yachting chef course

Superyacht Chef

The Superyacht Chef was written by John Harris, a veteran chef with almost 20 years of experience working and cooking aboard yachts. Initially John spent seven years working in restaurants within the UK before landing his first job on a 59′ (18m) sailboat heading for the Caribbean.

Since then he has never looked back and has travelled over 150,000 miles around the world on a number of different yachts. The aim of the course is to cover all aspects of life for the Superyacht chef to ensure a smooth and successful transition from land to sea and recommended for all who are considering a career in the Superyacht industry.

The course is a wealth of information and covers a multitude of subjects including:

The Superyacht Industry
Living aboard a Superyacht
Industry guidelines and regulations
Chain of command
General on-board information
Preparing a resume
Charter yacht agreements
Safety and nautical terminology
Vessel familiarisation
The Superyacht Chef
Safe working practices
Provisioning the yacht
Cooking for guests and crew
Making use of local markets
Passage planning
Working in confined spaces
Financial management
Tips on recipes
Recipes for Americans, Arabs, Italians, Kosher, Oriental, Indian and others

As a professional in the yachting industry you are required to update and learn new skills on a regular basis. As you move up the chain of command or look for new opportunities your qualifications are essential. Please make sure they do not expire.

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Superyacht Training

SUPERYACHT CHEF COURSE

Our Chef Training program is designed to assist those with a professional culinary qualification to make the transition to working on board a luxury super yacht. Our Chef training offers practical hands-on skills development programmes designed to include comprehensive galley training, as well as other courses required by the maritime industry for you to complete a full training portfolio. We assist you through the entire skills programme and ensure that all the industry requirements are met to enter the exciting world of super yachting.

Superyacht Chef Course

The Superyacht Chef Career Course commences with a 10-day culinary course to kick off your career in one of the best positions onboard a superyacht. The course focusses on preparing students to increase their culinary repertoire in the galley and trains them to look at food and food preparation from a completely different perspective. This intense course covers everything you need to know about yachting, operating in the galley, food management and culinary skills and covers virtually all the practical applications for cooking in a galley, with emphasis on the modern Superyacht Industry and its typical demands in the varying roles. The course includes menu planning, budgeting, provisioning, charter planning, stock taking, recipe costing and recipe planning.

85% of the course is practical and prepares students for a career at sea, including CV and culinary portfolio planning, interview processes and general preparation for a yachting lifestyle. Students are encouraged to challenge themselves to meet the standards of trained chefs in preparing and planning food for guests. The course is a highly practical course and students are required to have a reasonable level of culinary experience, although need not be formally trained.

The course is structured into specific modules to provide yacht chefs with practical knowledge and experience, ranging from basic preparation skills to how to prepare and present a 3-course meal for guests on sailing vessels.

The course includes the following:

Provisioning, passage and port stop planning
Foreign ingredients
Menu and recipe planning
CV and portfolio planning
Interview practical
Dietary requirements, cultural and allergies
5 days of practical training in a professional kitchen
1 day of theory and practical evaluation
1 day of on-board practical service
1 day service stress test – operating in high-pressure environments

Our career program includes:

STCW Basic Safety Training including PDSD
SAMSA Medical
Food Safety Level 2
Superyacht Culinary Course
Powerboat Level 2
SAMSA SRC/VHF Radio
Boat Orientation
Lunches and aprons
All course training materials

Why Train With Get Onboard?

Get onboard is a boutique training company, owned and led by ex-yacht crew with over a decade of individual industry experience. This means we know exactly what is required to stand out from the crowd and secure your first role onboard.

Get Onboard is an accredited maritime recruitment company, which means we offer our students the best possible chance of finding work onboard.

Career courses can be tailored to suit your budget, as modules can be added or removed as required.

Get Onboard limits our student numbers to small groups, ensuring that our candidates have the opportunity for one-to-one with our expert instructors.

Pre-requisite Experience and Qualifications

Students must be 18 years or older.

While formal training is not a requirement, the course is highly practical and students are required to have a reasonable level of culinary experience.

Qualification

Advanced Certificate in Galley Competence IYT Superyacht Galley Chef accreditation (crew less than 10)

Ready to get onboard?

Looking for a step-by-step guide on how to get your first job on a yacht.

Download our 54 page “ Beginners Guide to Yachting” ebook that explains everything you will need to get started in the yachting industry. From find day work, what the different seasons are, to packing your bags- we cover it all!

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1. what are the basic requirements you need to be eligible to work in the yachting industry, 2. what is the stcw and why do i need it, 3. what is the eng1 medical certificate, 4. what land based experience will help me find a super yacht job, 5. what are the different departments onboard, 6. what crew training is required for me to work as a junior deckhand.

Yachtmaster/Coastal Skipper Theory
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Specialist Super Yacht Training Course (Deck Hand Training Course)
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RYA Day Skipper Theory and Practical Certificates
VHF Radio Operator’s License

7. What crew training is required for me to work as a junior stewardess?

Stewardess Course
Proficiency in Designated Security Duties (PDSD)
MCA Food Safety Level 2
RYA Powerboat Level 2

8. How do I book my training courses?

9. how do i get my first job on a yacht, 10. are these courses worth it, or am i just wasting my money, 11. will i get hired for my first job from south africa, 12. what is daywork, 13. what are the best locations to get a yacht job, 14. how much can a motor yacht stewardess or deckhand earn, 15. what are the negatives of working on a yacht, 16. what are the positives of working on a yacht, 17. is working on a super yacht for everyone, 18. what is the minimum age to work on a yacht, 19. is accommodation provided when i am completing my yacht training in cape town.

IAMI GUEST SUPERYACHT CHEF COURSE

Superyacht Training Academy

SUPERYACHT CHEF COURSE

For anyone interested in working in the galley on superyachts then this is a great course to learn the required knowledge and techniques you will need onboard..

The IAMI GUEST Superyacht Chef Course focuses on preparing students to increase their culinary skills in the galley. Our course covers everything you need to know about yachting, operation in the galley, food management and culinary skills.

The IAMI GUEST Superyacht Chef Course also challenges students to think differently about how they work with food and what it represents. Students learn to forget everything they know about basic food preparation -we teach students a completely new way of planning, preparing and presenting food and challenge the boundaries of standard food presentation, pushing them to raise the bar and achieve new personal goals in culinary art.

This course is intensive and covers everything from basic hygiene and cooking efficiency to 5-star food preparation under the guidance of a professional chef.

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