The Crew Network - Italy’s Premiere Professional Yacht Crew Placement Agency
Italy's Only Yacht Crew Placement Agency

VIAREGGIO, ITALY – August 7, 2006 – Like any major financial investment, selecting skilled professionals to care for your assets is crucial. So why should your luxury yacht be any different?  Providing services to some of the most exclusive yachts in the world, The Crew Network® understands the importance of hiring trained and experienced yacht crew to manage one of your most cherished investments.

Viareggio, with its close proximity to many marinas and shipyards, was strategically selected as an ideal location to open a branch of The Crew Network®.  One of six offices positioned around the globe (others include Antibes, Auckland, Fort Lauderdale, Palma, and San Diego), The Crew Network® office in Viareggio is Italy’s first, and only, professional yacht crew placement agency.  “Specializing in the staffing of skilled crew on luxury yachts, they are well placed to serve the region’s burgeoning crew placement market,” commented Frank Brand, vice president of Fraser Yachts Worldwide.
 
“We have a lot of crew who come to us with years of yachting experience,” says Carlo Marchetti, manager of The Crew Network® in Viareggio, “unfortunately, a significant percentage of the candidates we interview are not properly certified to work on yachts and miss many good opportunities. Under Italian law it is required for crew members seeking employment on Italian-flagged yachts to have the required training and proper certification.”
 
For instance, STCW 95 (Standards for Training, Certification, and Watchkeeping) is a basic safety program required by all crew seeking employment on luxury yachts, not only in Italy but everywhere around the world.  “As Italy’s premiere professional crew placement agency, we look forward to helping people understand the numerous career opportunities available in the yachting industry and the training required to obtain these jobs,” commented Marchetti.
 
Carlo’s knowledge of the Italian yachting industry along with his extensive background in international human resources and finance helps him to oversee the rapidly growing Italian crew market.  In June, Alessandro D’Angelo joined Carlo as a crewing specialist.  A native of Viareggio, Alessandro grew up around yachts and for many years worked as first officer on luxury cruise ships.
 
Whether you are a yacht owner looking for crew or yacht crew looking for work be sure to stop in and visit Carlo and Alessandro the next time you are in Viareggio.  The office is located at Via Coppino 439, telephone number +39 0584 38 01 547, or email: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .  Also, be sure to check out The Crew Network’s online registration services at www.crewnetwork.com.

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