Summary
Deckhand – 74m Private Superyacht 2013 Build
Start Date: 25th September (or earlier)
M/Y Odessa II, a 74m Marshall Islands-flagged private yacht, is offering an excellent opportunity for a motivated Deckhand to join a crew with strong leadership, healthy budgets, and a positive, active culture.
The Package
- Itinerary: Dual season – Summers in the Mediterranean, Winters in the Caribbean (Middle east on occasion)
- Flights: 2 x return flights per year
- Medical: Excellent full medical coverage
- Training: Healthy training budget with strong support for professional development and courses
- Remuneration: DOE + 13th month bonus, with annual reviews
- Rotation: Currently 5:1, with improvements under active review and likely in the near future
The Program
- Private use only – Single family
- Longevity & Stability: Extremely strong leadership team with exceptional longevity and support
- Crew Culture: Active, sporty, social crew with a great balance of work and play
- Safety & Welfare: The yacht places a strong emphasis on safety, professionalism, and crew wellbeing
- Compliance: Fully MLC compliant and voluntarily commercially compliant
- Budgets: Healthy budgets across the board ensuring the yacht is well run and crew are well supported
Requirements
- All certificates and passport must have a minimum of 6 months’ validity
- Yacht master Offshore/Coastal desirable
- Ideally 1 year’s yachting experience, but green candidates with extra skills will be considered
- Carpentry or practical trade skills highly desirable
- Southern Hemisphere crew preferred, but open to all nationalities
- A positive, hardworking attitude and willingness to learn
- An active, team-oriented mindset that fits into a sporty and social crew dynamic
- A desire to grow within a program that actively invests in crew training and career progression
- Male candidates purely due to cabin arrangements
- B1/B2 would be a bonus and/or valid Schengen if required
- Crew based in the Med will be prioritised
This is an excellent opportunity for a Deckhand looking for longevity, strong mentorship, and a clear career pathway within one of the industry’s most stable and well-respected programs. With the fleet soon expanding to three vessels, there will be outstanding scope for growth and progression, offering diverse prospects and long-term career development.
Please only apply if you genuinely meet these criteria and believe you will be a good fit, we hire very carefully, all references are called and security background checks are completed thoroughly.