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What Is a Seafarer Employment Agreement (SEA)? A Plain-English Guide for Yacht Crew

“It’s just the standard contract. Everyone on board signs the same one.” That’s how most crew are handed their Seafarer Employment Agreement: as a formality, somewhere between the
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  • All articles, Pay & wages

How to Raise a Pay Issue With Your Captain (Without It Turning Into a Fight)

“I don’t want to be the difficult one.” It’s the thought that stops most crew from raising a pay problem until it’s too big to ignore. The industry
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  • All articles, Contracts & SEA

New MLC Rules for Yacht Crew: What Changed in December 2024 (and What’s Coming)

"The rules never really change for us." It's a fair assumption on a yacht. The MLC can feel like something that happens to commercial ships in far-away ports,
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Yacht Crew Rights: A Plain-English Guide to MLC 2006 and Your Protections at Sea

"That's just yachting." It's the line that ends a lot of conversations about pay, leave, rest hours and being sent home. And sometimes the answer really is "that's
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End of Season on a Yacht: What to Check Before Your Contract Ends

“Season’s done — we’ve booked your flight for Sunday. We’ll settle the last bits once you’re off.” It sounds normal. Everyone’s tired, the boat’s emptying out, and the
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Before You Accept a Yacht Job Through a Recruiter: What You Should Actually Be Told

"Just sign it and send it back — we need you aboard by Friday." That's how a lot of yacht jobs start. A recruiter calls, the money sounds
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Seafarer Abandonment: What to Do If You’re Owed Wages and Stuck Aboard

"The money is coming. Just hold on a little longer." If you've been told that for weeks while your wages don't arrive and your contract quietly runs past
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Stuck Abroad After Leaving a Yacht? Your Repatriation Rights

When a contract ends — especially when it ends suddenly — one question hits fast: how do I get home, and who pays for it? The instinct is
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  • All articles, Termination

Were You Pushed To Resign? It Might Be Constructive Dismissal

"It would be better for everyone if you just resigned." It can sound like a kindness — a way to protect your reference, leave on good terms, avoid
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Fired From a Yacht? Your Rights and What To Do This Week

When you're let go from a yacht, the two worst things you can do are panic and sign something. Both feel natural in the moment. Both can cost
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What to Do If Your Yacht Salary Is Late?

When your yacht salary is late, the worst thing you can do is panic — and the second worst is nothing. Most late-salary situations on yachts fall into
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  • All articles, Leave

What Counts as Holiday Pay for Yacht Crew?

Of all the entitlements yacht crew lose money on, leave pay is the most common — and the most often unrecovered. The reason is simple: most crew don't
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What to Check in a Seafarer Employment Agreement Before Signing

Most yacht crew sign their Seafarer Employment Agreement (SEA) under time pressure — at the dock the day before joining, in an agency office during a quick visit,
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How to Calculate Unpaid Yacht Wages?

The two questions yacht crew with wage disputes ask most often are: How do I actually calculate what I'm owed? How do I get it back without escalating
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