Super Yacht Chef

2 Day Super Yacht Chef Course

This dynamic Course, put together by former industry experts, is available to those with cooking experience/ formal chef qualifications. The Super Yacht Industry continues to become more professional and we focus on equipping our Chefs with the insider’s knowledge needed for working on these boats. Being an excellent cook is only one of the aspects needed for working as a chef on the luxury vessels, more and more crew agents and Captains expect chefs to already be clued up in terms of provisioning, cooking, working and living in confined conditions and cooking at sea.

1. Fully qualified Chefs with a valid Chef Diploma – Join us for 2 days of specialised training at a cost of R 2 500.00. The course consists of practical information needed to join the Super Yacht Industry, such as CV preparation, Sample Menus, Photo preparation, crew placement agencies, visas, dayworking, networking and finding a job on board.

2. Stewardess/ Cook Package – for students who already have a formal chef qualification and want to work on smaller yachts as a Stewardess/ Cook. 1 WEEK – R 9 000.00. This will include the SYSA 2 Day Yacht Chef Course, as well as the SYSA Stewardess Course.

If you already have a Recognized Chef Qualification/Diploma and experience in Restaurants and Hotels, we can make your transition from land to sea easier – by offering the 2 Day Yacht Chef course. This courses takes place once a month in and around Cape Town. The Course Module is broken down as follows:

2 Day Yacht Chef Course – For fully qualified Chefs with a valid Chef Diploma – R 2 500. Accommodation not included.  This course consists of practical information needed to join the Super Yacht Industry, such as:

  • CV preparation
  • Preparation of Sample Menus
  • Preparation of Chef Portfolio
  • Food Photo preparation
  • Crew placement agencies
  • Visas
  • Crew houses
  • Offshore bank accounts
  • Seaman’s Books
  • Dayworking
  • Where to stay
  • Dayworking/dockwalking
  • Practical deck hand skills
  • Cooking for crew
  • Challenges of being a yacht chef
  • Budgeting
  • Inventories and Stock take on yachts
  • Provisioning for guest trips
  • Communicating with Stewardesses
  • Networking and finding a job on board a motor or sailing yacht