Phil Richards, technical recruitment consultant and Y1 marine engineer, advocates quality over quantity to improve the crew recruitment process…
While recruiters in the industry often harp on about the importance of longevity, one thing is for certain: no matter how much longevity someone has on board, at some point, sure as the sun will set in the West, it will have to end.
Perhaps a deckhand leaves because he fell in love with a local lass on the Pacific island you anchored off or the second engineer went for a beer in Barcelona on a Friday night and didn’t come back for two weeks. Maybe the vessel is sold or maybe it’s just time for a captain or chief stewardess to move ashore after a long and stellar career in the industry. Whatever the reason, our time on a boat will end. It’s just the way things are.