Cook / Steward CV example
A Cook / Steward CV in the layout captains and crew agents expect. Use it as a guide, then build your own as a free PDF.
- Nationality
- Dutch
- Date of birth
- 10 October 1997
- Available
- 1 month notice
- Visas
- B1/B2, Schengen
- Languages
- Dutch (native), English (fluent), German (good)
Profile
5 years on yachts from 37m to 55m, private and charter, now working as Cook / Steward. Strong in menu planning and provisioning, silver service and housekeeping and laundry. Looking for a permanent position on a 55m+ yacht.
Tickets and certificates
Experience
- Menu planning and provisioning
- Silver service
- Housekeeping and laundry
- Allergy and dietary management
- Silver service and plated service
- Cabin and heads detailing
- Laundry and fabric care
- Cabin housekeeping standards
- Laundry and pressing
- Silver service basics
Skills and education
Galley budget control, Cooking crew meals, Working in small teams. Diploma in Professional Cookery.
Interests
Paddleboarding, hiking, baking
References
Captain of the 55m motor yacht
Current employer | Phone and email on the real CV
Head of department on the previous yacht
Previous employer | Phone and email on the real CV
Example CV. The person, the employers and the yachts are made up.
What employers look forFrom the Cook / Steward guide
Captains hire people they can trust to feed guests well with no support. Most people who get these jobs are experienced stews who trained as cooks, or chefs from restaurants and ski chalets who can also handle silver service and housekeeping. A folder of menus and food photographs will do more for you than a list of duties on a CV. Couples are common, and captain plus cook/steward is a classic pairing on 24-35m yachts. Owners want calm, discreet crew who can live in close quarters for months.
Tickets to listPut the ones you hold near the top, with dates
Must have
- STCW Basic Safety Training
- ENG1 medical
- Food Hygiene Level 2
Gets you hired
- Ship's Cook Certificate
- Food Hygiene Level 3
- Culinary diploma or yacht chef course
- RYA Powerboat Level 2
- WSET Level 2 in Wines
QuestionsSee what a Cook / Steward earns
What tickets should a Cook / Steward CV list?
List STCW Basic Safety Training, ENG1 medical and Food Hygiene Level 2 first, each with the date it was issued. Then add Ship's Cook Certificate and Food Hygiene Level 3 if you hold them.
How long should a Cook / Steward CV be?
Two pages at most. Give your last three jobs in detail and one line each to older ones.
Can I copy this example CV?
Use the layout and the order, then replace every line with your own details. Never list a ticket or a job you do not have: captains and crew agents check certificates and call references.