EVERYTHING CREW CONNECT DOES
Built for crew. Built for speed. The most complete maritime recruitment platform — and it’s free for all seafarers.
Your Maritime Career, Verified
Everything you need to be found, trusted, and hired — in one free profile.
Your rank, photo, contact details, preferred vessel types, and availability — all in one place visible to verified recruiters.
Upload and store all STCW, CoC, ENG1, MCA, and flag-state certificates. Recruiters see what's valid and what's expiring.
Structured sea service records by vessel — name, type, flag, tonnage, rank, duration. Verifiable history that replaces printed CVs.
Log manoeuvres by vessel type. Gated to deck officers with CoC.
Log DP hours by vessel and system. Gated to DP Unlimited certificate holders.
Captains you've sailed with can submit verified reviews of your work. Real references, not verbal ones.
See what your rank actually earns across deck, engineering, ratings, and superyacht sectors. No sign-up needed.
Learn more →See your current rank, target rank, readiness percentage, sea time progress, and exact certificate gaps.
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Log daily hours, overtime, standby, and leave. Auto-calculates pay from MLC contract rate. PDF export ready.
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Rate the ships you've worked on — cabin, food, internet, gym, safety culture. Glassdoor for ships.
Record which PPE items you own and sizes needed — shown to recruiters when preparing your joining pack.
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Read and digitally acknowledge company D&A policies, H&S docs, and joining briefs before contract start.
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Toggle your availability near any port. Recruiters searching for your rank nearby will find you instantly — with a notification sent to you.
Learn more →Upload up to 10 photos of your work — table settings, plating, interior presentation. For Chefs, Stewardesses, Cooks, Pursers, and Bartenders. Admin-approved before going live.
Log shore work, volunteer roles, life skills (Divemaster, First Aid, etc.), and previous experience. All visible to recruiters alongside your sea time.
Test your MAIB, ISM, COLREGS, and STCW knowledge with scenario-based questions. Get a readiness % score, see your weakest topics, and export a one-page Knowledge Report.
Learn more →Sit a timed mock exam from inside Knowledge Checks — General Mock, COLREGS Mastery (all ranks), or Master's Command & Legal. Get a pass/fail score with a full question-by-question breakdown.
Digital oral exam prep mapped to real MCA/MNTB syllabuses for your rank — OOW, Chief Mate, Master, EOOW, Chief Engineer and more. Try a free 5-question preview, then unlock full timed mock orals.
Learn more →124 SIRE 2.0/RightShip-style vetting questions, plus a dedicated DP Officer question bank covering Fundamentals, Human Factors, and Operations scenarios — inside Knowledge Checks and the Decision Simulator. Build your competency evidence before your next vetting inspection or DP sign-off.
Learn more →Knowledge Checks now cover the Large Yacht / REG Yacht Code (Master <200GT up to 500GT+) and Fishing Vessel deck officer syllabuses — the first dedicated content for either sector on the platform.
Learn more →You are the officer. The clock is running. Real maritime incident scenarios with timed decisions, a full human-factors debrief, and outcome tracking from Prevented through to Serious Casualty.
Learn more →Branching what-if scenarios built from real incident patterns — see how one different decision early on changes everything that follows.
Learn more →Real-world “what went right” scenarios — cases where a sharp call or early catch stopped an accident before it started. Play them, then see the real case behind each one.
Recently qualified? Toggle the NQ badge on your profile. Visible to recruiters on search cards — shows you're fresh, motivated, and looking for that first berth.
Report vessel safety deficiencies and welfare concerns anonymously. Submit a formal observation or welfare report in under two minutes — no login required. ITF contacts, mental health resources, and emergency guidance all in one place.
Full threaded inbox — read, reply, and manage conversations with recruiters directly from your crew portal. File attachments and read receipts included.
Generate a branded profile card showing your rank, sea time, and certifications. Share it on LinkedIn, WhatsApp, or anywhere recruiters look. One tap from your Skills & XP tab.
Find the Right Crew Fast
From instant port-proximity search to MLC contract generation — everything a crew manager needs.
Search the full crew database by rank, vessel type, availability, flag, nationality, right to work, and certificate status.
Full Kanban board — shortlisted, interview, offered, approved, rejected. Status updates notify crew automatically.
Auto-fill MLC-compliant contracts from position and crew data. Send for signature, track signed uploads.
Direct messaging with attachment support — PDF, JPG, DOCX. Send contracts, joining instructions, and port guides.
Remove names, photos, and nationality from search results. Hire on verified competence, not demographics.
Private per-crew notes, star/watch/blacklist flags. Blacklisted crew excluded from your search results automatically.
Flag crew as Do Not Hire or mark preferred for rehire. Private to your account — never visible to crew.
Upload company policy documents. Crew must scroll-read and acknowledge before contract activation. Full audit trail.
See which shortlisted crew have completed SIRE 2.0/RightShip-style vetting questions and DP Officer scenarios — competency evidence beyond the certificate, before you commit to an interview.
Search for available crew near any port by radius. Results ranked by distance. Crew notified when your search matches them.
Learn more →Employers who've sailed with a crew member rate them across 6 categories — skill, reliability, conduct, sobriety, attitude, professionalism. Once 2+ reviews exist, the average and trend show right in the crew search modal — and factor into search ranking, alongside profile completeness.
Post structured deck/engine cadet berths — training provider, sea time offered, mentorship type. Matched automatically against cadets who've logged the sea time they still need.
Learn more →Proactive alerts when an applicant in your pipeline has a certificate expiring before their planned join date on a position.
View your entire fleet roster, upcoming crew changes (next 60 days), and cert expiry status across all your vessels.
Starting Your Career at Sea?
Whether you hold an OOW ticket or just completed your RYA Dayskipper — Crew Connect helps you find your first berth without an agent taking a cut.
Cadet and Trainee profiles with no previous applications get the ⭐ First Job badge automatically. Recruiters can filter for first-time placements — no experience required.
Passed your CoC in the last 12 months? Show it. The green NQ badge tells recruiters you're fresh, motivated, and ready — removes the "needs experience" catch-22.
When you join as a Cadet or Rating, a friendly 4-step guide walks you through completing your profile — sea time, certs, photo, availability. Done in under 10 minutes.
Profiles with less than 6 months total sea time show a green indicator on recruiter search cards — helping recruiters actively seeking new starters find you first.
Test your ISM, STCW, COLREGS, and MAIB knowledge before the interview. Export a one-page Knowledge Report and attach it to your application. Stand out from other applicants with the same zero sea time.
No sea time yet? Log your RYA courses, shore jobs, volunteer work, Divemaster, First Aid, or any life skill that makes you a safer, more reliable crew member.
See exactly what you need to get from Rating → OOW → Chief Officer → Master. Sea time, certs, exam gaps — all mapped out so you never wonder "what's next?".
Visual progress bars per required certificate for your next rank — gold = done, grey = outstanding. At a glance, you know exactly what to book next.
Deck and engine cadet positions are posted with the details that matter — which training provider, how much sea time is offered, what mentorship looks like. Log the sea time you're missing on your profile once, and matching berths show a badge so you don't have to guess.
Filter by discipline — a deck cadet berth won't show up when you're looking for engine.
Set how many months of sea time you still need once — every matching berth is flagged automatically.
Know what kind of supervision and sign-off support to expect before you apply, not after.
Commercial endorsement, OOW ticket fresh out of college, or RYA coastal skipper — you belong here. Build your verified profile from day one and be first in front of superyacht, workboat, and coastal passage recruiters.
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