Superyacht crew training

Seas of expertise

Exploring the leading training providers shaping the superyacht industry, their innovative programmes, and how they equip crew with essential skills for safety, service excellence and seamless operations at sea

Purser Trainer

PURSER TRAINER
Offering blended online IAMI GUEST Accredited Purser Training and also the IAMI GUEST Accredited Mental Wellbeing Course. The Purser course equips students with essential skills and in-depth knowledge, making them successful pursers or enhancing their existing capabilities. It’s specifically designed for experienced crew members who are ready to advance in their careers. The Mental Wellbeing course is a live one-day group course delivered by Zoom, where they discuss the triggers and causes yacht crew face while working onboard that affects their Mental Health. This course is for all yacht crew and those charged with their care and welfare onboard.
Find out more and get in touch at
www.pursertrainer.com

BAOBAB DEVELOPMENT SOLUTIONS
Baobab Development Solutions is an internationally accredited hospitality training provider based in Cape Town, South Africa. BDS specialises in hospitality courses for the hotel and yachting Industry. BDS has exciting new courses for both chefs and stewards/esses in addition to our Food Safety in Catering Level 2 & 3. For the chefs – Highfield Supervising Food Safety at Sea L3 and Allergen Management L3. For the stewards/esses – Highfield Conflict Management L2, Customer Service L2, Food & Beverage Principles L2, Food Principles L2, Beverage Principles L2 and Barista L2. WSET Wine Level 1 & 2 to follow in 2025! They pride themselves in utilising our yachting and hospitality experience and expertise to give their students the best tools to navigate onboard service excellence.
www.baobabsolutions.co.za

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UKSA
UK Sailing Academy (UKSA) is one of the world’s top providers of MCA yacht certificates, offering a comprehensive range of MCA and STCW approved courses, including Safety, Security and Engineering Training through to MCA Deck Oicer and Master training for superyachts and workboats. As the largest RYA training centre in the world, UKSA also provide professional career training in yachting, hospitality and watersports. Whether you are an entry-level novice or a professional looking to top up your training and qualifications they will have a course to suit you. Training is delivered from UKSA’s purpose-built, all-inclusive base in Cowes, on the Isle of Wight, England. Their waterside location is fully residential, ofering a variety of accommodation with meals served in their onsite canteen. Everything you need you’ll find on UKSA’s vibrant 4-acre site – navigational training simulators, engineering workshops, training galley, canteen, bar, and gym. UKSA’s instructor team are highly skilled industry experts from the Royal Navy, Merchant Navy, and superyacht sectors.
www.uksa.org

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KDW TRAINING

KDW TRAINING
KDW Training ofers the highest standards in onboard, shoreside and online Interior Training. Kim Woodey is Director and Principal trainer of KDW Training, a PYA Council Member, as well as an IAMI GUEST-accredited Interior trainer with over 20 years’ combined experience teaching students, working onboard and training Interior crew. Having worked predominantly as Chief Stewardess and Purser on both private and charter yachts, Kim has been involved in all aspects of the daily running of the vessels, as well as refit and new build projects, and therefore knows first-hand the challenges her students may face. KDW Training ofers bespoke Interior training programmes onboard focusing on the exact needs of each individual client. They also ofer classroom-based GUEST- accredited training as well as online programmes. Kim has worked with various teams and individuals onboard to help raise standards, consolidate knowledge, build team cohesion, assist 1-1 with new HoDs and Chief Stews stepping up, pre-season ‘shake-ups’ as well as ongoing mentorship and guidance. www.kdwtraining.net

WARSASH SUPERYACHT ACADEMY

WARSASH SUPERYACHT ACADEMY
Warsash Superyacht Academy is situated within Southampton Solent University’s Warsash Maritime School. Recognised as world leaders in superyacht training, they ofer superyacht and yacht deck and small vessel engineering training alongside cadetships and a comprehensive short course provision catering to yachting crew, oicers and shoreside professionals. The 150+ accredited deck, engineering, interior, maritime and ofshore safety training courses are approved by the MCA, MNTB, OPITO, SIGTTO, SQA and other awarding bodies. In addition to on-campus training in facilities such as the engine room simulator and the Wärtsilä equipped bridge simulator, and together with their training partners, Warsash also provide bespoke training solutions in bridge operations, engine room management, medical care, maritime safety, ship handling and more for the yachting sector. For individuals seeking further career development, the undergraduate and postgraduate programmes are available in a range of maritime subjects. Warsash has provided first class maritime education, training, consultancy to the maritime industries for over 70 years, and remarkably, 30% of all superyacht captains and 50% of all superyacht engineers have honed their skills at Warsash.
www.maritime.solent.ac.uk/superyacht-training

MPT USA
Founded in 1983, Maritime Professional Training (MPT) is one of the largest private maritime training schools in the United States, serving more than 12,000 students annually, training for careers in both the yachting and commercial segments of the maritime industry. MPT is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, in the heart of the superyacht community. Under the direction of the Morley family for two generations, MPT has been training yachting and commercial professionals for more than three decades. This in depth experience has enabled MPT to develop programmes that are success-oriented, with unbeatable pass rates, as well as being cost and time eicient. MPT ofers all levels of certification, license and document study programmes, many of which ofer in- school testing, are USCG, MCA, Marshall Islands ,and Nautical Institute approved and are recognised by many foreign administrations. Programmes are designed to meet and exceed IMO standards and are fully STCW Compliant. MPT’s campus hosts over 45,000 square feet of facilities, full Mission simulators, as well dynamic positioning labs.
www.MPTusa.com

MPT USA