The Maritime Crew Marketplace

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Build a verified profile. Track your certificates. Set your availability. Get approached directly by shipping companies — no crewing agent, no placement fees. Always free for seafarers.

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195+
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
For Seafarers

Three things that change how you find work

No agency. No chasing callbacks. One platform that works while you're on board.

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Get found directly

Your verified profile is searchable by crewing managers. When your certificates are valid and availability is set, you appear in their results — no intermediary.

✓ Rank & sea service history
✓ Flag state endorsements
✓ Availability calendar (live)
✓ Direct recruiter messaging
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Never miss a cert renewal

Upload all 80+ UK MCA and STCW certificates once. We track every expiry date and email you well before anything lapses — so you stay deployable.

✓ STCW & MLC tracking
✓ Medical certificate alerts
✓ Automatic expiry reminders
✓ Full document store
YOUR CAREER ASSET
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Build your Maritime Reputation Score

Every captain review, every completed contract, every rehire recommendation — permanently on your profile. A verified reputation that travels with you for your entire career. No other platform offers this.

✓ Verified captain endorsements
✓ Rehire indicators from operators
✓ Reliability & seamanship ratings
✓ Portable — yours for life
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Free forever · No credit card · No crewing agent takes a cut

Maritime Reputation Score

The verified reputation
that follows you for life

LinkedIn recommendations are unverified. Agencies keep performance records to themselves. Facebook groups have no structure.

Crew Connect is the first platform where a maritime professional builds a portable, verified reputation — scored by captains who sailed with you, managers who hired you, and operators who want you back.

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Captain endorsements
Verified reviews from the masters who sailed with you — seamanship, watch-keeping, reliability.
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Rehire indicators
Operators can mark you as "would rehire" — the strongest signal in maritime recruitment.
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Reliability rating
Contract completion rate, punctuality, compliance record — visible to all recruiters.
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Yours for life
No agency controls it. No platform lock-in. Your reputation is your own professional asset.
Start Building Your Reputation
Example Profile
JR
James R.
Chief Officer — Bulk Carrier
14 years experience · North Sea
Seamanship 94%
Reliability 98%
Watch-keeping 91%
Communication 87%
STCW Compliance 100%
WOULD REHIRE
by 4 of 4 operators
4.9/5.0
Overall Score
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Search in seconds
Filter by rank, vessel, certificates, availability, nationality — find exactly who you need in under 30 seconds.
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Reputation-filtered
See who captains recommend. Filter by verified rehire status and reliability score — not just a CV.
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Full hiring pipeline
7-stage Kanban, team collaboration, bulk messaging and MLC-compliant e-signatures — all in one place.
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Manning planner
Upload your fleet. Track relief dates and upcoming vacancies automatically. Never scramble for last-minute cover.
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Blind hiring mode
Anonymised profiles reduce unconscious bias. Audit-logged for MLC 2006 and ESG compliance.
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Real analytics
Time-to-hire, source quality, shortlist conversion — exportable to CSV for board reporting.
For Recruiters & Operators

Stop paying 15% per hire.
Start hiring direct.

A traditional crewing agency charges 15–20% of first-year salary. On a single Chief Officer placement at £60k, that's £9,000–£12,000.

Crew Connect Pro: £99/month. Unlimited hires. Your first 3 placements are completely free — no time limit, no credit card.

Only on Crew Connect
✓ Maritime Reputation Scores ✓ Verified rehire indicators ✓ Manning planner ✓ Availability calendar ✓ Blind hiring + audit trail ✓ Fishing & CTV coverage

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

Why Crew Connect

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

Method The Problem Crew Connect
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.
Traditional Job Boards Post-and-pray. No candidate relationship. No tracking. CVs go nowhere. ✓ Two-way marketplace. Direct contact. Applications tracked.
Manning Agents Opaque process. Agent keeps performance history. You pay whether or not it works. ✓ Transparent. Maritime Reputation Score is portable. Pay per outcome.
Real Results

What the industry says

Names withheld on request. Roles and vessel types verified.

SEAFARER
I was sceptical — I've signed up to these sites before and nothing ever happens. Updated my certificates on a Monday. Had two messages from crewing managers by Wednesday. First real contact I'd had without going through an agent in years.
Deck Officer, 9 years experience
British · Bulk Carrier, North Sea
RECRUITER
We needed a DP2-rated Second Officer for a PSV with three weeks' notice. Searched the platform, found four candidates with valid certs and the right availability. Signed a contract inside a fortnight. No agency, no retainer, no 15% fee.
Crewing Manager
Offshore Support Vessel Operator
SEAFARER
I used to track my cert expiry dates in a spreadsheet. Finally got it all in one place — STCW, MLC, medical, everything. Got an alert about my BST renewal six weeks out. Would have missed it otherwise.
Chief Officer, 8 rotations
Bulk Carrier, North Sea

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