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Crew Houses, Accommodation and Flats around the World This can be a wide topic as some crew houses have outrageous inn keepers that are a little too much for some yet are the way they are due to previous crew performing rather poorly. There are some that are hard to get into and book up [...]

Vaccination Priorities for Seafarers Based on the text “Vaccination Priorities in Travel” by Robert Steffen MD (adapted for maritime environment by Nebojša Nikolić MD) For today’s seafarers, ensuring that the correct immunizations are given prior to embarking is highly important, not only to reduce the personal risk of numerous vaccine preventable diseases (table I) but [...]

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The ENG1 is a Seafarer Medical Certificate. It is an MCA document (Maritime and Coastguard Agency) issued by registered ENG1 doctors, it is now becoming necessary for crew to obtain prior (You can get it in France and the US )as some Charter yachts and some Yacht insurance companies will require this prior to starting [...]

1 ) Tax free monthly wage in a foreign currency (unless you are based in your own country, eg: working in Australia on Australian flagged vessel. 2 ) 4 weeks leave a year with paid flight back to home port. 3 ) 3 meals a day on board as well as some toiletries and supplies. [...]

The Four Main Yachting Area’s Despite the Super yachting industry being in Australasia, the Pacific, Indian Ocean and Alaska-Great Lakes and many other destinations. It has three main areas that make up the main centres. 1. The East Coast of America – Fort Lauderdale, Florida 2. The Mediterranean – Antibes, France & Italian Coast 3. [...]

There are a variety of yacht crew positions on Yachts and Superyachts worldwide. Generally speaking these can be broken down into several categories: Captain First Officer Mate Deckhand Engineer Chef Chief Steward(ess) Steward(ess) Superyachts fill all these positions or less, it all depends on the size of the vessel and generally employ anywhere between 2-60 [...]

1st January 2011 This is currently the most comprehensive List of Global Crew Agencies, Networks, Websites and Facebook Groups on the web that will help you in your search for the perfect yacht job or crew position, both professional or recreational! Yotspot’s aim is to become the primary portal for this information and we pull [...]

B1 and B2 visitor visas Business travelers may enter the United States using a B1, or ‘Visitor for Business’ Visa. In practice these visas are invariably issued as jointly with B2, or ‘Visitor for Pleasure’ (i.e. Tourist) visa. This practice means that, if a candidate has an old tourist visa, it may be valid for [...]