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Purser — M/Y (Private, explorer, year-round)

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Purser (Yacht) · Motor yacht · Americas, Fort Lauderdale

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Overview

Position
Purser (Yacht)
Vessel type
Motor yacht
Charter / private
Private
Flag
Marshall Islands
Sector
Superyacht
Contract
Permanent
Starts
Experience required
7 years
Salary
Salary not published
Posted
Job reference
B3A1

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Summary

We are looking for a purser to run the administrative and financial side of the interior department on a private explorer motor yacht based in Fort Lauderdale, with a cruising programme that alternates between the Bahamas, the Caribbean and longer transits to the Pacific.

You will manage crew payroll, budgets, provisioning accounts and guest itinerary paperwork, working closely with the captain and the head of service on owner and guest scheduling. Discretion is essential: the vessel's ownership and identity are not disclosed publicly, and the successful candidate will sign a confidentiality agreement before joining. We are looking for someone with at least seven years of interior department experience on yachts over 70 m, ideally with prior purser or assistant purser responsibility, comfortable managing multi-currency accounts across long international itineraries.

Responsibilities

  • Crew payroll and contract administration
  • Budget tracking across interior, provisioning and guest accounts
  • Guest itinerary paperwork and travel coordination
  • Owner and guest correspondence management
  • Import/export and customs documentation for extended voyages
  • Liaison with shore-side management office

Benefits

  • Year-round permanent contract
  • Flight ticket and transfer
  • Full health insurance
  • Annual performance bonus
  • Certificate renewal costs covered

Qualifications

Required certificates

  • STCW Basic Safety TrainingSTCW_BASIC
  • ENG1 Seafarer MedicalENG1

Preferred certificates

  • Food Hygiene Level 2FOOD_HYGIENE_L2
  • Proficiency in Designated Security DutiesPDSD

Language & visas

Language requirement

  • English · C1

Visa requirement

  • US B1/B2

Location

Region
Americas
City
Fort Lauderdale
Country
United States

Employer

Employer verified · Company registration and an authorised contact were checked by SeaTalent.

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