Dieter first went to sea with the British Merchant Navy as a deck apprentice in 1967, sailing as Chief Officer in 1975.


He came ashore in 1976 and has worked in marine recruitment, human resources and training ever since. With his firm’s head office in Dover, along with the MSA safety and simulator training centres in Dover and Portsmouth as well as offices in Guernsey, Dieter and his family, who all work in the same business, have expanded the Great British recruitment concept to their offices in Fort Lauderdale, Auckland and Manila.


Many in the industry will know him for other valuable contribution to the industry itself, with his involvement in many initiatives to improve maritime awareness in careers, training and welfare. He is well placed in this, sitting as he does, on various committees and steering groups such as the UK Chamber of Shipping, Merchant Navy Training Board, Superyacht UK (Part


VIKING CREW Viking Maritime Group is leading the way as a maritime services company and operates in the United Kingdom, USA, New Zealand and the Philippines. Founded in 1988, today the company encompasses a diverse group of businesses including; Viking Crew, the leading maritime crew services provider; Viking MSA, their first maritime skills academy; and, Chiltern Maritime, the UK’s top merchant navy cadetship provider. Across the company there is alignment and synergy in their ethos, in putting people first, and helping support and develop the talent and expertise within the global maritime industry. As an organisation, they believe in leading the way. For more details Tel: +44 300 303 8191 or visit www.vikingcrew.com


of British Marine) and past President of the International Superyacht Society. Dieter Jaenicke says, “As Viking Maritime Group Chairman, my role has changed from running the company on a day-to-day basis into acting as an ambassador for our three businesses.”


“Viking Crew provides a wraparound Placement, Management & Deployment service to superyacht clients. Many of these also take advantage of the training offered by the Maritime Skills Academy, which this year adds officer simulation training to our staple STCW courses. Chiltern Maritime is now managing UK superyacht cadets who take additional modules for this popular qualification option.”


When Terry Wilson a longtime member of staff at Viking left the company in 2007 to set up shop on his own, he created wilsonhalligan, a recruitment company that clearly has no capital letters or space bars


on its computer keyboards. Terry steered his fledgling superyacht crew recruitment company to great success, basing it in Hamble. Having achieved fame, if not fortune, he has moved on to a life of golf courses leaving the firm he founded in very capable hands.


Nicola Morgan is one of the firm’s directors and describes her role as overseeing the office. She says, “I ensure that our clients and candidates are receiving the best possible service when it comes to recruiting crew or finding a new job. The company has always been based in the UK and although we travel regularly to events and shipyards worldwide, having our headquarters here on the sunny south coast does not hold us back at all. Over the years, we have seen the superyacht industry within the UK grow, not only with more yachts heading this way but with additional yacht support companies (management, uniform suppliers etc.,) having the UK as


OVER THE YEARS, WE HAVE SEEN THE SUPERYACHT INDUSTRY WITHIN THE UK GROW, NOT ONLY WITH MORE YACHTS HEADING THIS WAY BUT WITH ADDITIONAL YACHT SUPPORT COMPANIES


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