Rotational Captain CV example
A Rotational Captain 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
- 6 December 1982
- Available
- 2 weeks notice
- Visas
- B1/B2, Schengen
- Languages
- Dutch (native), English (fluent), German (good)
Profile
14 years on yachts from 56m to 74m, private and charter, now working as Rotational Captain. Strong in passage planning and navigation, ISM and flag compliance and budgets and yacht accounts. Looking for a permanent or rotational command on a 74m+ yacht.
Tickets and certificates
Experience
- Passage planning and navigation
- ISM and flag compliance
- Budgets and yacht accounts
- Disciplined handovers
- Passage planning and navigation
- Crew leadership and retention
- Budgets and owner reporting
- Rapid vessel familiarisation
- ISM and SMS compliance
- Close-quarters shiphandling
Skills and education
Crew leadership, Owner and manager relations, Yard and refit management. RYA Dinghy Instructor. A-levels or equivalent.
Interests
Paddleboarding, hiking, baking
References
Captain of the 74m 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 Rotational Captain guide
Owners and managers hire captains who already have command time, usually two or more seasons as Master on a similar size yacht. A common route is stepping up from chief officer on the same yacht when the incumbent captain asks to go on rotation. What sells you is a clean record, long tenures and proof that you can share a yacht without ego. Recruiters will ask for references from previous opposite numbers. Mismatched standards between the two captains is the main reason rotations fail.
Tickets to listPut the ones you hold near the top, with dates
Must have
- MCA Master 3000gt CoC (Master 500gt on smaller yachts)
- STCW Basic Safety Training and Advanced Fire Fighting
- ENG1 medical certificate
- GMDSS GOC
- Proficiency in Medical Care
Gets you hired
- HELM (Management Level)
- Ship Security Officer
- ECDIS generic and type-specific
- ISM internal auditor course
- RYA Yachtmaster Ocean
QuestionsSee what a Rotational Captain earns
What tickets should a Rotational Captain CV list?
List MCA Master 3000gt CoC, STCW Basic Safety Training and Advanced Fire Fighting, ENG1 medical certificate, GMDSS GOC and Proficiency in Medical Care first, each with the date it was issued. Then add HELM (Management Level) and Ship Security Officer if you hold them.
How long should a Rotational Captain 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.