Fishing vessel skipper
Captains a pole-and-line or longline vessel; navigation, safety, catch operations and crew.
Indicative salary
Monthly pay before allowances.
Entry
MVR 8,000 – MVR 12,000 / mo
≈ $519–$778
Mid
MVR 15,000 – MVR 30,000 / mo
≈ $973–$1,946
Senior
MVR 30,000 – MVR 60,000 / mo
≈ $1,946–$3,891
USD equivalents at 1 USD ≈ 15.42 MVR.
Note: Earnings are share-based and depend heavily on catch and fuel prices.
Career pathway
- 1
Crew (Maakana)
- 2
Engineer / Mate
- 3
Skipper
- 4
Owner-operator
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
- ▸Class V / IV Master certificate (Transport Authority)
- ▸Sea time and practical experience
Typical employers
- ▸Independent fishing vessels
- ▸Felivaru / Horizon Fisheries fleet
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