Hello,
As a
deckhand aboard a megayacht, you should earn anywhere from $3000 US per month to $4000 US per month with all
food and travel paid. An STCW-95
certification is all but mandatory for this position aboard a US flagged vessel, and I think is 100% manditory on vessels flying the Union Jack and other foreign flagged vessels.
Hope this helps.
Another piece of
advice, since I had a disasterous experience in this industry:
CHECK OUT THE CAPTIAN!!
Don't blindly assume they are nice, even if you speak to them several times. Get
references, get names of previous deckhands, and CALL THEM. Being trapped aboard with a bad
captain (or worse... wife running the show through the captain) is one of the worst experiences.
Now... BEST OF LUCK! I know lots of people that have done well in this industry - me and my wife weren't one.
Sean