Mate / Engineer CV example
A Mate / Engineer CV in the layout captains and crew agents expect. Use it as a guide, then build your own as a free PDF.
- Nationality
- New Zealander
- Date of birth
- 6 August 1995
- Available
- 1 month notice
- Visas
- B1/B2, Schengen
- Languages
- English (native)
Profile
5 years on yachts from 37m to 55m, private and charter, now working as Mate / Engineer. Strong in diesel engine and generator servicing, passage planning and watchkeeping and tender driving and recovery. Looking for a permanent position on a 55m+ yacht.
Tickets and certificates
Experience
- Diesel engine and generator servicing
- Passage planning and watchkeeping
- Tender driving and recovery
- Watermaker and HVAC fault-finding
- Daily engine room rounds
- Filter and impeller changes
- Tender driving and maintenance
- Exterior detailing and washdowns
- Line handling and mooring
- Tender driving
Skills and education
Planned maintenance records, Mooring and anchoring, Supervising junior deck crew. RYA Dinghy Instructor. A-levels or equivalent.
Interests
Spearfishing, rugby, guitar
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 Mate / Engineer guide
Captains hire people who can prove both skills. The usual profile is a deckhand with a Yachtmaster Offshore commercial endorsement who has added the AEC and a year of hands-on engine work, or a trained mechanic who has picked up deck tickets. Sailing yachts like candidates who can also handle rigging and hydraulics. A reference from a previous captain saying you kept the boat running without outside contractors carries more weight than any certificate.
Tickets to listPut the ones you hold near the top, with dates
Must have
- STCW Basic Safety Training
- ENG1 medical
- RYA Yachtmaster Offshore with commercial endorsement
- MCA Approved Engine Course (AEC 1 and 2)
- PDSD
Gets you hired
- OOW (Yacht) 3000gt or Master 200gt
- MCA Y4 or MEOL (Yacht)
- GMDSS GOC or SRC
- Elementary First Aid or Medical Care
- RYA Powerboat Level 2
QuestionsSee what a Mate / Engineer earns
What tickets should a Mate / Engineer CV list?
List STCW Basic Safety Training, ENG1 medical, RYA Yachtmaster Offshore with commercial endorsement, MCA Approved Engine Course (AEC 1 and 2) and PDSD first, each with the date it was issued. Then add OOW (Yacht) 3000gt or Master 200gt and MCA Y4 or MEOL (Yacht) if you hold them.
How long should a Mate / Engineer 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.