Description
Entry-Level Interior Package (14-Day Intensive)
Overview
Our Entry-Level Interior Package is a full-on 14-day intensive program designed to take career-changers, gap-year students, and newcomers from “no experience” to industry-ready with the core safety qualifications and interior skill set expected on board superyachts.
You’ll complete STCW Basic Training in Week 1, then move into the Interior Route in Week 2 — built around our Superyacht Stew Hospitality Course with specialist add-ons, including an accredited Swedish Massage qualification pathway.
What’s included
Week 1 — STCW Basic Training (5 days) + Silver Service, Level 2 Food Hygiene & Professional Standards (2 days)
Complete the internationally recognised safety training required for working at sea:
- Personal Survival Techniques (PST)
- Fire Prevention & Fire Fighting (FPFF)
- Elementary First Aid (EFA)
- Personal Safety & Social Responsibilities (PSSR)
- Proficiency in Security Awareness (PSA)
- Silver service training
- Level 2 Food Hygiene qualification
- Professional standards & best practice for superyacht stew crew
Week 2 — Safety & Interior Training (7 days)
A hospitality-led superyacht interior program with practical training and best-practice standards:
Superyacht Stew Hospitality Course:-
- RYA Essential Navigation & Seamanship
- Barista skills training
- Cocktail & mixology training
- Wine skills training & tasting
- Housekeeping and laundry operations
- Floral arrangements & luxury table presentation
- Professional suitcase packing techniques
- Ironing & stain-removal workshop
- Napkin folding techniques for fine-dining service
Swedish Massage qualification pathway (optional*)
To gain your accredited Swedish Massage qualification:
- You will complete pre-course theory in your own time before the intensive program
- You will attend 1 day of in-person practical training
- After training, you will complete 5 case studies (friends/family) to meet the assessment requirements
*Other options are Entry Level Manicure & Pedicure, or Indian Head massage.
Who this is for
- Career changers looking for a clear route into yachting
- Gap-year students wanting fast, structured qualifications
- New entrants to the maritime industry with no prior experience required
Entry requirements & advice
- ENG1 medical is strongly advised prior to attending (and is a requirement to work at sea).
- A positive attitude and readiness for an intensive schedule — this is a fast-paced, practical program.
What you’ll leave with
By the end of the package, you’ll have:
- Your STCW Basic Training certificates
- Core interior hospitality and service skills aligned with superyacht expectations
- RYA Essential Navigation & Seamanship qualification
- A clear pathway to an accredited Swedish Massage qualification (via theory + practical day + 5 case studies)
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