There are 4 entry-level jobs such as a yacht stewardess or deckhand that do not require prior experience. In this post we learn about various types of stewardess and deckhand job contracts and descriptions.

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Yacht Stewardess and Deckhand Jobs

 

  1. Yachtie Day Worker

    • This is common when you’ve just finished your STCW and you’re looking for experience, or maybe if you are in between jobs.
    • You typically find an hourly based job on a boat that only needs assistance for a day or maybe even a week or two, but it is not a full time position and you likely will not expect to live on board while doing it.

  2. Temporary / Part Time Yachtie

    • This may be for a longer period than a day working job, like a week- a month or so.  You may or may not stay on board while doing this, it all just depends.
    • Often times these jobs can turn into a more permanent position or a great reference if you do a good job and they have an opening.

  3. Full Time Yachtie

    • This is a commitment in which you will likely be living on board, or in the crew house, and expect to work on the boat regularly for at least a season.  
    • There will probably be some type of contract, and you will agree on salary, and other things like vacation time, etc.

  4. Rotational Yacht Jobs

    • This is becoming more and more common amongst higher positions on board such as captains and engineers, not common amongst new crew

  5. Seasonal /Freelance Yacht Jobs

    • Freelance  jobs are more easy to obtain once you have a few seasons/years of working on a boat.  This means you will work on a boat temporarily for a period of time. These may be anywhere from a day/week or two to a month or two.  I prefer to freelance because there’s no long term obligation.
    • I recommend getting at least a year of experience, ideally on one boat, so that you can try out freelancing and see if you like it, I love it!

  6. Delivery Yacht Crew

    • A delivery is when you are simply moving a boat from one place to another.  Usually there are no guests on board and you’re just going from point A to point B.  It may be anywhere from a few hours, to a few weeks. These are also a great way to earn some money quickly without the hassle of a full-time yacht commitment (or dealing with guests.)

If you want whether an entry-level yacht stewardess salary is higher than yours, be sure to check out this article!  which is all about yacht crew salaries, and how much money you can potentially earn while working on a yacht.  You may want to quit your day job!

Yacht Stewardess Salary and Deckhand Jobs

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