As crew employers, West Nautical will:

• Liaise with West Nautical’s yacht crew recruitment team as required;
• Assist owners and Captains with crew placement;
• Receive, process, verify and keep on file all crew certificates and next of kin details;
• Verify and renewing all crew certificates of competency and licences;
• Issue seafarer employment agreements;
• Assist and liaise with the captain on employment disputes
• Facilitate all monthly payroll;
• Conduct routine crew administration, support and repatriation;
• Assist with and oversee any crew medical insurance claims;
• Advise Owners and Captains on any MLC requirement, complaint or grievance raised.

Yacht crew recruitment

We work with owners to ensure the best-suited captain, engineers and
crew create a strong foundation for the operation of your superyacht,
and assist the captain with the selection of further crew.

For each position, West Nautical will:

• Search all available sources for suitable candidates and place adverts as appropriate;
• Obtain details from applicants on their qualifications and experience;
• Verify CV, qualifications, references and availability of each applicant;
• Qualify the applicant as suitable and fulfils the client’s requirements;
• Present pre-vetted candidates with appropriate certification for the yacht;
• Conduct pre-interview tests and background checks as appropriate;
• Organise interviews via phone, video conference or in-person;
• Interview candidates in various languages to test them against the requirements of the client
• Facilitate joining arrangements as necessary upon job acceptance.

Our Antibes office is open for pre-booked crew interviews
between 0900 -1200 on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday for crew with
at least one season experience.

New crew to the industry are welcome on Wednesdays from 0900 – 1230 with no appointment necessary.

If you are looking for a job, please send us a copy of your latest CV
and copies of certificates and qualifications, along with written
references and desired job role and contractual requirements to crew@westnautical.com You can also arrange your interview in Antibes via this email.