The role of a superyacht captain has significantly changed over recent years. Prior to the advent of the internet, many professional yacht captains began their careers working their way to the top of the deck department hierarchy for boats that were less than three thousand GT. They were licensed according to the max gross tonnage, and later promoted to chief officer or the watch's captain. A majority of captains that are skilled earn Ps5,000 to 10,000 monthly.

The typical boat is…