Vacancy published
Structured requirement shared with agency partners.
Maritime crewing workflow platform
Filling a vacancy
the first time right.
Publish vacancies, receive structured candidate submissions and track every placement in one workflow instead of ten BCCs, three WhatsApp threads and a shared mailbox.
Vacancy
Structured request
One brief every agency reads the same way
Documents
Field extraction
Crew books, certificates, visas and medicals
Matching
Weighted score
Deterministic checks before submission
Agencies
Priority first
Controlled release across your network
Pipeline
Visible status
Submitted, reviewed, offered, contracted
Compliance
Valid to sign-off
Documents checked to contract end date
Global crew network
One maritime workflow, connected worldwide
Crew2Sea connects vessel operators and crewing agencies through one structured flow for vacancies, matching, documents and placement decisions.
Structured vacancy release
Operators publish vacancies with rank, vessel, dates and document requirements.
Agency crew matching
Agencies match and submit available seafarers against the same requirements.
Shared decision trail
Both sides follow documents, messages and placement decisions through one workflow.
Shared workflow
Two sides of the same ship
Operators and agencies share the same workflow, but each side has entirely different pain points. Crew2Sea is designed natively for both, with maritime terms explained in the glossary.
For Ship Operators
Relevant candidates. Not bulk CVs.
One brief. Every agency. Same page.
No more BCCs to ten agencies with ten different interpretations. One structured vacancy sent identically to your priority, connected and public crewing agencies.
Valid through sign-off. Not just sign-on.
STCW, MLC 2006, medicals and visas checked against the effective contract end date, not the join date. No certificates that strand your vessel at week three.
One dashboard. Every vessel.
Vacancies, submissions, on-board crew, document expiries and placement history in one screen. Not spread across mail, WhatsApp and a shared mailbox.
Priority agencies first. Public last.
Vacancies open in phases. Priority partners see it first, connected agencies second, public last. Your best crewing agencies stay best.
Crew change, planned not panicked.
Off-signers, replacements and on-board dates in one calendar. No vessel going short-handed because the sign-off and sign-on were not aligned in time.
Document expiry radar across the fleet.
Fleet-wide alerts on STCW, medicals, visas and licences at 30, 60 and 90 days. No expired certificates discovered at port state inspection.
For Crewing Agencies
Your matching work, finally counts.
No more retyping crew books.
Drop in a CoC, passport, seaman book or STCW certificate. A structured seafarer profile is built automatically, with a branded CV generated on demand.
See the match before you submit.
Real-time vacancy feed with the operator's live requirement and match score visible before you send. Your matching work reaches a decision, not a bin.
Every submission has a visible status.
Submitted, reviewed, clarified, shortlisted, offered, contracted or rejected, so agencies are not left guessing and operators keep a clear decision trail.
Availability, attested.
Every submission carries a confirmation that the seafarer is contactable and available for the exact join window. No more "already placed" when the operator calls.
Branded CVs, generated on demand.
Send the operator a CV in your agency's format, with your logo, in one click. No more Word templates, no more per-operator reformatting for every seafarer.
Placement history you can actually find.
Every hire recorded with vessel, contract dates, rank and reason for sign-off. Rehire proven seafarers. Stop repeating bad hires from two years ago.
How it Works
Three steps. Days become hours.
01
Operator publishes vacancy
Full specification: position, vessel type, STCW certificates, licenses, visas, oil-major approvals, language, DP class and contract dates. One standard everyone reads the same way.
02
Agencies submit only what matches
Priority agencies see the vacancy first. Every submission arrives pre-scored against the vacancy, and low-match candidates are flagged so the agency can fix the gap before applying.
03
Decision, not chase
Side-by-side comparison, document requests, internal notes and a seven-stage pipeline. Both sides see every status change in real time. Contract one, others auto-close.
Master - PSV - Rotterdam
Contract 2026-04-20 to 2026-06-20
Match Score87%
Position - Master
Full matchVessel type - PSV, 48 months required
48 mo - metSTCW II/2 to contract end
ValidDP Full - required
DP Full 500tOil-major approval - Shell
On recordUS C1/D visa - expires 3 months after contract end
Renewal advisedAvailability - 2026-04-15 to 2026-06-15
Overlaps contractWeighted algorithm - deterministic
Score threshold: submission requires >= 75% matchThe Matching
Transparent matching. Auditable score.
Every match is calculated from real weights on real requirements: position fit, rank-months on vessel type, document validity to contract end date, visa coverage, oil-major approvals and availability window. Passport, medical and seaman book checks are visible too.
Crew2Sea uses rules-based logic to check a seafarer against a vacancy because matching a seafarer to a vessel is a compliance and availability problem, not a loose keyword search.
For agencies: the match score is visible before submission. Low-match candidates are flagged before submission, so agencies can fix gaps or choose not to send.
New maritime CV standard: structured and match-ready
Identity
Hard matchName, date of birth, nationality and passport validity checked against vacancy and travel requirements.
Availability and budget
Hard matchAvailable-from and available-to dates, current port, day rate and currency matched to contract needs.
Medical status
Hard matchMedical status and medical valid-until date checked before the seafarer is submitted.
Desired positions
Hard matchPreferred rank and position matched against the vacancy rank, such as Chief Mate or Master.
Languages
If requiredRecorded working languages matched where the vessel, client or project requires them.
Seaman's books
Hard matchIssuing country, number, issue date and valid-until date checked against contract and voyage needs.
Active visas
If requiredActive seafarer visas checked by type, country and validity where route or flag requires them.
Licences and CoC
Hard matchLicences and Certificates of Competency checked against rank, flag and vessel requirements.
Trainings
If requiredRequired training records matched to the position, vessel type and client requirements.
Vessel experience
Hard matchRank, vessel type, vessel name, flag, DWT and sign-on/sign-off history matched to experience rules.
Project approvals
If requiredProject, client, charterer or operator approvals checked before submission when required.
Document evidence
On recordUploaded certificates, books, visas and approval files kept attached to the structured record.
Why Crew2Sea
A platform that acts before crew changes become delays
The strategy is simple: make the hidden work visible early. Operators see fit, compliance risk and pipeline status before a crew change turns urgent. Agencies see the live requirement and decision trail before good matching work disappears into silence.
A seven-stage decision trail
Submitted, reviewed, clarified, shortlisted, offered, contracted or rejected. Both sides see every status change, so agencies are not left guessing and operators stop chasing email threads.
Fit is checked before submission
Position, vessel experience, documents, licenses, visas, approvals, availability, passport, medical and seaman book are scored before a candidate reaches the operator.
Compliance follows the contract
Document validity is checked against the effective contract end date, not just the join date, so mid-contract certificate risk is visible before the seafarer signs on.
Priority relationships stay priority
Vacancies can move through priority agencies, connected agencies and public visibility in phases, keeping trusted crewing partners first without opening the floodgates too early.
Operational Costs We Remove
The daily friction behind every urgent crew change
"Operators lose 30% of the day filtering bulk CVs that were never checked against the vacancy."
Agencies see the live requirement and match score before submission, so relevance is checked before the operator spends time reviewing.
"Agency crewing officers spend 6 hours a day matching candidates, only to find the vacancy has moved or closed."
Vacancy visibility, submission status and decision history stay in one shared workflow, so matching work reaches a decision.
"Crew hiring still runs through mail, phone, WhatsApp, BCCs and shared inboxes with no central overview."
One vacancy, one submission thread and one decision trail keep operators and agencies aligned without losing context.
"Expired STCW, medical, visa or seaman book issues are discovered at submission time, or worse, on board."
Document validity is tracked against contract dates, with expiry radar windows that surface risk before it becomes operational.
Global Maritime Crew Reach
One shared workspace for any flag, any rank, any vessel
The maritime industry does not stop at a border, and neither does Crew2Sea. One shared workspace wherever your fleet trades and wherever your crew comes from.
Every flag, every rank
STCW, MLC 2006 and flag-state requirements are modelled in the platform, not added on top.
Every crew hub
Operators and agencies share the same workspace and the same submission thread, without lost context between time zones.
Every vessel type
Bulk carriers, tankers, gas and LNG carriers, offshore support, dredgers and superyachts can all carry different requirement logic.
Every crew change
Joining dates, contract windows, availability and document validity stay connected from vacancy to placement.
STCWcertificate logic
MLCcontract visibility
Accesscontrolled sharing
75%submission threshold example
Compliance Native
Built around maritime document requirements: STCW, MLC 2006 and flag state.
STCW certificates, medicals, visas, seaman books, contract dates and vessel-specific requirements are built into how every vacancy, every submission and every document is structured.
Contact usSTCW
Endorsements, certificates and refresher windows checked against contract dates.
MLC 2006
MLC-relevant contract, crew and document data kept visible throughout the placement workflow.
Flag State
Manning requirements per flag, per rank, per vessel type.
Controlled access
Seafarer data and document evidence kept inside a structured access-controlled workflow.
The shared workspace for maritime crewing.
Crew2Sea is where vessel operators and crewing agencies stop working around each other and start working together. One vacancy, one thread, one decision trail across your fleet, across your agencies, across every crew change.
Next step
Join Crew2Sea if you want to move your vacancy, submission and document workflow into one shared maritime crewing platform.
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Frequently Asked Questions
The core questions operators and crewing agencies ask before joining Crew2Sea.
Contact Crew2SeaCrew2Sea is a B2B maritime crew matching platform based in The Netherlands that connects vessel operators with crewing agencies. It handles vacancy publishing, document-aware submissions and seafarer document management for STCW, MLC 2006 and flag-state requirements.
For vessel operators who want relevant candidates instead of bulk CVs, and for crewing agencies who want their matching work to reach a decision. Both sides keep their existing tools.
Existing platforms are built for one side of the table. Crew2Sea is built for both sides at once: operators and agencies work in the same shared workspace with the same vacancy, the same submission thread and the same decision trail.
No. Operators keep Compas, their CRM or whatever they already use. Agencies keep their databases. Crew2Sea is the shared workspace between them, provider-agnostic by design.
Crew2Sea is available for operators and crewing agencies that want to move vacancy, submission and document workflows into one shared platform. Contact the Crew2Sea team to discuss the right setup for your organization.
Every submission is compared against the operator's specific requirements before it can be sent. Document validity is calculated against the effective contract end date, not the join date, so certificates that expire mid-contract are flagged before the seafarer signs on.