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Captain's job
Headlines
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1. Yacht administration.
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2. Safe operation of the
yacht.
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3. Management of crew /
personnel.
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4. Accounting, banker,
budget management.
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5. Refit supervisor.
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6. Engineering knowledge.
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7. Yachting general
experience.
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8. Ports of call, safe
anchorages with nice beach knowledge.
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9. Ships handling.
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10. All crew duties
knowledge.
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11. All equipment on board
knowledge.
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12. Required licenses
(flag, size of the yacht).
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13. Computers skills.
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14. Business skills,
ability to deal with owners, guests and yachting
companies.
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15. Diplomacy, psychology.
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16. Love of the sea and
adventure spirit.
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17. Rare vacation or day
off .
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18. Keep a good crew and
yacht image .
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19. Emergency safety plans
management.
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20. Environmental concern.
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21. Plan itineraries and
reservations of berth in marinas.
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22. Option: helicopters,
submarines, fishing knowledge.
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Mate's / First
Officer's job Headlines
| 1. Carry out
captain's orders. |
| 2. Responsible for total
exterior of the yacht. |
| 3. Responsible for all
equipment , exterior and some interior. |
| 4. To set an example of
work style, cleanliness and neatness for all of the crew
to follow. |
| 5. To assist in
navigation. |
| 6. To present a daily work
list and complete it. |
| 7. To assist in short and
long range planning at the captains pleasure. |
| 8. To be knowledgeable in
all jobs including chef's, steward's, engineer's and
deckhand's. |
| 9. To study how the
administrative portion of the ship is done. |
| 10. To act as second in
command when captain is off the ship. |
| 11. To be, at all time,
ready to take charge of all jobs, and the responsibility
of these jobs. |
| 12. To do all work to
completion, to not leave any job undone until it is
done. |
| 13. Plan each day's work
to achieve the most accomplishment from each deck
crewmember. |
| 14. To search out and find
problems before they become crisis, and to set them
straight. |
| 15. Maintain deck log. |
| 16. To run safety drills,
to establish the roster. |
Bosun's job
Headlines
| 1. Carry out
captain's, mate's orders. |
| 2. To list and order
cleaning products. |
| 3. Responsible for
cleanliness & basic maintenance of tenders, diving
gear, water toys. |
| 4. Boat Handling. |
| 5. Responsible for the
mooring lines, marlin spike techniques, splicing. |
| 6. Two-part paint, varnish
and deck re-caulking knowledge. |
| 7. To assist in
navigation. |
| 8. To be, at all time,
ready to take charge of all jobs, and the responsibility
of these jobs. |
| 9. Maintain deck log
according to the mate. |
Deck Hand's job
Headlines
| 1. Carry out
captain's or mates orders. |
| 2. To be knowledgeable in
paints, varnishes and other coatings as may be needed on
the ship. |
| 3. To be knowledgeable in
marlinspike seamanship. |
| 4. To stand helm,
security, or engine room watches as per the schedules
established by captain or mate. |
| 5. To assist the mate in
function of his duties as he desires. |
| 6. To be knowledgeable in
how to keep the ship very clean and neat, and what type
of cleaners must be used on what surfaces. |
| 7. To be responsible for
boatswain's locker cleanliness and neatness. |
| 8. To have a knowledge of
small boat handling, safety of guests and crew. |
| 9. To have a knowledge of
ship's inventory of all items related to deck hand's
work; and of mate's and captains work. |
| 10. To be ready , at all
times, to conduct fire, man over board, or other drills
as the captain sees fit and necessary. |
| 11. To assist the mate in
searching for, and correcting problems before they
become crisis; and to remedy the problem, no matter how
small it may appear. |
| 12. To work each day to
accomplish work, not; just do it. |
| 13. To continue to study
all phases of the needs on the ship, and to study from
books, correspondence, and hands on; to gain more
knowledge of the deck hand's job. |
| 14. To strive to become
boatswain / bosun, and/or mate. |
| 15. To be knowledgeable of
ships' bilge system, fire system, and fire fighting
apparatus. |
| 16. To know how to stand
engine room watch and understand the basic workings of
an engineers' job. |
| 17. To have a general
understanding of, and willingness to help, the chief
steward's job; should the need arise. |
| 18. To study navigation,
coastal and ocean, and obtain a working knowledge of
international and inland rules of navigation. |
| 19. To learn and
understand wheelhouse/navigation instruments and their
proper use. |
| 20. To become proficient
enough to be a professional seaman. |
Chief Engineer 's
job Headlines
| 1. Maintain in
good working order th yacht's electrical and mechanical
systems. |
| 2. Required licenses. |
| 3.Responsible for:
engines, generators, refrigeration, air conditioning,
heating, water supply, desalination, cooling, jacuzzi,
bathroom fixtures, toilet systems, basic plumbing,
inverters, lighting systems. |
| 4.Electronics knowledge:
sophisticated communications, computers, entertainment
systems, special made "gadgets". |
| 5. On smaller yacht, is
expected to have a navigation knowledge, watch during
passages. |
| 6. Advance Diesel
knowledge. |
| 7. Managing the loads,
inform crew members about the yacht's demands and
limitations. |
| 8. Ability to isolate a
problem and if a permanent solution is not available, to
invent a temporary solution. |
| 9. Fire fighting and
prevention. |
| 10. Spare parts inventory
control. |
| 11. Yachting etiquette. |
Chef's job
Headlines
| 1. Formal
Culinary Degree or Certificates in Food Preparation. |
| 2. Hygienic Handling of
Food & Galley Sanitation. |
| 3. Knowledge of Dietary
Restrictions. |
| 4. Basic Accounting. |
| 5. Provisioning Skills. |
| 6. Interior Fire
Prevention. |
| 7. Basic First Aid &
CPR Training, be aware of allergic reactions. |
| 8. Environmental
Considerations. |
| 9. Inventiveness in last
minute challenge. |
| 10. Own provisioning, menu
planning. |
| 11. Keep galley,
storage,fridges and freezers clean. |
| 12. Hygienic handling of
food. |
| 13. Keep in mind while
cooking the yacht rolling and pitching. |
| 14. Ability to stay calm
under pressure. |
| 15. Ingenious methods to
provide food in exotic locations. |
| 16. Feed the crew well. |
http://www.yachtandcrew.com/
THE
RAG TAG NAVY
It is with a
certain embarrassment and not a little concern that, as one
wanders the streets of Antibes and other harbours,
you become aware of the various stages of deterioration in the
standards of dress and personal standards amongst the British
yacht crews. As a mark of ones maturity and professional
standards, SOME crews are quite happy, no, even eager, to don
the informal "uniform" of the boats that they are
working on emblazoned with the name of the vessel; the bigger
the vessel the
bigger the ego of the said crew. Yet, with the same breath, as
soon as it is "stand down time", the said crews hang
around the
vessels and go ashore in the most rag tag clothing imaginable.
What is the problem here? In such a sensitive and highly image
conscious industry such as ours, one would think that a
formal dress code would be observed. Alas, no! If any one is to
blame for this situation then it should be firmly laid at the
door
of the Captains… and not the owners.
There is this curious anomaly of wanting to carry the rank of
Captain of a vessel, and yet, not wanting to make any outward
signs of being the said person carrying the final responsibility
of that vessel.
It is time to air one or two myths here. The "dress
down" code that is in force in the boating industry owes it
origins to two world wars.
When, due to a crisis of manning within the Naval and Marine
services, officers of the Royal and Merchant Navy would scour
every
harbour and brook looking for anyone who could man and operate a
vessel; no matter how small and insignificant the vessel was,
that he was in charge of.
It took only a few weeks of this before many a rich owner and
not a few Britains of "heroic" strains quickly adopted
the clothing of
"stoker third class" thus escaping the eagle eye of
the said officers who were looking for leadership material. This
situation lasted
well into the sixties because memories were long and bitter; a
time when most of today´s Captains were being forged.
Myth number 2.
What is a Captain and what is a Skipper? Let us deal with the
skipper first. A man in charge of a fishing, harbour, or sailing
vessel
who has had no formal training but has been exercising this
occupation for most of his working life. Ergo,in this
enlightened
society….What is a Captain? A man who has received formal
training in the use of, handling of, and command of any vessel
to which
he is assigned. This training being recognized by the issue of
formal documentation with the approval of and seal of a
recognized
official body. From that moment on, this person is an officially
recognized Captain both privately and officially and should
exercise this
authority and responsibility accordingly.
Gentlemen…. how many of you are in possession of the said
documentation that has been issued by the said authorities? And
yet,
some of you slink around the vessels and harbour bars not sure
as to what you are; dreading the day that the owner comes on
board
and you are required to look smart in a uniform. Is it not true
that most of you do not wear uniforms and apply a dress code on
your
vessels, because you are afraid to look silly in front of your
colleagues? Is it also not true that many of you do not apply a
dress code
because you do not want to be seen by those who might be asking
for money or…answers? Is it not true that many of you are just
too
lazy to even bother with the effort of trying to look smart. In
which case one is bound to ask the question if, all of the above
is true then
why are you Captain of a Million $ vessel? Why go to the effort
of all that training and experience, minimum of 10 years, to
then deny
the responsibilities of that rank that you have earned?
The Captain is the ranking officer on board any vessel and as
such that vessel lives and dies according to the standards that
he sets.
If the Captain and crew are seen to work around the vessel and
go ashore in a shambolic state then that applies a stigma to the
said
vessel. A tight crew means a tight vessel; and that reflects
itself in the respect and increased status that serving on that
vessel brings
to every member of the crew. So, gentlemen. It is time that we
took more pride in that which we have achieved and accept the
trappings of apparel that such recognition brings with it. If
not for the fact that our esteem in the eyes of our hosts would
rise
considerably!
Instead of looking like a rag tag navy of the Dieppe beaches, we
could begin to look like the professionals that we are supposed
to be!
Captain G.D.Dawson - Ocean Master Charters and Yacht
Management
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