The only agency
run by a working
Yacht Chef.

Yacht Chef Jobs Crew Placement specialises in the recruitment and placement of chefs for the yachting industry, private households, and travelling positions. These terms govern all Services provided to the Client.

These terms are considered accepted once Yacht Chef Jobs Crew Placement receives instructions to provide the Services.

You choose how you pay, per position. Under the Fixed Fee option, the €500 deposit is credited in full against the €2,500 fee — and if no hire results, it stays valid as a credit toward any recruitment with us for 12 months. Under the Success Fee option there's nothing to pay until you hire.

Invoices are issued when your chosen chef accepts the offer, and are payable within 14 days — and before the chef's start date. The 60-day replacement guarantee applies when payment is made on time.

Bank details are provided on invoice. We will never notify a change of bank details by email alone — always verify by phone before paying.

Under both fee options, you appoint Yacht Chef Jobs as your exclusive agency for the role for 7 days — no other agencies or self-sourcing for that position during the window. You'll have a vetted shortlist well within it. After 7 days you're free to use other channels.

If you engage any chef we introduced — directly or through a third party, for any position — within 12 months of the introduction, the full placement fee becomes payable.

If a placed chef voluntarily resigns within 60 days of starting, and the fee was paid in accordance with our payment terms, we will source a replacement at no additional cost.

This guarantee applies to voluntary resignations only. If you dismiss the chef, no replacement is owed unless we determine at our sole discretion that the dismissal was justified.

If we cannot find a replacement, a proportional credit note is issued: 10% of the fee per full week not worked (applicable for placements of 1–60 days). After 60 days, the full fee stands.

All CVs and applicant profiles shared by Yacht Chef Jobs are strictly confidential and for your internal use only. You may not forward or share them with any third party — including other captains, yachts, or agencies — without the applicant's prior written consent.

If a profile is shared and results in a hire elsewhere, the full placement fee becomes payable as if you had hired the chef yourself.

We vet every candidate with reasonable care — including reference checks and verification of qualifications, STCW and medical certificates. You remain responsible for satisfying yourself as to suitability, and for securing all necessary work permits, visas, flag state endorsements, and bearing all employment costs (travel, accommodation, insurance, etc.).

Yacht Chef Jobs Crew Placement operates as a private seafarer recruitment and placement service in accordance with Regulation 1.4 and Standard A1.4 of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006. We never charge chefs any fee for placement, maintain an up-to-date register of all seafarers placed, and ensure every chef sees and understands their employment agreement before signing.

These Terms of Business are governed by the laws of France. Any disputes fall under the jurisdiction of the Commercial Court of Nice.