How to use the exchange?

SeaRecruit Exchange — User Guide

The SeaRecruit Exchange is designed for crewing agents and seafarers. Here, you can quickly find a deal partner: purchase a seafarer to fill your vacancy or offer your candidate to another agent. Seafarers can create their own listings with an attached CV and a brief description.

For Agents and Crewing Companies

1. Registering as an Agent

During registration, select the “AGENT” section.

Register using your email address and complete your profile: add a photo, choose a username, and provide your phone number. Once registered, you will be able to view offers from other agents on the exchange. You can use search filters to find suitable candidates more quickly.

Link your Telegram account or provide your email address to receive notifications about new messages and deal offers. To link Telegram, go to your Profile and click the “Link Telegram” button. A Telegram bot will open. Press the /start button and wait for a confirmation message indicating that your account has been successfully linked.

2. Creating a Deal

Go to your personal account and select “Add Deal”.

Specify the deal type (“Buy a Seafarer” or “Sell a Seafarer”), the position, and the vessel type. If necessary, specify the contract duration and region. In the candidate description, provide information about their work experience, availability to join the vessel, commission amount, and any special conditions.

Click “Publish” — your listing will appear on the exchange homepage.

You can have up to four active listings at the same time. Each listing can be edited or deleted.

Listings remain active for 7 days. This helps keep offers up to date and prevents outdated profiles from remaining on the exchange. If your offer is still valid after seven days, you can republish it through your personal account by clicking the “Republish” button.

3. Finding Offers

Listings on the homepage are displayed in the order they were added.

Green listings — offers to buy a seafarer.

Red listings — offers to sell a seafarer.

To make searching easier, use the “Select Fleet Type” and “Select Position” filters, as well as the “Buy” and “Sell” buttons.

4. Completing a Deal

If you are interested in an offer, click the “Propose a Deal” button. A chat with the agent will open, where you can discuss the terms of cooperation.

You can attach files in the chat, including seafarers’ CVs, documents, scans, and other necessary materials.

The agent will receive a notification about a new message via Telegram or email, provided that the relevant notifications have been enabled.

Exchange Offers

The agent's personal account includes an “Exchange Offers” tab. Here, you can subscribe to seafarer profiles based on the positions, vessel types, and nationalities you are interested in.

If a seafarer needs assistance with finding employment, they can indicate this in their profile by selecting the option to consider commission-based services. Such profiles are not publicly displayed. Instead, they are sent directly by the exchange to agents who have subscribed to receive profiles of this type.

In this case, the seafarer’s listing is sent without an attached CV and contains only a brief description of the seafarer. If you are interested in this candidate, you can request their full profile from the exchange by clicking the “Request Seafarer” button.

5. Reviews and Ratings

After interacting with an agent, you can leave a review and rate their work on a five-star scale.

Reviews and ratings are displayed in listings and help exchange members choose reliable partners for cooperation.

6. Financial Obligations and Liability

SeaRecruit provides a platform for publishing offers and finding partners for deals between crewing agents.

The exchange is not a party to transactions between members and is not responsible for the fulfilment of their financial or other obligations, unless expressly provided for in the service terms or applicable law.

Members independently agree on the terms of cooperation, the amount and method of commission payment, and are responsible for fulfilling the obligations they undertake.