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Galley. Covers, dietaries and provisioning budgets say more than any adjective on a menu.

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WHAT A CAPTAIN LOOKS FOR

  • COVERS, NOT CLAIMS

    Covers are a galley's tonnage. Guest and crew numbers cooked for, daily, go on every boat you list.

  • DIETARIES AND PROVISIONING

    The job is the constraints. Dietaries handled and the provisioning budget you ran say more than any sample menu.

  • CREW FOOD COUNTS

    Crew food decides whether a galley is respected. Show how you fed the crew, not just the owner's table.

Yacht chef CV example

The CV on the sheet above, written out in full. Amara Osei is an example crew member, not a real person.

Amara Osei

Head Chef

Page one

Nationality
Ghanaian-British
Date of birth
14 Jun 1993
Based in
Antibes, France
Available
15 Oct 2026
Seeking
Permanent
Visas
B1/B2 to Jan 2030; Schengen: Visa held
Languages
English (native), Twi (fluent), French (conversational)
Driving licence
Full clean UK licence, category B
Smoker
Non-smoker
Tattoos
small tattoo on right forearm
Phone
+44 7700 900 342
Email
amara.osei@example.com

Profile

Yacht chef with eight years on 45 to 65 metre charter yachts. Cooking for up to twelve guests and eighteen crew, with full provisioning, allergen and galley budget control.

Certificates

  • STCW Basic Safety TrainingValid to Mar 2029
  • ENG1 medicalValid to Apr 2027
  • Food Safety and Hygiene Level 3, supervisingValid to Feb 2028
  • HACCP Level 3Issued Feb 2023
  • Ship's Cook Certificate (MCA)Issued Sep 2018
  • Allergen Awareness and ManagementIssued Jan 2024
  • WSET Level 2 Award in WinesIssued Jun 2021
  • Proficiency in Designated Security DutiesIssued Mar 2017
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Yacht experience

  1. Head Chef, M/Y Calliope, 65m

    May 2022 – Present · Charter · 12 guests · 18 crew · Western Mediterranean, Balearics

    • Cooks for 12 guests and 18 crew across a 22-week charter season
    • Runs provisioning and the galley budget against a per-trip allowance
    • Builds every menu off the charter preference sheet, allergens first

  2. Sole Chef, M/Y Vitesse, 52m

    Nov 2019 – Apr 2022 · Charter · 10 guests · 11 crew · Caribbean, Bahamas

    • Sole chef for 10 guests and 11 crew, breakfast through canapes
    • Held a full HACCP record and cold-chain log on back-to-back charters

  3. Second Chef, S/Y Wildflower, 45m

    Apr 2017 – Oct 2019 · Private / charter · 8 guests · 9 crew · Adriatic, Aegean

    • Second chef on a nine-crew sail programme carrying 8 guests
    • Owned crew mess service, all baking and the dry-store rotation

Work ashore

  1. Chef de partie, London

    Aug 2016 – Mar 2017

    Larder and fish sections on a tasting-menu pass serving sixty covers a night.

Education

  • Diplome de Cuisine

    London, Sep 2015 – Jul 2016

Skills and interests

Skills
Charter menu design, Allergen and dietary control, Provisioning in remote ports, HACCP record keeping, Pastry and bread, Galley budget control
Interests
Sea swimming, Market gardening

References

  • Elena Fischer, Captain, M/Y Calliope

    +33 6 88 40 12 05 · e.fischer@example.com

  • Andrew Bell, Purser, M/Y Vitesse

    +1 954 555 0136 · r.bell@example.com

THE TICKETS THAT MATTER

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

Food Safety Level 2 and 3, HACCP, Ship's Cook certificate.

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

What a captain looks for in a chef CV

What does a captain look for on a yacht chef CV?

Galley. Covers, dietaries and provisioning budgets say more than any adjective on a menu. Covers are a galley's tonnage. Guest and crew numbers cooked for, daily, go on every boat you list.

Do dietaries and provisioning go on a yacht chef CV?

The job is the constraints. Dietaries handled and the provisioning budget you ran say more than any sample menu.

Should crew food go on a yacht chef CV?

Crew food decides whether a galley is respected. Show how you fed the crew, not just the owner's table.

Which certificates go on a yacht chef CV?

Food Safety Level 2 and 3, HACCP, Ship's Cook certificate. Galley: your culinary qualification, food safety level 2 or 3, HACCP, allergen training, and any ship's cook certificate if you hold one. What certificates go on a yacht CV.

Can a yacht chef CV run past two pages?

A yacht CV is two pages because that is what gets read. Chefs sometimes attach menus or dish photographs as a separate document, and senior officers with long service can run over. The two-page rule for yacht CVs.

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