Speedboat / ferry captain
Operates resort transfer speedboats or scheduled ferries between islands.
Indicative salary
Monthly pay before allowances.
Entry
MVR 8,000 – MVR 12,000 / mo
≈ $519–$778
Mid
MVR 13,000 – MVR 22,000 / mo
≈ $843–$1,427
Senior
MVR 22,000 – MVR 35,000 / mo
≈ $1,427–$2,270
USD equivalents at 1 USD ≈ 15.42 MVR.
Career pathway
- 1
Crew
- 2
Engineer / mate
- 3
Captain
- 4
Fleet supervisor
Education to get there
Partner-university programs that lead into this role:
No specific partner program tagged yet — talk to a Blek counsellor; many roles are reachable via foundation studies + a related bachelor's.
Qualifications
- ▸Maldives Transport Authority Master ticket
- ▸Sea time
Typical employers
- ▸Resort transfer operators
- ▸MTCC
- ▸Speedboat operators
A note on salary data
Salary ranges are indicative monthly estimates compiled from publicly available sources — Maldives Pay Commission gazette (civil service), and current listings on job.mv, mihaaru.com/jobs and hotelcareers.mv. Actual pay varies by employer, qualifications and experience. Tourism roles typically include service charge on top of the base salary shown.
Last reviewed: 2026-05. Sources: Maldives Pay Commission (gazette) · job.mv · mihaaru jobs · hotelcareers.mv