Credentials
USCG licenses, endorsements, insurance and certifications with verification and expiry reminders.
Free profile. You set your rates.
For captains, crew & service pros
Your rates. Your radius. Your call.
Set up a profile once: what you do, your credentials, where you work and what you charge. Then get offers and quote requests from owners and companies nearby, and decide what you take.
Services & rates
Price your work the way you price it.
Hourly, day or half-day rates, a trip charge and a minimum, per service. Owners see them up front, and estimates use them exactly, adding your trip charge once per job.
- Different rates for each service you offer
- Maximum boat length you take
- No acceptance-rate score; declining costs you nothing
Offers
Jobs near you, from people who already trust you.
Get job offers when your work radius covers the departure marina or the boat. Companies that list you as preferred, or have you on their team, see you first. Accept a seat or bid, right from the offer.
- Offers for captain, mate, stew and service positions
- Ask the poster a question before you accept
- Contact details shared once you're booked
Quotes
Answer quote requests with real numbers.
Owners and companies send requests with photos and a description. Reply with an amount, line items and notes; if they accept, it becomes the work order or job you're booked on.
- Line-item quotes with validity and earliest start
- Messages on each request
- Accepted work lands in the boat's history with your name
On the job
Everything you need for the trip, while you're on it.
Once booked, you get time-boxed access to what the job needs: the boat's dossier, its departure and arrival checklists and the trip logger. When the job's done, access ends on its own.
- Run the boat's departure and arrival checks
- Log the trip, engine hours and fuel
- Expenses and payouts to your own account
And more
Independent by design.
Work radius
Your home base and how far you'll go. Owners see your area, never your exact location.
Time off
Block dates; you won't be offered work that overlaps.
Teams & agencies
Businesses add staff and fill several positions with named people.
Earnings
Payouts to your own Stripe account when the job is complete.
Endorsements
Companies that trust your work can endorse you publicly.
Questions
Before you ask.
Are captains, crew and service pros employees of OUTSEA?
No. Providers are independent. They set their own rates, choose which work to take, bring their own licenses and insurance, and get paid to their own account. Declining work is never held against anyone, and any owner or company can hire any provider.
How does hiring a captain or crew work?
Post a trip with the positions you need, such as a captain, a mate and a stew. You can name people you want first; then the offer goes to your in-house people, your favorites or preferred list, and finally to qualified pros whose work radius covers the departure marina. Each position fills independently.
What does it cost to hire through OUTSEA?
Providers keep their full rate. Captain and crew bookings paid through OUTSEA carry a small booking fee for the person booking, shown before you confirm. Service work and yard invoices can also be recorded without paying through OUTSEA.
Get found by boats near you.
A free profile takes a few minutes. You keep your rates, your schedule and your independence.
Free profile. You keep your rates.