Careers · Galley / catering
Sous Chef
The Sous Chef prepares high-quality food for guests and crew alongside the Head Chef and helps run a professional galley. On yachts the Sous Chef also mentors the junior chefs.
A watch or a day
Day work
The certificate that gates the job
STCW V/2 (serving on passenger ships (applies to all personnel))
The certification behind this rank
What the rules require for this role — STCW, Indian and UK implementation.
Plus the certificates every seafarer holds: medical, basic safety, security awareness, and passenger-ship training on a cruise ship.
STCW V/2
serving on passenger ships (applies to all personnel)
MSN 1866 Amd 2
UK implementation of STCW V/2
MS (STCW) Rules 2014 r.55
India implementation of STCW V/2
What employers ask for
Seen across employer job postings — a guide to what recruiters look for, not a legal requirement.
English / Marlins / CES test
e.g. English language · Fluent English
STCW basic safety training
e.g. STCW Basic
Seafarer medical (ENG1 / ML5 / PEME / flag medical)
e.g. ENG1
Food hygiene / HACCP / ship's cook certificate
e.g. food handling · Ship's Cook · food safety
Where can this role take you?
See how to reach this role — and the ladder above it — in the Route Finder.