Y‑RankSTEP Crew app
For Deckhands, Engineers, Stewardesses, Junior Chefs and every crew member building a career in yachting. Work through your next rank step, log drills, earn certificates and collect references, all from your phone.
Developing the next generation of Yachting Professionals
Y‑RankSTEP turns the work aboard a vessel into a verified record. Every task and skill acquired is signed off by a certified Officer. It is kept throughout your career and carried with you from yacht to yacht.
Who It’s For
One record, three problems solved.
Skills and competence gained at sea often go unrecorded, unverified and are lost with every crew change.
Y‑RankSTEP fixes that for crew, vessels and recruiters.
The problem
Skills learned aboard are never documented and remain impossible to verify.
The solution
Every task is observed and signed off by a qualified Officer, creating a verified record that follows crew member from yacht to yacht.
The problem
Crew leave when they cannot see a way for progress, and every departure costs the Captain and Head of Department months of training.
The solution
One clear view of progress across every department, helping Captains and HODs identify where to act, while giving crew a clear path to their next rank.
The problem
Every CV makes the same claims, but actual skillset is almost impossible to verify.
The solution
A single scan of the QR code on a certificate shows the Officer, rank and licence behind every sign-off which proves the skillset. No account needed.
About Y‑RankSTEP
A better way to prove skills aboard.
Y‑RankSTEP (Yacht – Rank Skill Training & Evaluation Programme) is a specialised skills verification platform for yacht crew and Heads of Department, designed to support their professional development. Crew demonstrate their skills through real work aboard, which is observed and signed off by a qualified Officer or Head of Department. Every verified skill becomes part of a permanent professional record that follows the crew member from yacht to yacht. No more lost progress, inconsistent standards or references that cannot be verified.
Y‑RankSTEP Vessel Admin portal
For Captain, Chief Officer, Chief Engineer and other CoC holders responsible for managing the vessel account. Set up the yacht, build the crew list, appoint a Department Admin for each team and sign off work using your certificate.
Certificate of Competency required
Your CoC appears on every sign-off you make.
Y‑RankSTEP Department Admin portal
For Chief Stewardess, Head Chef and every Head of Department. Verify your own teams tasks and drills, send work back with a note, and track your department’s progress.
No CoC needed
Appointed by the Vessel Admin to run one department.
Multiple Vessel Admins.
A Department Admin for every team.
Vessel Admin
CoC required
Captain, Chief Officer or Chief Engineer
Sets up the vessel and appoints a Department Admin for each team.
Department Admin
Department Admins do not require a CoC
Second Officer, Chief Stewardess, Head Chef or Second Engineer
Sign-offs stay with the Department Admin who saw the work.
The Y‑RankSTEP Crew App
A career record that proves what you can do.
Everything you learn on board, verified and kept in one place. Work through your next rank step, log your drills, collect references and share a professional record recruiters can trust.
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Know exactly what’s next
Enrolled by your position aboard. Basic Safety first, then your RankSTEP.
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Get tasks signed off
Complete each task aboard and send it to your officer to observe and sign.
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Earn achievements
Badges are added automatically as your work is verified aboard.
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Log every drill
Record each drill with your muster list duty. Your officer approves it.
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Earn certificates
Every certificate has a unique ID anyone can verify. Download or share it.
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Portable references
Written by your Officers and Heads of Department. You choose which to show.
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One link for recruiters
Share your public profile with recruiters, crewing agencies and Captains.
Get the Crew App
Start your verified record on your next vessel.
The Y‑RankSTEP Vessel Admin Portal
The officer's side of the record.
A web app for Captains and Heads of Department. Verify crew tasks, sign them off with your certificate and manage crew accounts across your vessel.
Pending tasks, drills and join requests, crew progress, and the tasks crew struggle with most.
Crew who find the vessel in the app ask to join. Review and approve them here.
Every submitted task in one queue. Verify it, or send it back with a note.
Everyone aboard with their position and status, plus position change requests to verify.
Invite a Department Admin for each team and see at a glance which departments are covered.
Drills logged by crew, filtered by department and position, ready to verify.
Switch optional tasks on or off for each RankSTEP and add the vessel’s own.
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Dashboard
Pending tasks, drills and join requests, crew progress, and the tasks crew struggle with most.
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Join requests
Crew who find the vessel in the app ask to join. Review and approve them here.
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Task verification
Every submitted task in one queue. Verify it, or send it back with a note.
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Crew management
Everyone aboard with their position and status, plus position change requests to verify.
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Admin management
Invite a Department Admin for each team and see at a glance which departments are covered.
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Drill verification
Drills logged by crew, filtered by department and position, ready to verify.
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Vessel tasks
Switch optional tasks on or off for each RankSTEP and add the vessel’s own.
Certificates and Verification
A certificate anyone can check.
Each certificate records the RankSTEP, every task verified and the officers who signed them. It stays with the crew member, not the vessel.
Crew can share their certificate as a PDF or send their profile link to recruiters and crewing agencies.
Pricing
A seat for every crew member.
Crew can have their own subscription, or the vessel can cover the cost while they are on board. Admin accounts are always free.
Start with 14 days free. Certificates are issued once you subscribe.
Every Plan Includes
- Log tasks and request sign-off aboard
- Sign-off by a qualified officer aboard
- Enrol in any RankSTEP, in any department
- RankSTEP certificates with a verifiable ID
- A skills report of every verified task
- Drills logged and verified
- References from officers you have sailed with
- Your vessel history and a shareable profile link
Monthly
€10.00/month
€10.00 billed every month
Rolling, cancel whenever you like.
Join the Waitlist
Quarterly
€9.00/month
€27.00 billed every three months
Save 10%
One season at a time, for seasonal contracts.
Join the Waitlist
Annual
Most popular
€7.00/month
€84.00 a year for the first 1,000 subscribers. After that, the Annual plan is €96.00 a year.
Join the Waitlist Cover your crew on board with the number of seats you need. Seats can be reassigned as your crew list changes, while crew members who disembark keep their professional records.
€65.00per month
€780.00 billed annually
10 seats · €6.50 per seat
Add 6 more seats to drop to €5.50 per seat.
| Seats | Per seat / month | Billed annually, per seat |
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| 1–8 | €7.50 | €90.00 |
| 9–15 | €6.50 | €78.00 |
| 16–25 | €5.50 | €66.00 |
| 26–40 | €4.50 | €54.00 |
| 41+ | €3.50 | €42.00 |