diff --git a/client/src/components/CrewForm.tsx b/client/src/components/CrewForm.tsx
index ebaeaf0..e37b9cc 100644
--- a/client/src/components/CrewForm.tsx
+++ b/client/src/components/CrewForm.tsx
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { getLogbookKey } from '../services/logbookKeys.js'
 import { encryptJson, decryptJson } from '../services/crypto.js'
 import { syncLogbook } from '../services/sync.js'
 import { PlausibleEvents, trackPlausibleEvent } from '../services/analytics.js'
+import { MAX_POOL_CREW_MEMBERS } from '../types/person.js'
 import { useDialog } from './ModalDialog.tsx'
 import { Users, User, Plus, Trash2, Edit2, Save, X, Check, Camera } from 'lucide-react'
 
@@ -603,7 +604,7 @@ export default function CrewForm({
             <Users size={24} className="form-icon" />
             <h2>{t('crew.crew_section')}</h2>
           </div>
-          {!readOnly && crewList.length < 5 && !showMemberForm && (
+          {!readOnly && crewList.length < MAX_POOL_CREW_MEMBERS && !showMemberForm && (
             <button className="btn primary" onClick={openAddMember} style={{ width: 'auto', padding: '8px 16px' }}>
               <Plus size={16} />
               {t('crew.add_crew')}
diff --git a/client/src/i18n/locales/da.json b/client/src/i18n/locales/da.json
index 1f5380a..9919126 100644
--- a/client/src/i18n/locales/da.json
+++ b/client/src/i18n/locales/da.json
@@ -650,7 +650,7 @@
       "add_crew": "Tilføj besætningsmedlem",
       "edit_crew": "Rediger besætningsmedlem",
       "no_crew": "Ingen besætningsmedlemmer tilføjet endnu.",
-      "max_crew": "Det maksimale antal på 5 besætningsmedlemmer er nået.",
+      "max_crew": "Det maksimale antal på 12 besætningsmedlemmer i puljen er nået.",
       "name": "Navn",
       "address": "adresse",
       "birthdate": "Fødselsdag",
diff --git a/client/src/i18n/locales/de.json b/client/src/i18n/locales/de.json
index 2ef45e5..fc002f9 100644
--- a/client/src/i18n/locales/de.json
+++ b/client/src/i18n/locales/de.json
@@ -650,7 +650,7 @@
       "add_crew": "Crew-Mitglied hinzufügen",
       "edit_crew": "Crew-Mitglied bearbeiten",
       "no_crew": "Noch keine Crew-Mitglieder hinzugefügt.",
-      "max_crew": "Maximale Anzahl von 5 Crew-Mitgliedern erreicht.",
+      "max_crew": "Maximale Anzahl von 12 Crew-Mitgliedern im Pool erreicht.",
       "name": "Name",
       "address": "Anschrift",
       "birthdate": "Geburtstag",
diff --git a/client/src/i18n/locales/en.json b/client/src/i18n/locales/en.json
index 45a233b..473cc99 100644
--- a/client/src/i18n/locales/en.json
+++ b/client/src/i18n/locales/en.json
@@ -650,7 +650,7 @@
       "add_crew": "Add Crew Member",
       "edit_crew": "Edit Crew Member",
       "no_crew": "No crew members added yet.",
-      "max_crew": "Maximum of 5 crew members reached.",
+      "max_crew": "Maximum of 12 crew members in the pool reached.",
       "name": "Full Name",
       "address": "Address",
       "birthdate": "Date of Birth",
diff --git a/client/src/i18n/locales/nb.json b/client/src/i18n/locales/nb.json
index f12049a..a108206 100644
--- a/client/src/i18n/locales/nb.json
+++ b/client/src/i18n/locales/nb.json
@@ -650,7 +650,7 @@
       "add_crew": "Legg til besetningsmedlem",
       "edit_crew": "Rediger besetningsmedlem",
       "no_crew": "Ingen besetningsmedlemmer er lagt til ennå.",
-      "max_crew": "Maksimalt antall på 5 besetningsmedlemmer er nådd.",
+      "max_crew": "Maksimalt antall på 12 besetningsmedlemmer i poolen er nådd.",
       "name": "Navn",
       "address": "adresse",
       "birthdate": "Bursdag",
diff --git a/client/src/i18n/locales/sv.json b/client/src/i18n/locales/sv.json
index 23c1692..6101fea 100644
--- a/client/src/i18n/locales/sv.json
+++ b/client/src/i18n/locales/sv.json
@@ -650,7 +650,7 @@
       "add_crew": "Lägg till besättningsmedlem",
       "edit_crew": "Redigera besättningsmedlem",
       "no_crew": "Inga besättningsmedlemmar har lagts till ännu.",
-      "max_crew": "Maximalt antal på 5 besättningsmedlemmar uppnås.",
+      "max_crew": "Maximalt antal på 12 besättningsmedlemmar i poolen uppnått.",
       "name": "Namn",
       "address": "adress",
       "birthdate": "Födelsedag",
diff --git a/client/src/types/person.ts b/client/src/types/person.ts
index c81367d..dbda386 100644
--- a/client/src/types/person.ts
+++ b/client/src/types/person.ts
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ export interface EntryCrewFields {
   crewSnapshotsById: Record<string, PersonSnapshot>
 }
 
-export const MAX_POOL_CREW_MEMBERS = 5
+export const MAX_POOL_CREW_MEMBERS = 12
 
 export function emptyLogbookCrewSelection(): LogbookCrewSelectionData {
   return {