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Superyacht Training Academy

CHOOSE YOUR SUPERYACHT CAREER

Our comprehensive programmes for Superyacht Deckhand, Stewardess and Chef are world-class training programmes that equip Superyacht personnel to performing at their optimum. Our career packages focus on the primary qualifications needed to assure success in obtaining the best jobs and maintaining them as a chosen career path.

Advanced Deckhand

A career aboard a Superyacht is unlike any other

Your passport to the world’s most luxurious superyachts.

The Superyacht Training Academy, Cape Town, is an elite maritime Institute providing Internationally recognised training for professional yacht crew. We pride ourselves in releasing crew into the Superyacht Industry who are confident, competent, and responsible.

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Our courses can be tailored to suit your individual requirements or added to any career programme to bolster your chances of securing lucrative employment contracts worldwide.

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The Superyacht Training Academy is a bespoke training facility that provides every aspect of training for you to obtain an illustrious career aboard a Superyacht. The Academy boasts state-of-the-art equipment, lecture rooms, electronic training equipment, and on-board training.

Our Academy enlists professional trainers and industry experts who provide top-class training and first-hand experience of life on board Superyachts. We challenge you to be the best you can be, so that you can reap the rewards of having the most comprehensive and professional training worldwide. Take a tour of our training venues below:

31 South Arm Road

Superyacht Training Facility

Marina Centre, 1 West Quay Rd.

Stewardess Training Facility

3 West Quay Rd.

• An All-in-One facility for all your career training
• Crew accommodation during training
• Networking with experienced crew
• Career guidance programmes
• Superyacht culinary training
• Food safety training level 2 & 3
• Internships following your training programmes
• Career guidance booklet for green crew
• Advanced skills training programmes

Are you ready to begin your Superyacht Career?

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deckhand & steward(ess) training courses For a successful yachting career

Practical Exposure | Industry Knowledge | Mental Preparation

Deckhand & Steward(ess) Training Courses for a successful yachting career

Practical Exposure | Industry knowledge | Mental Preparation

Essential & Extensive

Hands-On Practical Skills Training

Superyacht Deckhand Academy

Start your deckhand career with confidence and a strong set of skills. Boost your employability and your ability to move up the ranks. (5-8 Weeks)

Tender Handling Academy

Extensive Tender Handling practical with 10 days of practical done in our 31ft twin outboard center console tender. Refine your skills with experienced instructors.

10 Day Steward(ess) Course

Learn all of the tricks of the trade in just 10 days including some basic deck work. Take a look at our training facility to see why we are the best.

Achieved In

The Most Relevant Luxury Yacht Training Environment Available Today!

With our 10 000 sq.ft

Superyacht Training Facility

Our 10 000 sq. ft training facility was built around real yachting applications. You will also be exposed to duties on locally based yachts that we have access to. This allows you to become experienced in your duties and step onboard with confidence and competence !

Instructed By

Staff With 75 Years of Combined Industry Experience

With close to 75 years of combined experience in the yachting industry, our staff have their finger on the industry pulse!

The course material is based on our extensive experience combined with consultations with other industry professionals. The training framework is organic and always up to date with new technology, training methods and trends in the industry.

As the Savvy team, we are committed to passing on the wealth of knowledge that we have generated over the years and are here to help you succeed.

While Staying True to Our Goal:

"To Raise the Standard & Quality of Crew in the Yachting Industry with Laser Focus on Building a Solid Foundation & Understanding of Expectations and Responsibilities"

A successful career requires more than the minimum standards & certifications.

Starting a successful career at sea is about more than achieving the minimum certifications to step on board. Being prepared and competent from day one allows you to not only be more employable, but it also means that you will be able to progress in your career much faster. Due to the nature of the industry, exposure of certain tasks can be drawn out over a long period. Being able to have significant practical experience instructed by captains and crew is an unparalleled opportunity.

Savvy Maritime is here to make a difference to your life and most importantly to the yachting industry as a whole. Invest in yourself, your skillset, and your confidence. You will soon see the benefit of becoming a "Savvy" crew member!

What Do Past Students Have To Say About SAVVY Maritime Academy?

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Join us & Access an Abundance of Knowledge Through our Yacht Training

We Have So Much To Share With You!

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Send us a message, we would be happy to answer any questions you may have.  If you would prefer to speak to someone over the phone, you can call us on the phone number below:

• Deckhand Academy
• Interior (Steward/ess) Academy
• Tender Academy

Yacht & Superyacht Training in Fort Lauderdale, USA

Fort Lauderdale is the ideal city to complete your deckhand or steward(ess) yacht training. Savvy Maritime Academy is close to all essential services and most importantly, where you need to be to find your dream job on a yacht. Our staff are well connected and respected and will help you to create strong networks in the area.

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Yacht crew training, our crew training centres.

Bluewater is the longest established dedicated yacht crew training provider. As superyachts have grown larger in length, more technical and more complex to run, the demand for quality yacht crew training courses has increased year after year. Read More

As superyacht cruising grounds have expanded, so have we. We are proud to offer quality training in the two major European yachting hubs: Antibes on the Côte d'Azur and the Spanish yachting hotspot of Palma de Mallorca.

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• Superyacht Training

Why Choose IYT Worldwide for Your Certification?

The Superyacht industry offers exciting career opportunities around the globe and an IYT certificate offers the most internationally recognised maritime certification in the industry.

• No other yacht certification authority is as international recognised.
• No other yachting company offers such a diverse range of courses.
• Every IYT (COC) course requires a practical on-the-water examination.
• No other national yachting marine certification authority has an internationally recognised ISO quality management system.  We are proud to be certified by the Canadian General Standards Board (CGSB)
• No other yachting organisation has been built by professional mariners.
• No other yachting company offers high security certificates with QR code, hologram, photograph and signature strip.

IYT has over 20 years of industry leadership and continues to lead the global maritime industry in certification and nautical standards.

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• Personal Watercraft Operator
• Dinghy Sailing Programme
• IYT Try Sailing
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• IYT Day Skipper / Crew Sail
• International Crew
• International Flotilla Skipper
• International Bareboat Skipper
• International Flotilla Skipper Sail – Catamaran
• International Bareboat Skipper Sail – Catamaran
• International Certificate of Competency (ICC Certificate)
• Powerboat Skipper
• Yachtmaster Coastal (Power or Sail)
• Yachtmaster Coastal Sail – Catamaran
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• Yachtmaster Offshore Sail – Catamaran
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• Patron de Yates (Yachtmaster Coastal Spanish edition)
• Marine Communications (VHF-SRC)
• Small Powerboat and Rib Master (MCA Recognised)
• IYT Commercial Tender License Course
• Weather Master
• Navigation Master
• Master of Yachts Coastal/Mate 200 Tons (Power or Sail)
• Master of Yachts Limited (Power or Sail)
• Master of Yachts Unlimited
• Superyacht Chef
• Superyacht Deck Crew Course
• Superyacht Hospitality Training
• Boat Engineer Course (SCV Code for Vessels Operating in the Caribbean)
• IYT-MSWI BoatMaster Course
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SUPERYACHT CREW ACADEMY

Founded in 2000, Superyacht Crew Academy became the first Australian partner of International Yacht Training Inc. (IYT), the world’s leading provider of superyacht training services. IYT provides a standardised approach to superyacht training globally and has 87 partnership schools in 25 countries. As a result, IYT’s Certificates of Competency are accepted in countries that include the 16 Red Ensign countries as well as Ireland, Marshall Islands, Australia, New Zealand, Luxembourg, Bahamas, and Lebanon. No other superyacht training certification in the world has such global acceptance. One of the main reasons for this acceptance is the high quality of the training courses and the professional requirements for teaching them. Maritime officials recognise this competence and graduates of IYT can be assured their qualifications will be happily accepted everywhere.

Why Choose us

Australia’s leading training provider offering both International and Australian qualifications for the Superyacht & Maritime Industries. Training is delivered by professional mariners with extensive industry knowledge and experience. Courses are taught to a very high standard, incorporating lots of practical and quality training at both on and offsite facilities.

In 2015 we set up the Sydney Maritime Institute as a division of the Superyacht Crew Academy to provide training courses for people wishing to work on Australian Commercial boats. The Sydney Maritime Institute accepts students over 16 years old and provides crossover training opportunities so students can obtain both Australian and international certifications during the same training period or with reduced additional training.

Our Passion

Superyacht Crew Academy has continued to expand over the years, but we maintain our passion for introducing yachting to clients and enabling them to upskill and enhance their employment opportunities. Our training facility is 25a/5 Ponerosa parade , Warriewood , NSW.

We look forward to sharing our love of the sea - and our many years of experience - with you.

Superyacht Crew Academy Provides training and certification for people who wish to work on Superyachts anywhere in the world and within the Australian Maritime Industry. Legal Name: Club Sail Pty. Ltd. Trading as: Superyacht Crew Academy Registered Training Organisation no. 91462

Unit 25a/5 Ponderosa Parade, Warriewood, NSW 2102, Australia.

+61 2 9979 9669

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