Captain – ongoing vacancies

Job Description

The main purpose of the Captain’s role is to provide City Cruises’ passengers with the best experience by, safely navigating passengers along the River Thames within our sightseeing service.

City Cruises plc is the leading operator of passenger services on the River Thames, carrying in excess of two million passengers annually on its extensive sightseeing, entertainment and charter services. Based at Cherry Garden Pier, City Cruises operates sixteen revenue earning passenger-carrying boats, along with a small fleet of support vessels and barges.

Educational Level/Qualifications

Tier 1 and 2 Boat Masters license, Local knowledge endorsement, Passenger Vessel Certificate, Large Passenger Vessel endorsement license (only applicable to LPV Captains)

Experience/Knowledge

Experience operating as Captain of large passenger vessels  Knowledge of vessel maintenance and vessel engineering

Desirable:

Full understanding of Health & Safety afloat and ashore and implementation of Safety Management System, preferably to ISM standard, would be an advantage; Knowledge and understanding of managing rota’s; Experience working within the hospitality industry; Experience of managing a team and developing their careers; To promote brand image of City Cruises..

To read a full job description please go to to the City Cruises website.