Approved staffing agency
Registered in the Norwegian Labour Inspection Authority's official register of approved staffing agencies.
68°48′ N · Harstad · Norway
Solid crewing for solid operators.
Bluecrew staffs aquaculture, offshore and fishing vessels with certified Norwegian maritime personnel, recruited on the coast where they work. Based in Harstad, above the Arctic Circle.
Replies within 24 hours on weekdays
Log · 68°47.9′ N 016°32.7′ E · Bluecrew AS · Crewing & recruitment · Approved staffing agency
Operating waters
Three sectors, one coast.
Our crews come from the same waters your vessels work in. Each sector has its own certificate requirements, and its own weather.
58°–71° N · Coastal Norway
Aquaculture →
Service vessels, wellboats and feed barges at exposed sites. Skippers, technicians and deck crew who know the fjords they work in.
56°–62° N · North Sea & NCSOffshore & energy →
DP operators, ETOs and marine crews for OSVs, subsea and energy support on the Norwegian continental shelf and in the North Sea.
Skagerrak → Barents SeaMaritime & fisheries →
Masters, engineers and deckhands for the pelagic and whitefish fleets. Crews used to season peaks and long trips.
Crew list
The positions we cover.
Every candidate's certificates are verified against the Norwegian Maritime Authority's registers before you see their name.
| No. | Position | Certification | Sectors |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Master | STCW II/2 | Aquaculture · Fisheries · Offshore |
| 02 | Deck officer | STCW II/1 | All sectors |
| 03 | Chief engineer | STCW III/2 | All sectors |
| 04 | Engineer officer | STCW III/1 | All sectors |
| 05 | Electro-technical officer | STCW III/6 | Offshore · Aquaculture |
| 06 | AB / deckhand | STCW II/4 · II/5 | All sectors |
| 07 | DP operator | NI DP certificate | Offshore |
| 08 | ROV pilot | IMCA standards | Offshore · Subsea |
| 09 | Aquaculture technician | Documented safety training | Aquaculture |
| 10 | Ship's cook | NMA cook certificate | All sectors |
Rotations follow Norwegian practice: typically 2:2 or 4:4 in aquaculture and 4:4 offshore. Tell us yours in the request.
The paperwork
Documented, not promised.
Claims you can check before you sign anything.
48-hour replacement
If a placement doesn't work out, we replace the crew member within 48 hours.
Verified certificates
STCW and national certificates checked at source, before a candidate is presented.
Employer of record
Bluecrew employs the crew: contracts, payroll, insurance and travel are our responsibility, not yours.
From request to sign-on
Three steps to a crewed vessel.
Send your requirements
Positions, certificates, rotation and start date, through the form or on +47 77 02 90 00.
Review the shortlist
You get a reply within 24 hours on weekdays: available candidates with verified certificates and references.
Crew signs on
We handle contracts, payroll, insurance and travel to the vessel. You handle the operation.
Ready when you are
Tell us what your vessel needs.
Positions, certificates, rotation, start date. That's all we need to begin.
Request crewor write to post@bluecrew.no