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A career like no other

Latitude Blanche employs seagoing staff under the French flag aboard its expedition ship Polarfront.

Flag
French
10
Crew members
3
Departments on board
927 GT
Gross tonnage
Looking for a career like no other?

You’ve come
to the right place

If you share our values and combine a passion for your craft with professionalism and a love of adventure at sea, we’d be delighted to hear from you.

Send your résumé and cover letterjointheteam@latitudeblanche.com
  • Under the French flag

    French labor law applies on board, with the best social protection for all our seafarers.

  • A close-knit crew

    Ten crew members and two guides for twelve guests: everyone counts, and everyone knows each other.

  • The polar seas

    Norway, Spitsbergen, Greenland: sailing up close to the ice, in a way you can’t anywhere else.

  • A reinvented ship

    A legendary Norwegian hull and, since 2024, diesel-electric propulsion that ranks among the most efficient in its class.

Jobs on board

From the bridge
to the engine room

Three departments keep Polarfront running. Choose yours, or tap an area of the ship: its jobs appear right alongside.

Polarfront’s navigation bridge

Deck & Navigation

Handling the ship in ice, bridge watches, Zodiac and anchoring operations: the deck team takes Polarfront right up to the glaciers, safely.

  • CaptainMinimum certificate: 3,000 GT; polar training a plus
  • Chief mateMinimum certificate: 3,000 GT; polar training a plus
  • DeckhandMinimum certificate: rating forming part of a navigational watch
  • General-purpose ratingMinimum certificates: navigational watch rating and 250 kW
Polarfront’s engine room after the 2024 repowering

Power & Propulsion

The heart of the ship: the diesel-electric propulsion installed in 2024, with its two electric motors and three generator sets, power generation and all the onboard systems.

  • Chief engineerMinimum certificate: 3,000 kW; in charge of Polarfront’s diesel-electric propulsion, installed during the 2024 repowering
Polarfront’s dining room, with the tables set

Hotel & Galley

The dining, the suites, the Coriolis lounge: the hotel team makes Polarfront a warm home at the ends of the earth for twelve guests.

  • Head chefMinimum certificates: STCW basic safety training (CFBS) and security awareness training
  • Chief stewardessMinimum certificates: STCW basic safety training (CFBS) and security awareness training
  • StewardessMinimum certificates: STCW basic safety training (CFBS) and security awareness training
A Zodiac pulls away from a snowy dock in Norway
Interns

Learn alongside
our crew

We regularly welcome interns from maritime training programs on board.

Students from maritime high schools and officer academies, whether training for both deck and engine or for a single department: with us, they discover the daily life of a polar expedition ship, from the bridge to the engine room.

Apply for an internship
Apply

Ready to join
the crew?

Send us your résumé and cover letter: we look forward to learning about your background.

jointheteam@latitudeblanche.com
Keep exploring

Latitude Blanche, the seafaring side

A 55 m ship with an ice-strengthened hull, repowered in 2024.The Coriolis lounge, our chefs’ cooking, the polar library, the panoramic sauna and the Nordic bath.Polar navigation training and consulting, from the first certified French ship operator.