Your maritime career,
simplified.
One platform to build your profile, manage your certificates, stay available and get hired by the world’s leading shipping companies — all for free.
Register free today See how it worksFive steps to your next position
From sign-up to your first job offer in as little as a few days.
Register free
Create your account in under 2 minutes. No credit card required.
Build your profile
Add your rank, experience, flag state endorsements and languages.
Upload certificates
STCW, MLC, medical — we alert you before they expire.
Set availability
Mark your availability calendar so recruiters know when you’re ready to join.
Get hired
Apply directly or let recruiters find and contact you.
Everything you need to manage your career
Crew Connect puts all the tools for a successful maritime career in one place.
Verified maritime profile
Your rank, sea service history, DP log, endorsements and languages all in one verified, shareable profile that recruiters trust.
Certificate management
Upload all your STCW, MLC and flag state documents. We track expiry dates and send automatic email reminders well in advance.
Availability calendar
Set your availability windows so recruiters only contact you when you’re genuinely ready for a new position. No more unwanted calls.
Be found in crew search
Recruiters search by rank, vessel type, trade area and certificates. A complete profile puts you at the top of results.
Job alerts
Set alerts for your rank and vessel type. Get notified by email the moment a matching position is posted — instant with Boosted.
Direct messaging
Communicate securely with recruiters directly inside Crew Connect. All your conversations in one inbox, no email threads to manage.
Profile analytics (Boosted)
See exactly how many recruiters have viewed your profile, which companies and when — so you know your visibility is working.
PDF CV export (Boosted)
Generate a professionally formatted PDF CV from your profile in one click, ready to send to agencies or attach to applications.
What’s in your Crew Connect profile?
Your profile is your digital seafarer identity. It brings together every element a recruiter needs to assess your suitability in seconds — all in a clean, standardised format.
- ✓ Personal details, nationality & flag state endorsements
- ✓ Rank history & target rank
- ✓ Full sea service record by vessel type, company & trade area
- ✓ Dynamic Positioning (DP) log & Nautical Institute number
- ✓ STCW, MLC & flag state certificates with expiry tracking
- ✓ Languages spoken & proficiency level
- ✓ PPE sizes (for rapid crewing)
- ✓ Availability dates & preferred contract length
- ✓ Video introduction (Boosted)
- ✓ Portfolio & skills (Boosted)
Recruiters can filter by completeness. A fully completed profile is 3× more likely to receive a direct approach.
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Never miss the right opportunity
Set your criteria once. We do the watching for you.
Set your criteria
Choose your target rank, vessel types, trade areas and contract length. Free accounts get 1 alert; Boosted accounts get unlimited alerts.
Instant notifications (Boosted)
Boosted members receive email notifications the moment a matching position is posted — often within minutes. Free members receive a daily digest.
Curated matches only
We only notify you of positions where your certificates and sea service genuinely meet the requirements — no irrelevant noise.
Availability-aware
Alerts respect your availability calendar. If you’re on board and marked unavailable, we pause notifications until your return date.
Apply once. Track everything.
Crew Connect makes applying for maritime positions as simple as a single click. Because your profile already contains everything a recruiter needs, there’s no lengthy form to fill in each time.
- ✓ One-click apply — your profile is sent automatically
- ✓ Track every application status in your dashboard
- ✓ See when a recruiter has viewed your application
- ✓ Receive messages directly from the recruiter in-platform
- ✓ Accept or decline interview requests with one click
- ✓ Withdraw applications cleanly if your situation changes
- ✓ Full application history for your records
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What our seafarers say
“I uploaded my profile on a Monday. By Wednesday I had two recruiters in my inbox asking about my availability. The certificate management alone saves me hours every year — I used to track expiry dates in a spreadsheet.”
Ready to take control of your maritime career?
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