Svetozar Novkovic
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Birthdate (dd/mm/yyyy):
18/09/1980
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Present yourself:
Hello,
My name is Svetozar Novkovic, I am 40 years old from Serbia, however my passport is from Montenegro.
I have graduated from the Naval Academy in 2003, where I have studied navigation and seamanship for 4 years ( terrestrial, electronic, celestial etc...). Each year, we would go, one month in winter and one month in the summer out from our classrooms embarking the training school ship "JADRAN", a beautiful 60m training ship-barquentine from 1931. During those 4 years, going through all kinds of duties, from deckhand to assistant to OOW, I became very close with this ship, and decided to continue my career as an officer on that same ship.
After graduation as a young officer, I was working 1 year on frigate as weapon officer and then got transferred on a tall ship Jadran. I have spent 9 years on the training tall ship in Montenegro. My duties on her, were: from deckhand (when I was a cadet), and 9 years as a navigation officer, deck officer in charge for sailing, deck and rig maintenance, training of new crew, and maritime school students in seamanship and navigation, OOW and chief officer. As an officer on this ship, I worked with RADARS, ARPA, GPS. Gyro and magnetic compasses, but also with most traditional equipment for navigation such as sextant. During all these years, I've been racing on 43ft sloop almost every weekend.
In May 2013, I have decided to leave the Navy and start a new career in yachting industry.
From May till October 2013, I worked as a chief officer (OOW) in Singapore on a 47m, 4 masts (22 sails), luxury, private/charter tall ship (barquentine) Royal Albatross.
From January till May 2014 I was a skipper on 26m MY in Malaysia, and after that I worked for an agency in Montenegro on several motor yachts till end of October 2014.
From July till October 2015, I was a bosun on 65m classic motor yacht (La Sultana) in Spain and France.
From May 2016 until November 2019 I worked as a captain on a 100ft sailing yacht in the Med.
I am interested for a new challenge and long term commitment.
Thank you for your time.
Kind regards