SeaFormat
Maritime jobs, matched and applied to — from Telegram. Vacancies from across the industry, filtered to your rank and fleet, with the covering letter written for you and the application sent from your own email address.
Free to start · No CV website to fill in · Works entirely inside Telegram
What SeaFormat is
SeaFormat is a job-hunting assistant for seafarers, running as a Telegram bot (@SeaformatBot). Finding work at sea normally means checking a dozen crewing sites and channels every week, rewriting the same letter, and emailing it to each agency by hand. SeaFormat does that work for you.
You tell it your rank, the vessel types you sail, your experience and when you are available. It then watches maritime job boards and industry channels, shows you only the openings that fit, drafts the covering letter for each one, attaches your CV, and sends the application from your own mailbox once you approve it. Every application is kept in one history so you know what you sent and where.
What it does
Everything from finding the vacancy to landing the application in the agency's inbox.
Vacancies in one feed
Openings gathered from maritime job boards and industry Telegram channels, de-duplicated so you never read the same post twice.
Matched to your profile
Filtered by rank, vessel type, experience, salary expectation and when you can join — with a match score so the best fits come first.
Covering letters written for you
A tailored letter for each vacancy, referencing your rank and experience. Edit it, rewrite it, or send it as it stands.
Applications from your own email
Sent from your address, not a shared robot mailbox, with your CV attached — so replies come straight back to you.
CV upload and CV builder
Upload your CV and it fills in your profile automatically, or build a clean maritime CV from your profile and export it as PDF or Word.
Documents and expiry reminders
Keep your certificates on file and get reminded 90, 30 and 7 days before one expires — no more discovering it the week you sign on.
Auto-apply, on your terms
Switch it on and SeaFormat applies to strong matches for you, within the daily limit you set and never to companies you have blacklisted. Off by default, off again whenever you like.
SeaFormat Selected
Hand-picked openings reviewed by our team and pushed only to the crew they actually suit.
Full application history
Every application — sent by you or automatically — logged with the vacancy, the letter and the date.
Scam flagging
Postings that ask for payment or look too good for the rank are flagged before you waste your time on them.
English and Russian
The whole bot, including the letters it writes, in either language.
Telegram, nothing to install
No account to create and no app to download — it runs in the Telegram you already have, on any phone.
How it works
About a minute to set up, then it runs in the background.
Tell it who you sail as
Rank, vessel types, years in rank, minimum salary and when you are free. Four short steps of buttons — no forms.
Add your CV
Upload the one you have and it reads the details into your profile, or let SeaFormat build a maritime CV for you.
Get matched openings
New vacancies that fit your profile arrive in Telegram as they are found. No feed to trawl.
Apply in two taps
Read the drafted letter, press send, and it goes from your mailbox with your CV attached — or open the vacancy and apply yourself.
Your mailbox, your control
Applications get further when they come from the seafarer's own address rather than a shared robot mailbox, so SeaFormat sends from yours. You can connect Gmail in one tap, use any other provider over SMTP, or skip it entirely and send applications yourself.
If you connect Gmail, SeaFormat asks for one permission
only: gmail.send — permission to send a message.
It cannot read, list, search or download your inbox, your sent mail, or any message in your account. It has no access to your contacts, your Drive, or anything else in your Google account. The only thing it can do is send an application you have set up.
Nothing is ever sent without your say-so: either you approve each
application individually, or you switch on auto-apply and it works to the
limits you set. You can disconnect the mailbox in the bot at any time with
/email, or revoke access directly at
myaccount.google.com/permissions.
Your credentials are encrypted at rest, and
/deletedata in the bot erases your profile, documents and stored
mailbox access straight away. Full detail is in our
Privacy Policy.
Who it's for
Deck and engine officers, ratings and cadets — from Master and Chief Engineer through to OS, Wiper and first-trip cadets, plus catering crew and offshore specialists.
Across bulk carriers, container ships, tankers, gas carriers, general cargo, Ro-Ro and car carriers, passenger and cruise ships, offshore vessels (OSV, AHTS, PSV), tugs and yachts.
Plans
Start free. Upgrade when you want the bot doing the applying for you. Current prices are shown in the bot before you pay.
Get matched
- Full profile and CV upload
- Matched vacancies in your feed
- Covering letters written for you
- A starter allowance of email applications
- Application history
Let it apply for you
- Everything in Free
- Unlimited email applications
- Auto-apply with your own daily limit
- Maritime CV builder (PDF and Word)
- Match scores and priority alerts
- Certificate expiry reminders
Questions
Does SeaFormat read my email?
No. If you connect Gmail, the only permission requested is
gmail.send. Reading, listing and downloading messages are
separate permissions that SeaFormat never asks for and cannot use.
Do I have to connect a mailbox?
No. You can read your matched vacancies, use the drafted letters and apply yourself. Connecting a mailbox just saves you the copying and pasting.
Where do the vacancies come from?
Public maritime job boards and industry Telegram channels, plus openings reviewed by our own team. Postings come from third parties, so always check an offer before acting on it.
Will it send applications without asking me?
Only if you turn on auto-apply, which is off unless you switch it on. Even then it stays inside the daily limit you choose, never applies to the same vacancy twice, and skips any company you have blacklisted.
Can I delete everything?
Yes — /deletedata in the bot removes your profile, your
uploaded documents and your stored mailbox access.
What does it cost?
You can use SeaFormat free. Premium is a monthly or annual subscription, cancellable at any time from the bot; the current price is shown before you pay.
Start with your next contract
Set up your profile in about a minute and see what is already out there for your rank.
Questions or support: maverick8830@gmail.com