Yacht Captain CV example
A Yacht 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
- 18 September 1982
- Available
- Now
- Visas
- B1/B2, Schengen
- Languages
- Dutch (native), English (fluent), German (good)
Profile
10 years on yachts from 56m to 74m, private and charter, now working as Yacht Captain. Strong in passage planning and navigation, crew leadership and retention and budgets and owner reporting. Looking for a permanent or rotational command on a 74m+ yacht.
Tickets and certificates
Experience
- Passage planning and navigation
- Crew leadership and retention
- Budgets and owner reporting
- ISM and flag compliance
- Passage planning and watchkeeping
- Deck team leadership
- ISM and safety management
- Bridge watchkeeping and COLREGs
- ECDIS passage planning
- Safety equipment management
Skills and education
Owner and guest relations, Shipyard and refit management, Emergency command. RYA Dinghy Instructor. A-levels or equivalent.
Interests
Surfing, cycling, yoga
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 Yacht Captain guide
Owners and management companies hire on track record. They want time in command, or as chief officer on a yacht of similar size, a clean safety record, long stays on previous boats and owner references that check out. Your ticket must match the tonnage. Master 200gt covers small yachts, Master 500gt covers roughly 40-50m, and Master 3000gt covers most yachts beyond that. Character counts as much as paperwork. A captain who can't keep crew for more than a season will struggle to land the next command.
Tickets to listPut the ones you hold near the top, with dates
Must have
- STCW Basic Safety Training with refreshers
- ENG1 medical
- MCA Master (Yacht) 500gt or 3000gt CoC
- GMDSS GOC
- HELM (Management) and Medical Care
Gets you hired
- Ship Security Officer (ISPS)
- ECDIS type-specific training
- RYA Yachtmaster Ocean
- ISM internal auditor course
QuestionsSee what a Yacht Captain earns
What tickets should a Yacht Captain CV list?
List STCW Basic Safety Training with refreshers, ENG1 medical, MCA Master (Yacht) 500gt or 3000gt CoC, GMDSS GOC and HELM (Management) and Medical Care first, each with the date it was issued. Then add Ship Security Officer (ISPS) and ECDIS type-specific training if you hold them.
How long should a Yacht 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.