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Head of Department

Bosun in Turks and Caicos Islands

5,000 USD($)

per month

Position Filled

Position Bosun

Vessel/Shorebased Type 56m (184ft)

Vessel Type Motor Yacht

Charter/Private Private

Yacht Built Feadship

Number of Crew 15

Position Type Permanent Position

Yachting Experience 2 - 5 years

Looking for Team/Couple No

Posted 16th Mar 2025

Job ID #2682334

Summary

Male due to cabin arrangments

The title will be Bosun if you do not hold OOW and if you do hold OOW it will be 2nd Officer.

Preference to candidates that used to be paramedics - If you know a paramedic. let me know too please :)

57m Feadship looking for a Bosun/2nd Officer - Ideal Candidate will have either OOW or Some Modules complete and previous experience as a paramedic but not essential.

Vessel Itinerary:

Florida for 1 month Yard period before heading to Panama/Galapagos/French Polynesia - then back to USA for a bit then Caribbean for Winter.

Bosun to run a deck team of 3 Deckhands.

Deck team consists of (Chief Officer, Bosun/2nd Officer, Dive Master, 3 Deckhands)

Ideal candidate:

Working towards or has their OOW in hand. Preference for someone that was a paramedic. Able to stand a bridge watch. Responsible, Leadership skills. Solid maintenace skills, Varnish skills a bonus.

This is a boat that travels a lot and great for someone that is looking for sea time, On average we do about 6 months of actual days at sea, great for someone who wants to move up fast. Looking for sea time, On average we do about 6 months of actual days at sea, great for someone who wants to move up fast.

Active owners that get the crew involved in Wakeboarding, diving, excursions, etc. we all go on dives all the time with them so would suit someone that has the diving certs especially since we\'re heading to Galapagos and French Polynesia.


Tenders and toys: Active owners that love water sports.

Castoldi 21ft Jet tender, Mastercraft NXT 21ft, Invincible center console 42 ft (No Bow Thruster!) - Ideal candidate must be able to drive the 42ft center console, Hobie Cat...

6x Seabobs, Full Dive setup with Nitrox (Dive Certs a bonus) (lots of diving in this program, lots of diving planned in Galapagos and French Polynesia


Package:

Salary is around 5000 USD per month (negotiable depending on experience and Certs held)

Bonus Scheme: Year 1 - 5000 USD, Year 2 - 6000 USD, Year 3 and onward capped at - 7000 USD.

Leave: Standard MLC Contractual leave - Negotiable depending on experience

2 weeks additional training leave as well as 1500 usd towards courses.

We also do quite a bit of onboard training, either for deckies working towards their Yacht Master or Bosuns working toward their OOWs, the CO provides work time to do study sessions, passage planning, tender driving etc.

Languages

English / Fluent

Visas

  • B1/B2
  • Schengen (or EU Resident)
  • C1/D
  • Green Card (or US Citizen)

Essential Qualifications

Entry Level Qualifications (or equivalent)
  • STCW 95 (STCW 2010)
  • ENG 1 (Medical Certificate)
Master/Skipper Qualifications (or Merchant, USCG & AMSA equivalent)
  • RYA Yachtmaster Offshore
RYA Qualifications
  • RYA Powerboat Level 2

Location

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  • Homeport Fort Lauderdale, United States
  • Destination South Pacific Ocean (Panama, Galapagos, French Polynesia, Bahamas, Caribbean, Med)
  • Current Location Turks and Caicos, Turks and Caicos Islands