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Join Aurora

Aurora is a 14-meter rescue boat that has been adapted for use in the Central Mediterranean. It can reach a top speed of 25 knots. This makes it one of the fastest vessels in the civilian search and rescue fleet in the central Mediterranean.

The crew will be on standby near our port of operation in order to respond to emergencies as quickly as possible. Each rotation lasts 4 weeks. The crew of 6 need to be be prepared for a variety of rescue scenarios.

Das kleinste Schiff der Flotte Aurora auf dem wellenden Mittelmeer.

Interested in joining the crew on Aurora? 

Please read carefully:

Given the small size of the vessel and crew everyone is expected to help with manoeuvres (e.g. mooring), guest care and basic first aid. 

Communication needs to be clear and constructive at all times. Working language on board of our ships is English, additional language skills are welcome.

Sea sickness can be a real issue on Aurora, so please consider that when applying.

Desired skills for all crew:

  • Medical experience and/or first aid skills
  • Nautical experience
  • Experience with living together with a small yet diverse group of people
  • Experience of work in context of migration or understanding of the Central Mediterranean context
  • Previous Search-and-Rescue (SAR) experience
  • Experience with crowd management
  • Language skills other than English – especially relevant are Italian, French, Arabic, Farsi, Bengali, Tigrinya, Somali, Fula

Below you find a more detailed description of each role, including position specific requirements and desired skills.

Unfortunately we are not able to accept every applicant for a position on board. This usually has to do with the limited space and the special skills needed on board. We would like to ask for your understanding in advance.

Please feel free to contact us at any time if you have a question about crewing or a specific position: crew@sea-watch.org. Please also refer to our FAQs.

We are very happy about all your offers of support!

The following positions are available on Aurora

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Sea-Watch 5

More than 20 volunteers work on board our Sea-Watch 5. Each operation, including preparation and follow-up, lasts 5 weeks. To be able to carry out our operations, we need people with special and very different skills. On these pages, you will find detailed information about the different tasks on board.

Gruppenfoto der Crew im Hafen, im Hintergrund die Sea-Watch 5

If you want to apply for a position on a Sea-Watch operation, you should be able to imagine living and working for 5 weeks in a confined space, in stressful situations and with many unknown and very different people.

Unfortunately we are not able to accept every applicant for a position on board. This usually has to do with the limited space and the special skills needed on board. We would like to ask for your understanding in advance.

Please feel free to contact us at any time if you have a question about crewing or a specific position: crew@sea-watch.org. Please also refer to our FAQs.

We are very happy about all your offers of support!

The following positions are available on the Sea-Watch 5

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