 3,500EUR 3,000+
StewEUR 2,200 to 2,500EUR 2,200 to 2,500

UKSA salary guide 2025, in EUR. The guide does not state the pay period and is not specific to Le Marin.

Sources. Checked 8 November 2026.

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