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WHAT A CAPTAIN LOOKS FOR

  • THE TICKET, AND ITS TONNAGE

    Command is read licence first. Master with the tonnage it covers and the date it revalidates sits in its own callout, above the first vessel line.

  • THE BOATS, NOT THE DUTIES

    Every captain runs a watch bill and an ISM system. What separates two of you is the metres, the crew, the guest programme and the budget you carried, so those go on each vessel.

  • WHAT CLOSED WITHOUT DRAMA

    Yard periods delivered, audits and inspections passed, seasons run without lost guest days. An owner is buying a quiet year, and that is the evidence for one.

Yacht captain CV example

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James Calder

Captain

Page one

Nationality
British
Date of birth
9 Feb 1970
Based in
Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Available
1 Nov 2026
Seeking
Rotational
Visas
B1/B2 to May 2031; Schengen: Residency
Languages
English (native), Spanish (conversational), French (basic)
Driving licence
Full clean UK licence, categories B and BE
Smoker
Non-smoker
Tattoos
None visible
Phone
+44 7700 900412
Email
james.calder@example.com

Profile

Master 3000GT with three commands from 45 to 70 metres, sixteen seasons across charter and private programmes, and two new builds taken from yard to first guest trip.

Certificates

  • Master (Yachts less than 3000GT)Valid to Sep 2030
  • STCW Basic Safety TrainingValid to Mar 2030
  • ENG1 medicalValid to Jun 2027
  • Master 3000GTIssued Sep 2015
  • Master <500GTIssued Nov 2009
  • OOW CoCIssued Jun 2004
  • GMDSSValid to Mar 2029
  • HELMIssued Feb 2014
  • ISMIssued May 2016
  • ISPSIssued May 2016
  • Proficiency in Survival Craft and Rescue Boats (PSCRB)Valid to Apr 2030
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Yacht experience

  1. Captain, M/Y Norwegian Star, 70m

    Sep 2020 – Present · Charter · 12 guests · 21 crew · Western Mediterranean, Caribbean, Transatlantic

    • Runs a 21 crew charter programme on an operating budget of 4.2 million euro a year
    • Eighteen charter weeks a season, three Atlantic crossings, no lost guest days
    • Holds the ISM and ISPS files through two Port State Control inspections and a flag audit with no deficiencies

  2. Captain, M/Y Aldebaran, 58m

    Apr 2015 – Aug 2020 · Private · 12 guests · 16 crew · Eastern Mediterranean, Adriatic, Northern Europe

    • Took delivery from the yard and ran the first three seasons of a private programme, 16 crew
    • Delivered a fourteen week refit in Vlissingen to a 2.6 million euro budget and to schedule
    • Set the safety management system the yacht still runs, written with the manager

  3. Captain, M/Y Sirocco, 45m

    Mar 2011 – Feb 2015 · Private / charter · 10 guests · 9 crew · Balearics, Sardinia, Corsica

    • First command. Nine crew across a dual private and charter programme
    • Ran the yacht through commercial registration and its first MCA code inspection

  4. Chief Officer, M/Y Meridian, 62m

    May 2006 – Feb 2011 · Charter · 12 guests · 18 crew · Western Mediterranean, Caribbean

    • Second in command and safety officer through five charter seasons

Education

  • Master (Yachts less than 3000GT), MCA

    Southampton, Sep 2014 – Aug 2015

  • Officer of the Watch (Yachts), MCA

    Southampton, Sep 2003 – May 2004

Skills and interests

Skills
New build and refit supervision, Charter operations and APA, Crew recruitment and appraisal
Interests
Offshore sailing, Hill walking

References

  • Helena Vos, Fleet manager, M/Y Norwegian Star

    +377 97 70 51 22 · h.vos@example.com

  • Marcus Feltham, Owner's representative, M/Y Aldebaran

    +44 7700 900188 · m.feltham@example.com

THE TICKETS THAT MATTER

Picked from the real ladder, dated, and set where agents look.

Master 3000GT, Master under 500GT, OOW, GMDSS, HELM, ISM and ISPS, PSCRB.

What a captain actually needs: the certificates, the sea time and how long each one lasts.

What an owner looks for in a captain CV

What goes first on a yacht captain CV?

Command is read licence first. Master with the tonnage it covers and the date it revalidates sits in its own callout, above the first vessel line.

What separates two captains on paper?

Every captain runs a watch bill and an ISM system. What separates two of you is the metres, the crew, the guest programme and the budget you carried, so those go on each vessel.

What evidence does an owner look for on a captain CV?

Yard periods delivered, audits and inspections passed, seasons run without lost guest days. An owner is buying a quiet year, and that is the evidence for one.

Which tickets go on a yacht captain CV?

Master 3000GT, Master under 500GT, OOW, GMDSS, HELM, ISM and ISPS, PSCRB. Everything that has an expiry gets both dates. Everything that does not gets the year it was issued. What certificates go on a yacht CV.

How long should a yacht captain CV be?

A yacht CV is two pages because that is what gets read. A third page reads as poor judgement about what matters. The two-page rule for yacht CVs.

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