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The Crew Network

Captain in United States

Start date : 19th January 2026

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Position Deck > Captain

Vessel/Shorebased Type 35m (115ft)

Vessel Type Motor Yacht

Charter/Private Both

Flag State US Flagged Vessel

Position Type Permanent Position

Yachting Experience 5+ years

Posted 8th Jan 2026

Job ID #3851966

Summary

Position: CAPTAIN 


US FLAG - Captain must hold USCG license.

All crew must be legal to work in the US  


IN THE COVER LETTER: Please confirm your current location, availability and salary request. Thank you! 

 

MUST HAVE CHARTER EXPERIENCE.

  

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

 

Job ID: 1639648

 

Location: Ft. Lauderdale

 

Start date: ASAP

 

Itinerary: Florida, Bahamas, maybe Caribbean

 

License Required: USCG 500gt+ Master Ideally 

 

STCW

USCG Medical 

US Passport

Adv. FF

 

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:

 

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.

Visas

  • Green Card (or US Citizen)

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

Location

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  • Destination Caribbean Sea
  • Current Location United States

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