Yacht Workers Council (YWC) has released its crew registry app on the App Store and Google Play.  The global fleet of yachts over 24 metres stands at 13,866 (MYS/BOATPro Market Report, 2026). That’s a big workforce, and crew need a standard that moves with them. The app puts the platform and its features on their phone, within easy reach.

After two decades at sea, Captain James Battey built YWC to bring fragmented records together in a single digital profile that crew own and control. Secure tools like Crewdentials and Digital Sea Service verify each record. Each profile stays with the crew member across yachts, crew agencies and employers.

“YWC gives the industry the infrastructure it’s been missing: a crew-specific registry, with one verified record of identity, qualifications, tracked sea time, compliance tools and resources for career progression,” said Battey. “Yachting must use technology to stay ahead. The app ends the hunt for documents spread across many places. It syncs and shares your data securely, saves time and cuts stress.”

At Monaco Yacht Show, YWC launched its web-based platform with founding-edition poker chips. The tagline: don’t gamble with your career. Each sign-up sends funds to causes that crew back, including ISWAN (the International Seafarers’ Welfare and Assistance Network), which runs YachtCrewHelp, a free, confidential, multilingual helpline for yacht crew, open every day, all day. YWC also sponsored the Crew Wellbeing Bags, handed out in port and on yachts at anchor, packed with goodies and resources for mental and financial health and career support.