Captain
Responsibilities: The Captain of a superyacht has ultimate responsibility for the yacht and all aboard it. This is the most senior position on board a luxury yacht. The Captain oversees all the crew through the other senior crew. Many business and management roles need to be fulfilled, including budgeting, accounting/bookkeeping, purchasing, scheduling, human resources/crew management, business relations (with management, accounting, owners office, etc.)
This role can easily and often escalate into refit/build management, with many more specialists skills required, including project management/Owners Representative.
Experience: It can expected for it to take approximately 10 years from first deck position to Captain.
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