Fishing Deckhand Training Course
This course equips you with essential skills for coastal trawl and purse seine vessels, covering deck safety, gear handling, catch quality preservation, vessel systems maintenance, and crew communication. Gain confidence to work efficiently, safeguard the environment, and progress in your maritime deckhand career.

4 to 360h flexible workload
certificate valid in your country
What will I learn?
Acquire hands-on skills for safe, efficient work with trawl and purse seine gear on 25–30m vessels, including gear components, setting/hauling, winch/hydraulic operation, PPE, risk assessment, catch handling, quality control, bycatch mitigation, recordkeeping, maintenance, and safety debriefs to join crews confidently.
Elevify advantages
Develop skills
- Operate trawl and purse seine gear safely and efficiently on coastal vessels.
- Execute deck procedures for setting, towing, and hauling gear with teamwork and signals.
- Conduct safety checks including PPE, pre-departure tests, and risk assessments.
- Handle and stow catch to preserve quality, minimize waste, and comply with regulations.
- Maintain deck gear by cleaning, securing, and servicing nets, winches, and hydraulics.
Suggested summary
Before starting, you can change the chapters and the workload. Choose which chapter to start with. Add or remove chapters. Increase or decrease the course workload.What our students say
FAQs
Who is Elevify? How does it work?
Do the courses have certificates?
Are the courses free?
What is the course workload?
What are the courses like?
How do the courses work?
What is the duration of the courses?
What is the cost or price of the courses?
What is an EAD or online course and how does it work?
PDF Course