Hey there. The upgrade to turn the crew into 'first mates' requires a few weeks of Repute unlocks, it is in the middle of each crew upgrade bar, 'First Mate Scur-V' for example on the top row.
So while you can 'summon' crew into the activities through the rank 1 'Hire' upgrade, it is currently not possible to have purchased the 'first mate' upgrade at this point in the season, and therefore it is not possible to make progress on Crew's Control yet because it looks for usage of the upgraded crew.
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aah that makes sense, did not read the fine print hahaha
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No problem!