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Careers · Shipboard role

Purser

On yachts the Purser runs the vessel's day-to-day administration and looks after guests' concierge needs, keeping a busy private or charter programme running smoothly.

A watch or a day

Day work

The certification behind this rank

What the rules require for this role — STCW, Indian and UK implementation.

Plus the certificates every seafarer holds: medical, basic safety, security awareness, and passenger-ship training on a cruise ship.

Where can this role take you?

See how to reach this role — and the ladder above it — in the Route Finder.