UKSA Superyacht Cadet brochure v5.indd

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The UKSA Superyacht Cadetship is a structured

of the superyacht industry.

As a youth charity and leading training provider, UKSA strives to provide educational excellence and transformational opportunities. The cadetship combines the most relevant training and mentoring, equipping graduates with a strong foundation of knowledge and realistic understanding of the industry they are entering in to.

Watch Yacht <3000GT and designed in consultation with the MCA. On graduating from this programme cadets can further their careers

By combining academic study and practical paid work experience on superyachts, cadet graduates are now forging long-term careers.

By working closely with leading crew agents, management companies, yacht captains and our own in-house placement service, our cadets are now employed in all areas of the sector, from private performance

Cadets are typically aged between 18 and 25 and come from a variety of backgrounds. Some are experienced watersports professionals or competitive sailors and have displayed a strong work ethic from their early teens. Many have achieved success in the Sea Cadets or Scouts,

Providing a unique pathway into the superyacht industry

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or have completed their Duke of Edinburgh award scheme. Others simply have the drive and determination to succeed.

Cadets also have the opportunity to undertake a Plymouth University Foundation Degree in Operational Yacht Science which can lead to a full BSc.

We train up to 50 cadets a year, with a proportion of students receiving funding from leading maritime charities including Trinity House and Seafarers UK. The recognition and support from these highly respected maritime sector organisations is an effective endorsement of the scheme and a viable alternative to commercial/merchant routes or university study.

Our Cadetship programme began in 2005, since then we have

Cadets are taught by industry experts who have and in depth knowledge and understanding of the elite superyacht sector.

Our dedicated Industry Guidance team offers mentoring throughout training and engages with professionals and crew agents to raise awareness amongst young people of the career opportunities available. Cadets are also supported as they develop their professional yachting careers.

Candidates would be 18-25 years with the academic ability and

who without support would not have the funds to access training.

Why UKSA?

Our Superyacht Cadetship offers an exciting alternative to university “Before coming to UKSA I was studying A levels in biology, chemistry and maths at the Isle of Wight’s Sixth Form Campus. Friends of mine had done courses at UKSA and as I wanted a career at sea, I decided to see what was on offer. I received funding from Trinity House and never looked back! I wanted to prove that I could do just as well as the men in this male-dominated industry – my massive passion for sailing drove me to try my hardest at everything.

While out at sea we spent a lot of our time on the 45ft yachts learning how to sail. We began with simple processes such as how to rig the

took turns being the skipper. Much of our time was spent on the Solent getting ready for our Yachtmaster Offshore practical exam and we travelled down to Falmouth to cross over to France. I have had a fantastic time sailing – once a pod of dolphins swam with the boat.

I have had the best 6 months and made the most amazing friends.

non-stop sailing. We had an outstanding crew, always keeping each other positive and helping each other out. If I was to give advice to someone following the same career path as me, I would say try your hardest at everything because you don’t know who’s on watch, and if a door opens, go through it – you don’t know where it might lead!”

Phase 1 #SeaChangeStories

Megan JonesCrewFO Top Cadet

“Every yacht requires a professional crew of

TC bridge and engine room complement.

This is a large industry by any standard and it is only recently that its scale has begun to be appreciated and attempts are being made collectively to properly address training and manning problems.

Regulation 1.3 of the Maritime Labour Convention 2006 (MC 2006), which came into force in August 2014, requires that seafarers shall not work on a ship unless

duties, and that they shall not be permitted to work on a ship unless they have successfully completed training for personal safety onboard ship.

The Superyacht Cadetship puts the ‘professional’ into the training of superyacht crews.”

Commodore David Squire, CBE, MNM. UKSA Maritime Training Ambassador

An inspiring scheme

“In 2008, the Corporation of Trinity House launched a bursary scheme for those who wished to train for a career in the superyacht sector, in recognition of a fast expanding maritime leisure industry and an overwhelming desire by owners and

and senior crew to run superyachts.

This was an inspired scheme that not

to individual young people, but it also attracted accolade, comment, and debate resulting in the establishment of this style of training becoming the standard accepted formal training pathway for

Captain Nigel Hope, RD, RNR, Director of Maritime Training at Trinity House

into superyacht training

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‘professional’Putting the

Phase 1Essential Cadetship Training: To launch your Superyacht Career

19 weeks (academic study)

The cadet will develop skills and knowledge of seamanship and safety as well as industry

and guidance will help the cadet obtain entry level deck positions on superyachts, progressing into long-term opportunities within the sector.

• RYA Yachtmaster Offshore (commercially endorsed)

• STCW Basic Safety Training

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• RYA Powerboat Level 2

• RYA Tender Operator Course

• RYA Personal Watercraft

• MCA Approved Engine Course (AEC)

• RYA Radar and Simulator training

• Superyacht Deck Maintenance Training

• Industry Guidance

• Personal Mentoring

• Foundation Degree in Operational Yacht Science, Year One course

Phase 4Cadetship Industry Phase:

During this phase the cadet will gain watch keeping experience, in line with the MCA Training Record Book, practically applying and honing the techniques and practices learnt.

Phase 5Cadetship Completion Training:


3000gt training. Building on training and experience gained over the period of the programme, cadets will study senior modules

• General Ship Knowledge (OOW Yacht)

• Navigation and Radar (OOW Yacht)

• Human Element, Leadership and Management (Operational Level)

• Rescue Boat (Restricted)

• Electronic Chart Display and Information Systems (ECDIS)

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• (Yachts less than 3000gt)


Phase 2Cadetship Industry Phase: Working onboard superyachts with the world as your classroom

The cadet will be employed on a 24m+ yacht as an entry-level deckhand, following the guidance of the MCA Training Record Book with mentor support from UKSA.

Phase 3Yacht Operations and Management: Stepping up the ranks & taking on more responsibility


This is the link to progression from junior deckhand to lead deckhand. Training builds on the cadet’s working experience. Completion of Foundation Degree

• RYA Yachtmaster Ocean (Shorebased)

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• UKSA Superyacht Business skills

• (OOW) preparation

• Foundation degree modules

All inclusiveOur 3.5 acre waterside base is fully residential, offering a variety of accommodation

Industry guidanceMentoring sessions throughout your training to support your

development on and off the water

Funding optionsWe work with a number of partners such as Trinity House and Seafarers UK to provide

bursaries to help fund your training

The Superyacht Cadetship training programme in detail

trainingGreat

leads to great careers

Cadetships at UKSA enable both women and men seeking a career in the superyacht industry to gain a competitive edge over others looking for similar employment. Our Superyacht Cadetship offers a stimulating alternative to university and provides high-quality vocational training.

Sphase Cadetship, Laura Ellis has worked as Mate on two sailing yachts, sailed across the

yachts in the Mediterranean and Caribbean. She returned to UKSA in November 2017 to complete phase three of the Cadetship;

Deckhand (EDH).

“At school, I was racing dinghies competitively and teaching sailing. I left

University degree course that interested me, so I decided to carry on with what I enjoyed doing. I worked as a dinghy instructor in Scotland, Australia and Spain, teaching and coaching racing level to children and adults. Despite really enjoying being an instructor, I realised after a few seasons that it wasn’t a career and I wasn’t earning enough money.


Laura EllisSuperyacht Cadet For a woman seeking a

career within the maritime

industry, UKSA provided

the perfect solution Laura Ellis – Superyacht Cadet


I heard about UKSA through other dinghy racers and instructors who had completed courses there. I knew I wanted to continue sailing so I searched for career options at sea and decided that I wanted to sail superyachts. I began the Cadetship in order

sailing career to the next level.

I formed a close bond with my crew at UKSA as we spent 6 months sailing together. While I was doing my training I socialised with other crew members who were returning to do further courses and I made good friends and industry contacts, which proved useful when I was looking for a job.

in Operational Yacht Science which can be taken alongside the Cadetship. Once I’ve

next exciting adventure on a sailing yacht.”

Wilsonhalligan have a much valued relationship with UKSA which is built on mutual trust and a like-minded, strong, work ethic. They are a

happy to support as they are underpinned by some very dedicated and personable industry professionals who provide a great service to individuals, clients and the superyacht industry. They have a genuine passion for what they do. It is refreshing to see their commitment

which produces well-educated graduates but also their ongoing, support, advice and guidance to them. This demonstrates admirable relationship-building which can provide UKSA graduates and cadets with a source of assistance

Liam Dobbin, Managing Director – Wilsonhalligan Yacht Recruitment

We are happy to endorse the Cadetship and are

that they are well received by our clients and UKSA is a reliable source of quality candidates.

Fiona Murray, Recruitment Consultant, Yachting Partners International

The cadets we have taken on so far have shown a higher skill set and greater dedication than other crew at a similar level

With the UKSA trained Cadets, a lot of the risk is taken out. From the outset they have shown they want to do the job, they have already invested time

they have experienced working in close proximity with other crew members in testing circumstances. The cadets we have taken on so far have shown a higher skill set and greater dedication than other crew at a similar level. They have made a commitment and are more conscious of the need to focus on their jobs and less on just having fun, not to say that they don’t have fun too!

Don Millar, Viking Recruitment

IndustryEndorsements

& recommendations

Dan Snook, who studied the Superyacht Cadetship, put his name down for it when he was 15. When he was 18 he began Phase One of the course after being sponsored by Trinity House – he represented them at events such as the Lord Mayor’s Show. He is about to begin his sixth season onboard a 45m sloop and is currently on his way back from the Caribbean, getting prepared for charters in the Balearic’s and the eastern Mediterranean. Dan shares his story:

“Beginning Phase One of the Cadetship

I made a point of starting as I meant to carry on, focusing on what I was looking to achieve via UKSA and taking advantage of the relatively short training phase. Making friends and contacts paid off tenfold when

grateful for every opportunity that came my way. Ultimately, my four years were a

and support.

I have some amazing memories of the course, almost too many to list, but they include four Atlantic crossings, racing in the Palma Superyacht Cup 2016 and scuba diving in the Caribbean. I was in Bermuda for the Americas Cup 2017, and at the end of Phase Four I graduated in UKSA’s Foundation Degree in Operational Yacht Science at Truro Cathedral.

ideal deckhand position, but with UKSA’s

they sent me into the industry, it was only a matter of time before I found a job. Another challenge was the transition from a 30m motoryacht to a 45m sailing yacht, but I learned that there is always light at the end of the tunnel. I kept reminding

not just an aspiring deck hand.

My plan for the coming winter is to gain

Competency. From there I will be seeking

yacht sector. At some point I will take a long beach holiday, somewhere far away,

end of the Superyacht Cadetship is not the end of my time at UKSA – within the next three years I plan to start the Master 3000gt modules. The UKSA campus has a relaxed environment that allows you to focus on study without any distractions, which is why I choose not to take courses anywhere else.

If I was to advise anyone embarking on the Cadetship, I would say a few things. If you are ready, ask for more responsibility – you

that no job is too small and that each person is essential to make the crew a team.

will pay off. While on industry phases, make an effort to revise your courses and theory. Most importantly, if you leave it years and years before you begin the next phase of the course, you’ll forget things and have to begin again, so get your head down, focus,


Dan SnookSuperyacht Cadet

Beginning Phase One of

into an incredible career Dan Snook – Superyacht Cadet

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UKSA has a partnership with Nautilus international which means

training and future careers.

As an organisation that shares our values of crew safety, welfare and professionalism, Nautilus International is proud to have an ongoing partnership with UKSA

Their commitment to the pastoral care and careers advice that they provide to those people undertaking the Superyacht Cadetship is second-to-none.

Together we established that it was important for Cadets to be able to continue to access an organisation that looks out for them for the duration of their careers on a worldwide basis, so we’ve made it as easy as possible for those Cadets to become a member of the only global trade union and professional association that represents

Danny McGowan, Nautilus International

about the Superyacht Cadetship, or would be interested in offering funding,

support or recruitment opportunities, please contact our careers advisors on

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