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Every superyacht training course,
in one place.

Compare STCW and safety certification, plus deck, interior, galley and engineering courses, from every major crew training school — pricing, duration and start dates side by side, so you can plan your certifications without twenty browser tabs open.

237+ courses · 29+ schools · 10 training hubs worldwide — every price re-checked weekly.

Pick your department

Start with Safety Certification — STCW and cyber security, required whatever you do on board — then go straight to deck, interior, galley or engineering for the courses specific to your role.

Step 1 · Required for every departmentSafety CertificationThe certifications every crew member needs regardless of department — STCW Basic Safety Training, its 5-year Refresher, and maritime cyber security awareness.43coursesStart here
69courses

Deck

STCW, Yachtmaster, security & watchkeeping

Safety training, powerboat and Yachtmaster qualifications, security and watchkeeping courses for deckhands through to officers.

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67courses

Interior

Stewardess, silver service & guest experience

Service, hospitality and guest-experience training for stews and pursers, from entry-level STCW to specialist wine and butler courses.

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23courses

Galley

Ship's cook, food safety & yacht chef

Culinary and food-safety courses for yacht chefs and cooks, including MCA Ship's Cook and provisioning courses.

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35courses

Engineering

AEC, ETO, MEOL & officer of the watch

Engineering officer and ETO training, from AEC1 through to Marine Engine Operator Licence and Officer of the Watch (Engineering).

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Career pathways

See where each rung leads

The ladder looks completely different on a 45m yacht and a 140m+ superyacht — one stewardess doing everything versus whole service, housekeeping and laundry teams under a chief stew. We mapped the real crew structures for every department at three yacht sizes, with the training that unlocks each step.

  • Deck, interior, galley and engineering ladders
  • Realistic headcounts by yacht size — under 50m to 140m+ superyachts
  • Every role links to the courses that get you there
Interior · 140m+

Train where the boats are

Schools cluster in the same ports the fleet does. Pick a hub to see every course running there, plus the nearest ENG1-approved doctors.

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Bars show course volume relative to the busiest hub.

Free tool

Not sure which department is right for you?

Never set foot on a superyacht? The Superyacht Career Tool asks 10 quick questions about how you actually like to work, then matches you to deck, interior (service, housekeeping, laundry or spa), galley, or engineering (marine, ETO or AV/IT) — plus an honest look at what each role really involves.

  • Takes about two minutes, no yacht experience needed
  • See your full score across all 9 tracks
  • Get first steps and course links for your best match
Take the Superyacht Career Tool →

2012

Originally founded — this is a rebuild of the original site, not a new idea. Our story →

29+

Training providers tracked across the UK, France, Spain, USA, South Africa and Australia.

237+

Individual courses catalogued across safety certification, deck, interior, galley and engineering.

Weekly

Our team reviews provider pricing and schedules on a weekly cycle to keep listings current.

Why compare here instead of ten different websites?

One consistent format

Duration, certifying body, price and location shown the same way for every course, so you can actually compare like for like.

We never take a booking

Every listing shows the provider's own name and website so you can find them yourself — you always book and pay directly with the school, never through us.

Reviewed weekly, not stale

Provider pricing and schedules change often. Our team re-checks sources weekly and flags anything that's moved.