Careers at Adria Libar
Teach what you learned at sea
We are looking for masters, officers, engineers and yacht captains who want to pass on what they know. Teach full-time at one of our five centres, or between contracts while you keep sailing.
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5 centres in Croatia
Teach where you live
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Full-time or between contracts
Planned around your rotation
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Train the Trainer included
No teaching background needed
© [Photographer] · Šibenik, Croatia
Ways to work with us
Four ways to join the team
Pick the one that fits your life now. Not sure? Choose “Not sure yet” in the form and we will talk it through with you.
There are no advertised openings right now. We read every open application.
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Shore-based
Full-time instructor
A permanent role at one centre, teaching STCW, simulator or specialist courses on a regular timetable.
A good fit if
- You are ready to stop sailing long contracts
- You want a fixed base close to home
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Flexible
Teach between contracts
Teach course blocks during your time ashore and go back to sea when your next contract starts. Trainees learn from someone who was on board last month.
A good fit if
- You are still sailing
- You have weeks at home between rotations
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Freelance
External assessor
Assess and examine trainees on specific courses, on dates agreed with you in advance.
A good fit if
- You assess already, or want to
- You want occasional work with clear dates
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Office
Shore team
Training coordination, course advice, sales, operations and technical support for our simulators and equipment.
A good fit if
- You know the industry from the inside
- You would rather organise training than teach it
Teaching areas
Where your sea time counts
More than 100 approved courses need instructors from the deck, the engine room and the yacht world. Find your area and tick it in the form.
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Safety and survival
Basic Safety Training, survival techniques, fire fighting, survival craft and rescue boats, first aid, refreshers
Usual background: Deck or engine officers with hands-on drill experience
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Navigation and bridge
ECDIS, radar and ARPA, bridge resource management, full-mission simulator exercises
Usual background: Masters, chief mates and officers of the watch
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Engineering and electrical
High Voltage at operational and management level, engine room resource management, shipboard energy conservation
Usual background: Chief and second engineers, electro-technical officers
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Tanker and cargo
Oil, chemical and liquefied gas tanker programmes, VLCC cargo operations, tank inspection
Usual background: Officers with tanker sea service
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Yachting
OOW and Master up to 500GT (Belgian CoC), Yacht Master, deckhand and interior crew courses
Usual background: Yacht captains, yacht officers and experienced interior crew
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Security and environment
Ship security (STCW VI/6), maritime cyber security, OPRC oil pollution response
Usual background: Masters, ship security officers, pollution response specialists
What we look for
- A certificate of competency at operational or management level, or the yachting equivalent
- Sea service that matches the courses you would teach
- Good working English; Croatian helps for courses taught in Croatian
- Patience, and wanting the next generation to do the job well
Shore team roles have their own requirements, which we explain on the first call.
What you don’t need
- Teaching experience. You learn how to teach on our Train the Trainer course (IMO model course 6.09) before your first class.
- To stop sailing. Many courses fit into the weeks between contracts.
- To move. Teach at the centre closest to you.
- A perfect CV. A list of your ships, ranks and certificates is enough.
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Train the Trainer, on us
New instructors complete Train the Trainer at our centre, plus Train the Simulator Trainer and Assessor if they will teach on simulators. We cover the cost.
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A schedule planned with you
We plan your course blocks around your availability, including your next sign-on date if you are still sailing.
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Your choice of centre
Teach where you live, or at more than one centre.
Šibenik Zadar Rijeka Split Zagreb -
Equipment you know from on board
Transas Wärtsilä NTPRO 5000 and ECDIS 4000 simulators, and in Šibenik an enclosed lifeboat with davit, life rafts and a fire-fighting container on the water.
How it works
From application to your first course
Four steps. If you are at sea, we fit the call and the visit around your contract.
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Send your application
Your CV, your certificates and the way you would like to work with us.
About 5 minutes -
A call with our training team
We go through your sea service, your certificates and the courses you could teach.
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Visit a centre
See the classrooms and simulators, sit in on a course and agree a schedule that works for you.
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Train, then teach
Complete Train the Trainer, then teach your first course [alongside a senior instructor].
TTT at our Rijeka centre
We reply to every application, including when nothing fits right now. With your permission we keep it on file for 12 months and contact you when a course needs your profile.
Frequently asked questions
Before you apply
What seafarers usually ask us before they send a CV. Anything else, ask in the form.
Go to the applicationNo. Your experience at sea is what we look for. STCW Regulation I/6 requires instructors to be qualified for the training they give, so every new instructor completes our Train the Trainer course (IMO model course 6.09) before teaching. We cover the cost.
Yes. Tell us your usual rotation and when you are next ashore, and we plan course blocks inside those weeks.
It depends on the course. Usually a certificate of competency at the level the course covers, plus relevant sea service. Assessors also need experience of the task they assess. We check the exact requirements with you on the first call.
No. Choose the centres you can reach in the form. Simulator courses are taught where the simulators are, mainly in Šibenik.
Yes, for the shore team: training coordination, sales, operations and technical support. A maritime background helps, but some of these roles don’t require sea service.
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Apply
Send your application
Tell us how you would like to work with us and attach your CV. It takes about five minutes, and works on your phone too.
Have these ready
- Your CV, as PDF or Word (up to 5 MB)
- Your highest certificate of competency
- When you could start, or your rotation
Prefer email? Send your CV to [careers@adrialibar.com].
We reply within 10 working days.