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Cardiff/Manchester Cruises

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Hi, At Manchester Cruises in Salford Quays we are searching for a new Skipper/ Boat master to run weekend and evening cruises on our sightseeing & party boat.


You need to be able to get to and from Salford Quays (near The Lowry Shopping Outlet) as our boat docks in this area. The company will provide your sailor uniform accessories. Starting pay is £8.20 per hour with the opportunity to earn bonuses from ticket sales. We are looking for someone with any kind of boating experience who is willing to learn on the job and enjoy themselves.


For more information please see our ad here:



To apply, please email us with your CV to jobs@manchestercruises.com along with a covering letter detailing why you think you are suitable for this role and including any relevant previous experience.



We are looking for someone asap, if you think you would enjoy this job please apply now!

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I can confirm the poster has run a request by me to post the advert.

 

 

Thanks

Thank you.

 

I queried because there are forum rules about advertising and I wanted to check that they had been followed.

 

From the link provided, they can't be serious!

 

 

  • Contract type

    Temporary

We are searching for a new skipper to join us in sailing some weekday mornings, Friday and Saturday nights,some weekend mornings if necessary and during the school holidays.

 

Join us on board Manchester Cruises during our day trips/night trips as we sail with our guests to enjoy the spectacular views of Manchester and on weekend night parties as we take our guests out for a one of a kind party on a boat.

 

We are looking for a jovial and outgoing person committed to providing quality service with experience of handling ideally passenger vessels but any other vessel experience will also be considered.

 

You need to be able to get to and from Salford Quays (near The Lowry Shopping Outlet) as our boat docks in this area. The company will provide your sailor uniform accessories. Starting pay is £8.20 per hour with the opportunity to earn bonuses from ticket sales.

 

If you have long been searching for work that’s highly enjoyable, then hop aboard Manchester Cruises! To apply, please email us with your CV via the manchester cruises website (link above) along with a covering letter detailing why you think you are suitable for this role and including any relevant previous experience.

 

We look forward to hearing from you soon.

 

***We are always on the lookout for new boat masters/skippers, but for this position in particular please have your applications submitted to us by the 15th July 2014 at the latest.

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I thought you had to have Boatmaster to carry people for money. Maybe they are willing to train someone.

It sounds like they are willing to train someone who is not currently a boatmaster if necessary.

 

The rules allow the steerer not to actually hold a licence provided their is a boatmaster present on the vessel. You will often find the owner/operator has a licence but is inside looking after the "hotel" side while an unqualified steerer in "training" is at the helm.

 

George ex nb Alton retired (also ex boatmaster)

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Cardiff/Manchester Cruises

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Hi everyone,

 

My name is Kat - I am the poster of this job advert. Sorry, I personally do not have much experience in skippering - I have worked as a crew member on the Marianne's sister boat in Cardiff for 4 years and have just taken over recruitment for the company. Apologies for the inconsistencies you have all noticed in the ad, I am a novice at this. Hope this helps and clears up some of your questions:

 

We would prefer someone who already has the basic ancillary courses already, but then train them in how to handle the vessel and what to do if an emergency was to happen, equally we are happy to train people with experience in handling vessels if necessary. The job is fairly easy, the ship canal is fairly quiet and the boat is fairly simple to handle.

 

The hours depend on the week, we operate most weekends for 15 hours each weekend including Saturday evening. The job would be split between 2 Skippers ideally so you could swap weekends where required. Then we also run cruises through school holidays for around 5 hours per day which would again be split between Skippers. It's a nice bit of extra money for someone that enjoys boating and is looking for some experience in a different vessel.

 

We run sightseeing cruises around the Manchester ship canal and also provide a venue for parties on Saturday evenings. The boat is a passenger vessel length is 15m with a doosan L136 120hp engine.

 

Anyone interested please send us your CV, we are considering all entrants individually.

 

Thank you

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