Career Guides

How to go from junior stew to chief stewardess on a superyacht — GUEST certification, salary at each rank, the skills no…

Arctic, Antarctica, Northwest Passage expeditions — extra certificates required, salary premiums, operators who hire, what the conditions are really like, and how…

Why seafarers leave, how to translate 20 years at sea into a shore career, the roles that genuinely value maritime experience, and…

The 1.2% headline figure, sector-by-sector breakdown, the barriers no one talks about, and every charity and support organisation working to improve women's…

The IMO's annual celebration on 25 June — the history, 2026 theme, welfare campaigns, how shipping companies mark it, and how individual…

Sea Sunday brings together the Mission to Seafarers, Apostleship of the Sea, Sailors' Society, and ISWAN — who they are, what they…

Day of the Seafarer, World Ocean Day, World Maritime Day, Sea Sunday, International Women in Maritime Day — every major maritime event…

What maritime recruiters look at in the first 8 seconds, how to structure a sector-specific maritime CV, the common mistakes that cost…

The IMO is proposing to cut deck officer sea time from 12 to 9 months. The UK Maritime Professional Council is pushing…

From 18 May 2026, a new MCA Yacht Unlimited Certificate of Competency lets UK deck officers command any size yacht worldwide —…

UK P&I has published new vehicle deck safety guidance. For ratings, officers, and anyone who works RoRo — here is what the…

Liquid CO2 shipping is coming — fast. UK P&I has flagged the risks, and most seafarers have never handled this cargo. Here…

A tow on the Elizabeth River strikes a railroad bridge. The NTSB investigation points to a single moment: the mate switched from…

BIMCO has released updated Strait of Hormuz transit guidance as Iran establishes a new Persian Gulf maritime authority. What's changed, what the…