The MSA & EBS receives excellent feedback for their Superyacht & Chalet Steward/ess Interior Course

In Partnership with the Maritime Skills Academy, the Exclusive Butler School have created a one-week Yacht/Chalet Training Course which is run on a monthly basis.

Below is some course feedback from Rita, who attended the January course. It is great to receive feedback on our courses, particularly such positive ones like this!

“My opinion about the course is that it is a very well-structured course. Even though I have some experience in this industry I learnt a lot and improve my skills. I am very happy I could have some formal service experience and I could learn the basic of the silver service and butler service. The mixology and wine tasting was interesting, useful and fun too. I think in this case they could maybe ask the students what they would like to learn or practice more.

I would recommend this course because it gives a comprehensive picture in a very short time about the private yacht/household industry. You are very professional trainer Katy and super kind and helpful. Nice to learn from someone who is enthusiastic and dedicated for this area as you are.

Thank you again for everything.” Rita P.

We pride ourselves on giving our students the very best, up to date skills and training that interior professionals will actually use in the ‘real world’ enabling you to have the edge over others entering the industry and allowing you to develop the confidence, competence and professionalism to succeed in the industry.

If you want to complete the full Superyacht & Chalet Steward/ess Interior Package, including all your essential Superyacht Safety Training on our new dedicated yacht training course, please contact us.

The MSA collaborates with TAG Aviation on bespoke aviation safety course

For the past 50 years TAG Aviation have been the leaders in Aircraft Management – TAG Aviation’s Global Training has been delivering safety course for Pilots and Cabin crew of Private Jets for more than 12 years.

In identifying the synergies between the Private Jet and Superyacht owners, TAG Global Training have created a bespoke Aviation Safety course to support interior crew who work for a family who utilise a private jet.

This course will be certified and delivered at the prestigious TAG Farnborough Airport’. For more information contact tagglobalttraining@tagaviation.com or visit their website.

Mark Jaenicke, Training & Performance Director at The Maritime Skills Academy comments:

“This is an exciting collaboration with one of the best known aviation specialist in the world and fits perfectly with our portfolio of training for crew working in the superyacht industry.”

STCW Basic Survival Training Course Overview

This one-week course is normally run over 5 days and covers the basic safety elements that a seafarer will need to complete prior to working onboard a commercial ship. This includes those working on ferries, cruise ships, commercial vessels and even super yachts.

The course is part of the STCW code, which is an International Convention setting out Standards of Training, Certification, and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW). Firstly, set out formally in 1978 and entered into force in 1984. The Convention was amended in 1995 and more recently in 2010 with the introduction of a number of elements needing refreshing every 5 years.

There are five elements that this 5-day course, which are Personal Survival Techniques, Elementary First Aid, Fire Prevention and Fire Fighting, Personal Safety and Social Responsibilities and Security Awareness.

The elements are taught in a mixture of classroom and practical elements.

The most in-depth elements are the Fire Prevention and Fire Fighting (FPFF) and the Personal Survival Techniques (PST).

STCW Fire Prevention and Fire Fighting Training Course

The FPFF training normally takes place over 2 ½ days, including a mixture of classroom training as well as practical firefighting and fire protection exercises, drills and techniques. This includes taking part in team exercises inside compartments which have been specially adapted to give course delegates the simulation of what it would be like to be firefighting onboard a ship.

FPFF will provide delegates with an understanding of the risk of fire onboard and how to minimise this. As well as learning how to fight and extinguish fires and search for and recover casualties. Delegates also learn how to wear firefighting equipment which includes personal breathing apparatus and the safe use of fire extinguishers.

STCW Personal Survival Techniques Training Course

PST includes classroom teaching and discussion on survival techniques as well as the ‘wet drill’ in the survival swimming pool. Delegates obtain an understanding of the main types of maritime emergencies, the correct use of survival equipment particularly life-jackets and inflatable life rafts, as well as the proper use of survival craft.

Elementary First Aid Training Course

Elementary First Aid (EFA) will provide the delegate with the necessary knowledge to give immediate response first aid onboard a ship. It will particularly focus on providing an understanding of what to do when discovering a casualty, examining them and administering immediate first aid as well as how to give resuscitation and place someone in the recovery position. EFA also explains how to deal with fractures, burns, bleeds, choking and other general medical conditions.

Social Responsibility and Proficiency in Security Awareness Training Course

Personal Safety and Social Responsibilities and Proficiency in Security Awareness are taught in a classroom environment, covering a number of elements including safety duties and procedures, pollution and accident prevention, working conditions and the importance of ship security and roles involved in its provision in our current global climate.

The Basic Safety Training week gives the seafarer insight and information into the life of working at sea, including the importance of safety and the role that every single crew member will undertake in this whilst working at sea.

Find out more and book an STCW Course