Deckhand Application — Blueshell Mussels

About you

Takes about 8 minutes in total. Your answers save in this browser as you go, so you can come back to it.

Full name*

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Email address*

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Contact number*

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Address line 1*

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Address line 2

Town / city*

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Postcode*

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Where are you based?*

I live in Shetland I'm moving to Shetland Neither

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When could you start?*

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Notice period or start-date notes

Certificates & experience

If you don't hold these yet, tell us in the box below whether you're able to obtain them.

Which of these do you currently hold?

Tick all that apply.

ENG-1 medical ML5 medical First Aid Firefighting & Fire Prevention Personal Survival Techniques / Sea Survival Personal Safety & Social Responsibility Boatmaster / workboat certificate of competency Full UK driving licence None of these yet

If you don't hold all of the above, are you able to obtain them?*

I already hold them all Yes, I can obtain them Not sure

Please choose one.

If you hold an ENG-1 or ML5, when does it expire?

Do you have skipper or engineering experience?*

Either gets extra consideration — but neither is required.

Skipper experience Engineering experience Both Neither

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If yes, tell us briefly what that involved

Previous work experience*

Most recent first, with rough dates. It doesn't have to be at sea — we've trained good hands from all sorts of backgrounds.

Please tell us about your work history.

Relevant skills

Mechanical, welding, forklift/telehandler, hydraulics, boat handling, HGV, anything hands-on.

Any other qualifications?

About your application

Short and honest beats long and polished. A few sentences each is plenty.

Why do you want to work at Blueshell Mussels, and what would you bring to the team?*

Please give us a few sentences.

Tell us about a difficult situation or incident you handled well.*

Work or otherwise. We're interested in how you think under pressure.

Please give us an example.

Anything else you'd like us to know?

CV and references

Last step.

Upload your CV*

PDF, Word, or a clear photo of a printed CV. Max 10 MB.

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Reference 1*

We won't contact anyone before an interview, and never without your consent.

Required.

I consent to this reference being contacted after interview Please ask me first

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Reference 2

Optional at this stage — we'll ask for a second reference if you're invited to interview.

I consent to this reference being contacted after interview Please ask me first

How did you hear about this job?

I confirm the information above is accurate, and I consent to Blueshell Mussels storing it for the purpose of this recruitment process. We keep unsuccessful applications for 12 months and then delete them. You can ask us to delete yours at any time by emailing jobs@blueshellmussels.co.uk.*

Please tick to continue.

Deckhand.

The gear: one longline

About you

Certificates & experience

About your application

CV and references

Application received