Nearly one year to the date of its introduction, Sunseeker Superyacht Management has unveiled two new services. One is for crew placement, and the other is for online information management.
When the independent division inaugurated, Sunseeker Superyacht Management aimed to ease the burdens of captains and owners. The new services are quite promising in that regard. Firstly, Sunseeker Crew has a dedicated Web site for crew recruitment. Owners in need of captains and crew, as well as captains hiring crew, can use it. All candidates undergo screening as well as reference and qualification verification. Specific to captains, applicants must be certified up to Master (Yachts) under 3,000 gross tons. Additionally, the team will train the captains on the yacht’s features. Once an owner hires a captain, Sunseeker Crew can, if requested, provide support for maintenance periods or emergencies, or while cruising.
Regardless of the position you’re looking to fill, the team can also recommend salary ranges and language to include in contracts. Furthermore, crewmembers seeking jobs can register with Sunseeker Crew, as long as they have a valid STCW95 Basic Safety Training Course and ENG1 Medical Certificate.
The second new service is Virtual Yacht Management (VYM), an online administrative tool accessible only to registered users and containing encrypted information. The data is available 24 hours a day, including certifications, safety records and procedures, financials, crew records, work lists, and more. Sunseeker Superyacht Management promises all details will be updated instantly, so that you’ll always have the most accurate information at hand.
For full details on either program, contact Sunseeker Superyacht Management.
Julian Bradder
Just wish I could have persuaded the owner of the Sunseeker that I ran of the merits of this type of service! Perhaps this is one of the reasons why I am saying “I ran”