The crew consists of thirty experienced sailors, a hospitality team, a technical department, and trainees. As well as being able to expertly sail the Clipper Stad Amsterdam, our international, English-speaking crew members are all passionate about the ship and love sharing this with you. They have undergone extensive training on their country’s Sail Training Ships. The crew is led by two captains and five officers.

The crew typically is comprised of the Captain and three watch officers, the Chief Engineer and Assistant Engineer, one chef, a Bosun, three quartermasters, 2-4 crew for each watch quartermaster, and a Hotel Manager and 3-4 staff. 
The Captain and senior officers work one month on and one month off. The crew works two months on and one month off. All crew and hospitality staff have professional certifications for their positions. Although the crew stands to watch four hours on and four hours off, they work an additional four hours each day on maintenance, except on Sunday, to make certain that there is no rust, no frail lines, and the woodwork in awesome condition. 

There are weekly drills for fire, man overboard, abandon ship, medical crisis, and other scenarios that break up the usual watchstanding schedule to provide a consistent level of training for the crew as well as passengers.