FIND A CADET BERTH THAT ACTUALLY COUNTS TOWARDS YOUR TICKET
Deck and engine training positions with the training provider, sea time offered, and mentorship structure named upfront — matched against the sea time you've told us you still need.
Matches Your Sea Time Gap
Set how many months you still need, once. Every berth that offers enough is flagged automatically — no opening 40 listings to work out which ones actually count.
Mentorship, Not Just a Bunk
Every posting states what supervision and sign-off support to expect — before you apply, not after you've already joined.
Deck & Engine, Filtered Separately
A deck cadet berth won't show up when you're searching for engine, and vice versa — no wading through the wrong discipline.
What makes a Cadet Berth different from a normal job posting?
Most job boards mix genuine cadet/trainee training positions in with ordinary junior ratings roles, with no way to tell which is which until you've already applied and asked. A Crew Connect Cadet Berth is a normal position with four extra, structured fields a recruiter fills in when they flag it as a training berth: discipline (deck or engine), named training provider, sea time offered, and mentorship type.
We built this because the early-career gap in maritime recruitment is real and well known: new entrants need sea time to sit their next ticket, but most listings don't say upfront whether they'll actually get supervised, signed-off training time out of a placement — or just a bunk and a job description. Cadet Berths puts that information in the listing itself, and matches it against the sea time you've said you still need.
Posting a genuine training berth? Say so.
Post a position exactly as you normally would, then tick "This is a Cadet Berth" and add the training provider, sea time offered, and mentorship type. Your listing appears in the dedicated Cadet Berths tab and is shown to cadets whose sea time gap matches what you're offering — free to post, same as every other position.
Post a Cadet Berth →Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Cadet Berth on Crew Connect?
A Cadet Berth is a deck or engine training position posted with four structured details a normal job listing doesn't require: the named training provider, how many months of sea time are offered, the mentorship/sign-off structure, and the discipline (deck or engine). It sits inside the normal Jobs Board, in its own filterable tab.
How does the "sea time gap" matching work?
You log how many months of sea time you still need on your profile, once. Every Cadet Berth that offers at least that much sea time is flagged automatically when you browse — no arithmetic, no re-checking each listing by hand.
Is browsing Cadet Berths free for cadets?
Yes. All seafarer-side features on Crew Connect, including Cadet Berths, are free and permanent — no card required, no trial that expires.
How do I post a Cadet Berth as a recruiter or training provider?
Post a position exactly as you normally would, then tick "This is a Cadet Berth" on the form and add the training provider, sea time offered, and mentorship type. It's the same posting flow — just three extra fields.