What Do You Need to Work on a Cruise Ship?

There are a lot of requirements involved to work on a cruise ship. It starts from a full medical, which includes blood tests, urine tests and lots more. Some companies have an age restriction while others don’t. It’s important to know that significant cruise ships are always trying to hire young, healthy and fit candidates. Working out at sea is very physical in many positions dependant on your job title. They have now implemented an essential safety at sea training program that is compulsory now. It was allowed to be done onboard a couple of years ago but now stopped.

STCW95 is what is called, and it’s a 5-day course which teaches you all the bare essentials in case of an emergency out at sea. This certification lasts for five years. Once complete, you would achieve these certificates:

• Fire Prevention and Fire Fighting
• Personal Survival Techniques (PST)
• Personal Safety and Social Responsibility (PSSR)
• First Aid / CPR (Basic First Aid)
• Proficiency in Security Awareness