Superyacht recruitment agency Quay Crew has conducted a survey of 220 captains and senior crew. The survey has shed a light on what candidates would expect from working on a new build superyacht project and which yards need to work on improving their appeal.

In collaboration with project management software provider Pinpoint Works, the findings reveal salary and benefit expectations, length of time crew would be prepared to work full time on land, and which boat builders are most highly regarded and lowly rated.

With the build boom expected to continue into 2023, there has been a significant rise in the number of new build roles available.

The data provided by the survey has been broken down by role, with captains and chief engineers most willing to join a project 12 months or more in advance, and few respondents selecting less than three months.

Captains have the lowest expectations when it comes to a full-time salary versus a rotational salary, wanting a 6.7% average increase in pay compared to 20.7% uplift for chief engineers and 14.6% for chief officers.

Although interior crew are least likely to work full time on land for a longer period, they expect the least regular commuting home benefits, with most saying every three months or less.

Remote working, which can often be done in the earlier stages of a build, is not actually a consideration for two in five crew, but the same number of respondents would also expect all travel costs to fly home regularly to be…