Captain in United States

Summary

Position: CAPTAIN or TEAM

US FLAG - Captain must hold USCG license.

All crew must be legal to work in the US  

MUST HAVE CHARTER EXPERIENCE.  

Yacht: 35m Motor Private - US Flag - less than 5 years old

Job ID: 1632361 

Location: Ft. Lauderdale 

Start date: ASAP 

Itinerary: Florida, Bahamas, maybe Caribbean

License Required: USCG 500gt+ Master Ideally 

STCW

USCG Medical 

US Passport

Adv. FF

No loss statement

MUST BE ABLE TO PASS A BACK GROUND CHECK. No previous DUIs, arrests. 

Requirements: CHARTER experience

Proven record of captaining 30m+ for 3+ years

Good verifiable references

Good longevity

You will be responsible for managing crew up to 5

Good history of crew longevity - responsible for hiring your crew

Neat presentation, well spoken. Professional.

Good with warranty work and strong knowledge of engineering

Working well with the clients yacht manager.

Support and working as a team with both management and broker to ensure owner's best interest

Reliable, accountable and trustworthy.

Good record keeping/accounts.

About the job: Docks in Bahamas, west coast Florida and FTL for yard.

The owner is a professional with a family and lots of grandkids. Must be child friendly. They will use their yacht moderately. They look for around 10-12 charters per year. Good tips for the crew. They are experienced yacht owners. They will love to have a Captain that enjoys exploring. Giving them cruising options, etc.

There are a Mate/Engineer and CS team on board that the owner really likes. The Captain will hire the other 2-3 crew.

CAVEAT: There are crew accommodations for 5 crew. 2x bunks and 1 captain cabin. This means if the Captain is NOT a team, they will have one crew member share their cabin with a pullman during charters. This may typically be the CHARTER CHEF.   

Salary: Within salary guidelines- To be discussed during interview process

Time off, etc. to be discussed during interview process.

Essential Qualifications

Entry Level Qualifications (or equivalent)

• STCW 95 (STCW 2010)
• ENG 1 (Medical Certificate)

Master/Skipper Qualifications (or Merchant, USCG & AMSA equivalent)

• MCA CoC Master <500gt / Class 5