Ocean Youth Trust Scotland
If you are aged between 12 and 24 then you can become a crew member on board one of our vessels. In this section you can find out all about our voyages and about how you can become involved.
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Prepare for Adventure
You don’t need any specialist equipment to sail with OYT Scotland, just a sleeping bag, a pair of wellies and some warm clothes. Below is a list of kit we ask crew members to bring:
- 2 Complete changes of clothes
- Sleeping bag
- 1 Jacket (Waterproofs are provided however a warm jacket is needed)
- Fleeces/Jumper
- Warm hat
- Gloves
- Trousers
- Shorts
- Underwear
- Swimsuit
- Warm Socks
- Wellies (important so can keep you dry if the sea is rough)
- Trainers
- Towel
- Wash kit
- Camera (optional)
It is useful also to bring a small bag for going ashore (rucksack or shoulder bag).
It is also important to bring any mediaction you may be taking. Make sure your medication clearly labelled with your name and that you have given us details of it on your booking form.
Please make sure that you pack your gear in a soft bag, suitcases cannot be stowed on board.
We provide a set of oilskins (comprising of a foul weather jacket and salopettes ) and all safety equipment including lifejacket and a safety harness.
You will sleep onboard the boat for the duration of your voyage and all food is provided. There is a wide variety of meals onboard and usually to everybody’s liking. The work onboard is physically demanding and we have very high energy meals to keep everybody’s strength up. There is no need to bring any additional food and we would prefer if you didn’t, especially sweets or energy drinks.
We may contact you to find out a bit about you and what you are hoping to do or get out of your voyage. If you are part of a group of four or more you may have a voyage preparation meeting from one of our Development Officers.
You may want to think about travel insurance prior to your voyage. Whilst you will be looked after by our staff onboard we cannot accept any responsibility for personal kit and or late or cancelled travel arranged by you prior to your voyage. These are normally covered in a standard travel insurance policy.
Our voyages are all about getting back to basics and we would prefer you not to bring DVD players, games consoles, or other electrical entertainment. There simply won’t be time to use them and there is a good chance they my get damaged on the boat. Our voyages are all about meeting and getting to know others and this is difficult to do if have other distractions. However you are welcome to bring a personal stereo and some people (including our staff) use them to drown out any snoring when trying to get to sleep; a set of earplugs is also an option.
At the start of the voyage we collect in everybody’s mobile phone for safe keeping and to prevent any interference with the boat navigation equipment and to save battery life as there are not charging facilities onboard. You will be able to use your phone during shore visits throughout the voyage. Our sailing area also coves parts of Scotland that do not have mobile phone reception and it’s worth telling people at home that they may not hear from you for several days at a time (if at all).
Sea-sickness sometimes affects people during our voyages but is not something to worry about, whilst it is an unpleasant feeling it will take time (maybe a few days) to adjust to the motion of the boat while out at sea. If you are worried about sea-sickness visit your pharmacist for advice there are several remedies that are available to combat the effects of sea-sickness.
If you have any questions or would like to speak to a member or staff please contact us and a member of our staff will be more than happy to chat to you.