The Maritime Crew Marketplace & Training Ground

Your Maritime Career.
Trained. Verified. Hired.

Run real-incident Decision Simulator scenarios. Build a verified profile recruiters can find directly. Bring in an independent assessor for your fleet. Free for every seafarer, forever — no crewing agent, no placement fee.

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119+
Real-Incident Scenarios
297+
Verified Crew Profiles
Growing
Operators & Recruiters
0%
Placement Fees. Ever.
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Covering every sector of the maritime industry

Bulk Carriers·Container Ships·Oil & Chemical Tankers·Superyachts·Offshore & PSV·Wind Farm CTVs·Fishing Vessels·Passenger & Cruise

The only maritime platform
that trains you on what
actually happened

Every scenario starts life as a real MAIB, TSB, ATSB or NTSB investigation. We rebuild the decision points the actual crew faced — not a hypothetical exam question.

Decision SimulatorBranching scenarios built from named investigations, with a full human-factors debrief.
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Knowledge CheckerRank-specific MCA/STCW question banks, every certificate level from Deck Rating to Master Unlimited.
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Orals PrepDigital oral exam prep mapped to real MCA/MNTB syllabuses, by rank.
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Incident Case ReviewBranching what-if scenarios showing how one different decision changes everything that follows.
Browse the Full Library
Live Example — Decision Simulator 119 scenarios live
Algoma Verity — Expectation Bias on the Delaware River
Real incident scenario · opening decision shown below
The ship's bow is now 200 feet outside the channel and still drifting further out despite rudder corrections. The current isn't correcting the swing the way the pilot expected. What do you do?
This is where the real decision tree branches — play the full scenario free to see what happens and get the human-factors debrief.

The verified reputation
that follows you for life

LinkedIn recommendations are unverified. Agencies keep performance records to themselves. Crew Connect is the first platform where a maritime professional builds a portable, verified reputation — scored by captains who sailed with you and operators who want you back.

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Captain endorsementsVerified reviews from the masters who sailed with you.
Rehire indicatorsOperators mark you as "would rehire" — the strongest signal in maritime recruitment.
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Yours for lifeNo agency controls it. No platform lock-in.
Start Building Your Reputation
Example Profile
JR
James R.
Chief Officer — Bulk Carrier
Seamanship 94%
Reliability 98%
STCW Compliance 100%

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Search in seconds
Filter by rank, vessel, certificates, availability — find exactly who you need in under 30 seconds.
Reputation-filtered
See who captains recommend. Filter by verified rehire status and reliability score.
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Full hiring pipeline
7-stage Kanban, team collaboration, bulk messaging and MLC-compliant e-signatures.
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Manning planner
Upload your fleet. Track relief dates and upcoming vacancies automatically.

Stop paying 15% per hire.
Start hiring direct.

A traditional crewing agency charges 15–20% of first-year salary. Crew Connect Pro: £99/month, unlimited hires. First 3 placements are completely free.

First 3 hires free on Pro · No credit card · No placement fees ever


Independent Marine Consultancy

Real assessors. Real onboard visits. Content built to your syllabus — not the platform, a person.

A certificate says someone passed an exam. It doesn't say how they'll perform under pressure, or whether your last hire was the right call. That's the gap this closes.

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Led by a real assessorA Master Mariner, former Marine Pilot and Senior DPO, now an IAMI Assessor — not a subcontracted call centre.
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What to expectEnquire → we scope your fleet or vessel → assessment or visit delivered → written report and recommendations follow.
Who it's forYacht management companies, ship operators, and P&I-conscious fleets who want evidence beyond the certificate.

Pricing is quoted by enquiry, scoped to your fleet — nothing published here.

🗣️By Enquiry
Competency Assessment — Manual Pilot

A live oral interview, a written situational-judgement scenario, and a full competency profile report — delivered personally, not automated.

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Onboard Visits & Readiness Reviews

Drill observation, spot audits, and a full Operational Readiness Review — a qualified assessor on your vessel, not a checklist emailed in.

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Bespoke Training Content

Custom Knowledge Check packs, Decision Simulator scenarios, or a full syllabus-aligned cluster, built to your vessel type.

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The industry was built on fragmented methods.
We're fixing that.

Method The Problem Crew Connect
Where do you train? No competitor offers structured, scenario-based training on real incidents — at any price. ✓ 119+ branching real-incident scenarios. Free, forever.
Crewing Agency 15–20% placement fee. Weeks to shortlist. You don't own the relationship. ✓ 0% fee. Minutes to search. Direct relationship.
LinkedIn Not maritime-specific. No STCW tracking. No availability. No certificate verification. ✓ Built for maritime. Certificates verified. Availability live.
Facebook Groups No verification. No structure. No compliance. Positions buried in comment threads. ✓ Verified profiles. Searchable by cert validity. GDPR compliant.
Manning Agents Opaque process. Agent keeps performance history. You pay whether or not it works. ✓ Transparent. Maritime Reputation Score is portable. Pay per outcome.


Trained. Verified. Hired.
Or an assessor on your next vessel.

Free for seafarers, forever. First 3 hires free for recruiters. Consultancy scoped and quoted by enquiry.

Takes 60 seconds · No credit card · No commitment