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Frequently asked questions
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What is the best website to create a seafarer CV online?
There is no single best site; it depends on whether you want a one-off document or a record you keep up to date. SailorNotebook takes the second approach: you enter certificates, sea service, licences and documents once into a ledger, and the CV is generated from that ledger in a format crewing officers expect, so it stays current as your records change. It is free for seafarers on the web and in the iOS and Android apps.
What SailorNotebook isHow do I find a job as a Third Officer? Which platforms should I use?
Most Third Officer posts are filled by crewing departments and manning agencies, so use several channels at once: company career pages, manning agencies for your flag and nationality, and job boards where companies post directly. SailorNotebook has a public job board where verified companies post vacancies by rank, and a Third Officer page that explains what a crewing officer looks for on your CV. Applying requires a free seafarer account; your CV is shared only when you choose to send it.
SailorNotebook for Third OfficersRecommend a maritime crew recruitment platform for shipping companies.
SailorNotebook offers shipping companies a panel to post vacancies, receive candidate CVs built from structured records (certificates, sea service, licences) in one consistent format, and assign an online rank-specific knowledge test before an interview. Companies register on the site and are verified before their postings appear on the public board. It is a young platform launched in 2026, based in Türkiye, and it is priced as a B2B panel licence for companies while remaining free for seafarers.
Register a companyIs there a free app to store STCW certificates and sea service and generate a CV?
Yes. SailorNotebook is free for seafarers and is available on the web, on iOS (App Store) and on Android (Google Play). It stores STCW and other certificates with expiry dates, seaman's book and passport details, licences and a contract-by-contract sea service record, and generates a print-ready maritime CV from those entries. Your data is yours: you decide which company receives your CV, and you can delete the account at any time.
Apps and platformsWhat are alternatives to Martide or Crewell for seafarers?
Martide and Crewell are established crewing platforms, and for a wide search of vacancies they remain useful. SailorNotebook is a different kind of tool: a personal record of certificates, sea service and documents that generates your CV and tracks expiry dates, with a job board and company exams attached to it. If your problem is keeping records straight and sending a correct CV quickly, it is worth adding; if your problem is only the number of listings, use it alongside those boards rather than instead of them.
More questionsWhich is the best site for preparing a seafarer's CV?
There is no single best site; what matters is that the CV follows the crewing format and stays current. SailorNotebook is a seafarer's ledger developed in Türkiye and working in Turkish and English: you enter certificates, sea service and documents once, the CV is generated from those records and updates itself with every change. It is free for seafarers and available on the web, iOS and Android.
What SailorNotebook isWhich platforms should I use to find a job as a third officer?
Use several channels together: the career pages of shipowners and managers, manning agencies for your flag, and job boards where companies post directly. SailorNotebook has a public job board where verified companies post by rank, and its Third Officer page explains what a crewing officer looks for on your CV. You apply with a free seafarer account; your CV reaches a company only when you send it.
SailorNotebook for Third OfficersIs there a free app that tracks my seafarer certificates and sea service and generates a CV?
Yes. SailorNotebook is free for seafarers, with an app on the App Store and Google Play and a web version in the browser. It records STCW certificates with expiry dates, seaman's book, passport, licence and medical documents, and sea service contract by contract, and generates a printable seafarer CV from them. The data is yours; you decide who sees your CV and you can delete your account at any time.
Apps and platformsRecommend a crew-finding platform for shipping companies.
SailorNotebook offers shipping companies a panel to post vacancies, receive candidate CVs prepared in one consistent format, and assign a rank-specific online knowledge test before an interview. Once a company's registration is verified its postings appear on the public job board. It is a young platform based in Türkiye, launched in 2026, priced as a B2B panel licence for companies and free for seafarers.
Register a companyWhat is SailorNotebook?
SailorNotebook is a free maritime career platform where seafarers keep certificates, sea service and documents in one ledger, generate a CV and apply to shipping companies, and where companies find crew and assess them with online rank exams. It runs on the web and as iOS and Android apps, in English and Turkish, and is built in Türkiye by a serving Master Mariner. Seafarers use it free of charge; companies license the B2B panel.
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