10+ years professional yachting experience
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- Gender Male
- Nationality German & South African
- Alcohol consumption Low
- Willing to take a drug test Yes
- Smoker No
- Visible tattoos No
- Criminal RecordNo
Team
- Marital Status Married
- Looking to work as a couple No
Languages
- English Fluent
- German Basic
- Portuguese Basic
Availability
- Availability Unavailable
- Current country France
- Current location Saint Tropez
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About & Hobbies
31 year old South African/German currently living in Belgium on my sailboat. I have extensive experience on vessels from 60-140m with over 9 years in the industry. I take pride in my work and very much still enjoy working on deck doing paint jobs, varnish works as well as driving some incredible tenders as lead tender driver on 4 vessels already. Saying that I also thrive in the bridge environment and have ample experience with a fully ISM run ship. I have found my passion and that is working and living at sea, hence why I live full time on my sailboat when not working. I consider myself a hardworking honest individual that likes to keep the crew motivated.
My interests are Surfing, Free diving, Bodyboarding ( Ex professional bodyboarder for national champs in South Africa 2009/2010), Carpentry, Mountaineering (I've recently enjoyed hiking to the glacial plateau of mount Fitz Roy in Patagonia and summiting a few incredible peaks in Northern Norway and the Arctic), Rock climbing, Sailing my 39ft sloop sail boat that I share with my partner currently docked in Belgium.
Experience
Detailed Experience
1st Feb 2023 - Present (10 months, 6 days)
- Captain
- on a 23m (75ft) Motor Yacht called Locked
10th Dec 2021 - 16th Jan 2022 (1 month, 7 days)
- 2nd Officer
- on a 59m (194ft) Expedition Vessel called Locked
Temp 2nd Officer +- 4000NM sailed around most of French Polynesia.
1st Jun 2020 - 20th Aug 2021 (1 year, 2 months)
- Lead Deckhand
- on a 136m (446ft) Motor Yacht called Locked
- for Locked
A military like run operation. The highest level of service and professionalism was needed here for the largest charter yacht in the world. I acted as lead tender driver and Helicopter Landing Officer on M/Y Flying Fox and overall an incredible experience which I will miss.
1st Feb 2019 - 1st Nov 2019 (9 months, 1 day)
- Second officer
- on a 60m (197ft) Expedition Vessel called Locked
A proper expedition style operation. We spent 3 months above the Arctic circle exploring the magnificent Fjords of Norway, and managed to get just above 79 Degrees North in Svalbard to the witness some of the largest ice caps in the world. We also spent a month in the North Sea serving as a research vessel working with the University of Copenhagen to catch and tag Greenland Sharks.
9th Jun 2018 - 1st Feb 2019 (7 months, 24 days)
- Bosun
- on a 75m (246ft) Expedition Vessel called Locked
16th Sep 2014 - 2nd Feb 2018 (3 years, 4 months)
- Bosun
- on a 70m (230ft) Motor Yacht called Locked
- for Locked
Working on 6711 was a totally different and amazing experience. From being helicopter landing officer to launching submarines and don't forget driving 5 different types of tenders.
5th Feb 2014 - 6th Sep 2014 (7 months, 2 days)
- Deckhand
- on a 75m (246ft) Motor Yacht called Locked
20th May 2010 - 5th Apr 2013 (2 years, 10 months)
- Deckhand
- on a 65m (213ft) Motor Yacht called Locked
- for Locked
Qualifications
- Entry Level Qualifications (or equivalent) STCW 95 (STCW 2010)
Updated STCW 95 (STCW 2010)
ENG 1 (Medical Certificate)
Proficiency in Security Awareness (A-VI/6)
Proficiency in Designated Security Duties (A-VI/6-2)
Drivers License - Master/Skipper Qualifications (or Merchant, USCG & AMSA equivalent) RYA Day Skipper Theory
RYA Day Skipper
RYA Coastal Skipper
MCA Navigational Watch Rating Certificate
RYA Coastal Skipper/Yachtmaster Offshore Theory
RYA Yachtmaster Offshore
MCA CoC Officer of the Watch <3000gt - RYA/MCA Deck Modules (OR Short Courses) PYA/MCA Training Record Book
Navigation & Radar (OOW Yachts)
General Ship Knowledge (OOW Yachts)
RYA Yachtmaster Coastal - 5 Day Prep/Exam
RYA Yachtmaster Offshore - 5 Day Prep/Exam - Instructor Qualifications Surfing Instructor
- Diving Qualifications (or Beesac, CMAS or PSAI equivalent) PADI - Open Water
- Helideck Modules MCA Large Yacht Helideck Fire Fighting
Helicopter Landing Assistant (HLA)
Helicopter Landing Officer (HLO)
Helideck Team Safety Training - STCW Modules (or Merchant, USCG & AMSA equivalent) Personal Survival Techniques (A-VI /1-1)
Updated Proficiency in Personal Survival Techniques
Fire Prevention and Fire Fighting (A-VI /1-2)
Updated Proficiency in Fire Prevention & Fire Fighting
Elementary First Aid (A-VI/1-3)
Updated Elementary First Aid (A-VI/1-3)
Personal Safety and Social Responsibilities (A-VI/1-4)
Efficient Deckhand (EDH)
Proficiency in Survival Craft & Rescue Boats (PSCRB) (A-VI/2 1-4)
Human, Element, Leadership & Management (Operational)
GMDSS General Operators Certificate (GOC)
Electronic Chart Display (ECDIS)
Proficiency in Medical First Aid (A-VI/4 1-3) - RYA Qualifications RYA Powerboat Level 2
RYA VHF Marine Radio (SRC)
RYA Professional Practices & Responsibilities - Specialised Security Courses Proficiency as Ship Security Officer (SSO) (A-VI/5)
- Specialised Deck Courses Qualified Photographer
Qualified Videographer - Specialised Diving Courses Basic Freediver
Freediver - Education (or equivalent) GCSE (grade A*, A, B or C or NVQ level 2)
A Level (grade A, B, C, D or E or NVQ level 3)
Certificate of higher education (CertHE)/ NVQ level 4 or higher national certificate (HNC)
Diploma of higher education (DipHE)/NVQ level 5 or higher national diploma (HND) - Specialised Submarine Courses Surface Officer Course (SOC)