Interior Service Essentials
Introduction to Yachting & Life Onboard
- Modules
- 4
- Lessons
- 16
- Questions
- 80
Independent study. xplor is not an IAMI- or PYA-accredited GUEST training provider. This course covers the ground assessed in GUEST Unit 23; it awards no GUEST unit, certificate or Certificate of Competency and does not count toward one.
Aligned to the IAMI GUEST Program framework. Preparatory study only — assessment and certification are carried out by an approved GUEST Training Provider. Official source (GUEST Program). The industry, the departments and life as crew.
INT-INTRO-1 · The Superyacht Industry
4 lessons
INT-INTRO-1.1 The Vessels and the Market
Practice in examiner ↗INT-INTRO-1.1.1What a Superyacht Is: Types, Sizes and ThresholdsDefines what a superyacht is, the key regulatory size thresholds (24 m, 300 GT, 500 GT, 3,000 GT), the main vessel types, and how yacht size shapes the interior job.PreviewINT-INTRO-1.1.2Private and Charter: Two Operating ModelsCompares private and charter yachts across registration, standards, rhythm and pay, explains why commercial registration raises the regulatory bar, and walks through the charter week and preference sheet.Locked
INT-INTRO-1.2 Ownership, Seasons and Guests
Practice in examiner ↗INT-INTRO-1.2.1Owners, Managers and the Yard-to-Owner ChainMaps the people and entities behind a yacht — beneficial owner, owning company, management company, captain, owner's rep and brokers — and traces the new-build chain from concept through yard, class and flag to delivery.LockedINT-INTRO-1.2.2The Yachting Year: Seasons, Itineraries and GuestsSets out the Mediterranean and Caribbean season cycle, crossings, refit periods and the events calendar, and describes the different kinds of guests an interior crew member serves.Locked
INT-INTRO-2 · Life and Structure Onboard
4 lessons
INT-INTRO-2.1 Departments and Hierarchy
Practice in examiner ↗INT-INTRO-2.1.1The Four Departments and the Chain of CommandIntroduces the deck, engineering, interior and galley departments, the captain's authority, the chain of command, and the safety and emergency exceptions to it.LockedINT-INTRO-2.1.2The Interior Ladder: Junior Stew to Chief Stew and PurserMaps the interior career ladder from junior steward(ess) to chief steward(ess) and purser, what earns promotion, and how the four GUEST introductory units lead toward the Junior Steward(ess) Certificate of Competency.Locked
INT-INTRO-2.2 Life Onboard
Practice in examiner ↗INT-INTRO-2.2.1Watches, Rotas and the Shape of a Charter DayWalks through a typical charter day in the interior, explains duty rotations and watches, and introduces MLC 2006 minimum hours of rest and the professional duty not to falsify rest records.LockedINT-INTRO-2.2.2Cabin Life, Crew Mess and Living AlongsideCovers the practical realities of crew cabin life, storage, noise and shared accommodation, plus crew mess etiquette and the interpersonal skills needed for months in a confined space.Locked
INT-INTRO-3 · Professional Conduct, Confidentiality and Crew Rights
4 lessons
INT-INTRO-3.1 Discretion and Standards
Practice in examiner ↗INT-INTRO-3.1.1Confidentiality, NDAs and Social MediaExplains why confidentiality is the interior crew's core professional obligation, what NDAs typically bind you to, what must never be disclosed, and the social media rules that apply aboard.LockedINT-INTRO-3.1.2Uniform, Grooming, and Drug and Alcohol PolicySets out uniform and grooming standards for interior crew and the zero-tolerance drug policy, alcohol limits, testing regimes and the professional expectations surrounding them.Locked
INT-INTRO-3.2 Rights, Conflict and the Law
Practice in examiner ↗INT-INTRO-3.2.1Conflict, Bullying and Harassment OnboardDistinguishes ordinary crew conflict from bullying and harassment, sets out the MLC 2006 complaints framework including escalation to the captain, DPA and flag state, and gives a practical reporting process.LockedINT-INTRO-3.2.2MLC 2006: Your Contract, Rotation and Hours of RestIntroduces MLC 2006, the Seafarer Employment Agreement and what it must contain, permanent versus rotational and freelance employment patterns, and the principles of minimum hours of rest and truthful rest records.Locked
INT-INTRO-4 · Getting the Job and the Paperwork
4 lessons
INT-INTRO-4.1 The Paperwork
Practice in examiner ↗INT-INTRO-4.1.1STCW Basic Safety, the ENG1 and Your Food Hygiene CertificateCovers the three entry documents every interior crew member needs — STCW Basic Safety Training, the ENG1 seafarer medical and Food Safety Level 2 — what each contains, and the order and cost of obtaining them.LockedINT-INTRO-4.1.2The Discharge Book, Seafarer Documents and Sea ServiceExplains why documented sea service matters, how the seaman's discharge book records and proves it, and the other essential seafarer documents including passports, SIDs, visas and personal sea-time logs.Locked
INT-INTRO-4.2 Getting Hired
Practice in examiner ↗INT-INTRO-4.2.1The Crew CV, Agencies, Dockwalking and DayworkCovers how to build a yacht-standard crew CV, the three routes into a first job — agencies, dockwalking and networking — how to dockwalk properly, and how daywork leads to permanent positions.LockedINT-INTRO-4.2.2The Training Record Book and the Junior Steward(ess) CoCExplains the IAMI-governed GUEST Program, its four introductory units, the role of the Interior Training Record Book, and how training, sea service and signed competencies combine toward the Junior Steward(ess) Certificate of Competency.Locked