Joined: 02/08/2008
Posts: 6
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Hi,
looking to come and work a Caribbean season this winter as Deckhand, perhaps bosun.
Have years of offshore and inshore sailboat (7k miles as helm/navigator/watchleader and skipper) racing to a high level under my belt, plus 2 years experience in Royal navy reserves, plus 5 years working on passenger ferries. Tons of experience maintaining and repairing
Trying to figure out exactly what certs i will need
STCW95
ENG1
Instead of PB2 (which i've been meaning to do for years!) would a River Thames BML (boatmasters license) for passenger boats 150pax in CatB waters, plus personal ownership of a speedboat and yacht (30ft not a big one!) prove an ability to handleboats or is PB2 a prereqisite for insurance!
Thanks,
Myles
mylespe@aol.com
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Joined: 19/08/2008
Posts: 8
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Myles, This is Amy from MPT in Fort Lauderdale. I think that you are more qualified that some other candidates that apply for positions as deckhands. You should have no problem whatsoever in getting placed on a yacht in the caribbean. As for your PB2 certification, it is a good thing to have this or any equivalent Tender Operator type certificate as some countries require all/most tender operators to be trained/licensed. The PB2 is the most popular course for this purpose and you can obtain it at virtually any RYA school of which there are thousands of centres around the world, however I think that your Boatmasters license would be accepted by most authorities along with your experience as evidence of your ability to operate a tender or motor vessel. Other than that I think the most important certificates for you to have are the STCW95 Basic Safety Training 4 modules without tonnage restrictions so that they are accepted by virtually any flagged yacht. I wish you the best of luck. Please let me know if I can help you further, amy@MPTusa.com .
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