Vessel Master | Horizontal Falls

The Group

Journey Beyond is a national business focused on bringing Australia’s most unique and iconic experiences to life. Our aim is to take guests beyond, to ignite their imagination and to transform the amazing into the breath-taking.

Our suite of iconic tourism brands stretches across Australia’s beautiful coastline and deep into the heart of our continent’s rich landscape. We own and operate Journey Beyond Rail Expeditions (The Ghan, Indian Pacific, Great Southern and The Overland), Rottnest Express, Cruise Whitsundays, Darwin Harbour Cruises, Sal Salis Ningaloo Reef, Outback Spirit, Melbourne Skydeck, Eureka 89, Journey Beyond Cruise Sydney and Horizontal Falls Seaplane Adventures.

Horizontal Falls Seaplane Adventures is proud to be the region’s most awarded, experienced, and longest running tour operator as we offer the widest range of day trips and luxury overnight adventure tours to the spectacular Horizontal Falls and the scenic surrounds. Off the back of a bumper season with plans to make each year bigger and better… we’re inviting you to come along for the journey.

About the Role

We are looking for Vessel Masters to join our team at Horizontal Falls Seaplane Adventures for our 2024 season. As a Vessel Master, you will be responsible for the safe operations of the vessel along with providing a memorable and enjoyable experience for every guest. You will be responsible for the overall safety and compliance, record keeping and logs, onboard maintenance, vessel presentation and the management of crew onboard.

About You

You will be a great fit in this role if you have:

• AMSA issued Coxswain ticket (with no restrictions) as a minimum, Master <24m highly desirable
• AMSA Marine Engine Driver 2 highly desirable
• Current First Aid and CPR certificate
• Prior experience operating vessels in a tourism environment or experience operating vessels in the Kimberley (desirable)
• A passion for marine tourism and ensuring that guests receive an incredible experience
• Exceptional customer service and interpersonal skills
• A proative, solutions focused mindset able to problem solve effectively while keeping safety at the forefront of everything that you do
• The ability to work in a fast paced and dynamic environment

What We Offer

An attractive salary with the opportunity to work in a dynamic team, aswell as:

• Generous discounts on Journey Beyond travel and experiences
• Up to 40% discount on Journey Beyond merchandise
• Employee referral policy payments
• Study Assistance opportunities - along with pathways to career progession within marine
• Exclusive private health partnership with MediBank
• Access to leading Employee Assistance Program (EAP) providers

If this role is of interest to you and you meet the criteria listed above, apply today. We look forward to hearing from you!

We are currently only considering applications of those currently residing in Australia with working rights.