BLUEWATER YACHTING

 
 

BLUEWATER YACHTING

We offer MCA Master, USCG and RYA Yachtmaster courses in Antibes, Fort Lauderdale & Palma for those starting in yachting and all the required modules to reach the highest levels of professional yachting.

 

Founded in 1991, Bluewater offers you more than 25 years of experience and is the only major yachting company with dedicated and experienced teams in the five main sectors of yachting: Yacht Brokerage, Yacht Charter, Yacht Management, Crew Training and Crew Solutions. We pride ourselves on the fact that Bluewater is the only company able to sell, charter and manage yachts on which the crew were recruited and trained in-house.

With state-of-the-art training centres in Antibes, Palma, and Fort Lauderdale, Bluewater is the world’s largest dedicated yacht training provider. Our experienced instructors train crew in every yachting discipline from navigation and engineering to diving, safety and silver service. Bluewater training takes you from your first day in yachting, until your last day, helping you climb the ranks of a successful and lucrative yachting career.

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Entry Level

KICK START YOUR CAREER

If you are looking for a job in the yachting industry for the first time, certain training courses are essential and other are highly desirable in the eyes of potential employers.

  • If you are looking for a job in the yachting industry for the first time, certain training courses are essential and others are highly desirable in the eyes of potential employers. We offer a full range of entry level training courses in Antibes, Fort Lauderdale & Palma.

    STCW Basic Training

    You will find it difficult to obtain a job in yachting unless you have attended the STCW Basic Training course, course required on any commercially registered yacht. This training course is provided in Europe & USA.

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Refresher

REFRESHER COURSES

The STCW 2010 requires the STCW safety training courses to be refreshed every 5 years. The refresher courses are split between the basic and advanced modules.

  • The STCW 2010 requires the STCW safety training courses to be refreshed every 5 years.

    The refresher courses are split between the basic and advanced modules.

    Basic refreshers:

    Updated Proficiency in Fire Prevention and Fire Fighting and Personal Survival Techniques

    - 2-day course

    Advanced refreshers:

    Updated Proficiency in Advanced Fire Fighting

    - 1/2 day course + proof you have done the basic course within the last 5 years

    Updated Proficiency in Survival Craft and Rescue Boats Other Than Fast Rescue Boats (Restricted)’’

    (Used to be known as Advanced Survival)

    - 1/2 day course + proof you have done the basic course within the last 5 years

    If you take the bundle of the basic and advanced refresher courses, this will be 3 days.

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Interior 

HOSPITALITY IS AT THE HEART OF OUR INDUSTRY

The phrase "attention to detail" gains a whole new meaning on board as yachts can only be compared to the best of luxury boutique hotels. 

  • The phrase "attention to detail" gains a whole new meaning on board as yachts can only be compared to the best of luxury boutique hotels.

    We provide interior training courses for all levels of knowledge with both foundation and management courses in interior, silver service, barista, valet, cocktails, wine and floristry.

    To meet this increasing demand for quality yacht crew, we provide the following training courses:

    Fort Lauderdale: Yacht Interior Service (YIS) Level 1 & 2, GUEST

    Antibes beauty and massage training: Harmonie Rock Therapy - for the full list of beauty & massage courses tailored to crew please see below or email training@bluewateryachting.com quoting ’Harmonie’

    Antibes interior training: ITA - for all your interior training, GUEST and specialist service courses, please email training@bluewateryachting.com quoting ’Interior training’

    Testimonial

    Very informative & flexible according to your needs. The size of group made it possible to ask lots of questions, partake in all practical activities and get feedback from the instructor.

    - Elizabeth Harvey - Stewardess

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Leadership & Management

INFLUENCING HUMAN BEHAVIOR

These courses are designed to promote the skills needed to lead an organisation, the different modules are mandatory depending on your career path.

  • These courses are designed to promote the skills needed to lead an organisation, the different modules are mandatory depending on your career path.

    A combination of lectures, case studies, group table-top exercises and practical problem solving tasks, students will learn how to prioritise tasks, motivate individuals and foster an effective team ethic.

    The 2010 ’Manilla’ amendments to the STCW convention introduced, for the first time, a requirement for management and leadership training for all ships’ officers.

    This course has been mandatory since 1st September 2013.

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Address: 750 W Sunrise Blvd, FL 33311 Fort Lauderdale, USA
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