gary2sail
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I am looking for some career advice or help, please. My dream job would be as a skipper on a charter yacht in the UK.
I have extensive experience of sailing in the Inner and Outer Hebrides in Scotland and the Solent in the south of England. I have sailed many different types of sailing yachts (from 30ft up to 50ft, makes and models). I have sailed over 4,000 nm, over 100 days aboard and 85-night hours. I have gained a Yachtmaster Coastal Skipper certificate of competence with a commercial endorsement which expired last year.
Plus, all the RYA courses from Competent Crew to Yachtmaster Coastal Skipper and a VHF, Diesel Engine, Professional Practices and Responsibility, STCW 95 regulations V1/1, Sea Survival and Powerboat level.
To renew my commercial endorsement, I must do a First Aid course and get an ENG 1 medical certificate.
My last cruise/ training on a sailing yacht was when I did my Yachtmaster offshore practical courses, I did not take the exam because of tiredness. I am currently unemployed, so paying for courses and training would be difficult. I am looking for something like an apprenticeship etc?
If I got my commercial endorsement, what sort of career could I get?
Please, any help or advice that would get me my dream job, would be grateful.
Thank you
Gary Underwood
Email: saltyseadog10@yahoo.com
LinkedIn Profile: www.linkedin.com/in/Gary-Underwood
I have extensive experience of sailing in the Inner and Outer Hebrides in Scotland and the Solent in the south of England. I have sailed many different types of sailing yachts (from 30ft up to 50ft, makes and models). I have sailed over 4,000 nm, over 100 days aboard and 85-night hours. I have gained a Yachtmaster Coastal Skipper certificate of competence with a commercial endorsement which expired last year.
Plus, all the RYA courses from Competent Crew to Yachtmaster Coastal Skipper and a VHF, Diesel Engine, Professional Practices and Responsibility, STCW 95 regulations V1/1, Sea Survival and Powerboat level.
To renew my commercial endorsement, I must do a First Aid course and get an ENG 1 medical certificate.
My last cruise/ training on a sailing yacht was when I did my Yachtmaster offshore practical courses, I did not take the exam because of tiredness. I am currently unemployed, so paying for courses and training would be difficult. I am looking for something like an apprenticeship etc?
If I got my commercial endorsement, what sort of career could I get?
Please, any help or advice that would get me my dream job, would be grateful.
Thank you
Gary Underwood
Email: saltyseadog10@yahoo.com
LinkedIn Profile: www.linkedin.com/in/Gary-Underwood