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64311.03 – Ship pursers

Ship pursers attend to the safety and comfort of passengers aboard ships.

Overview

Example job titles

  • Passenger service director - water transportation
  • Ship purser

Core competencies

  • Social Perceptiveness to anticipate needs, prevent issues from escalating and provide personalized service to passengers
  • Management of Personnel Resources to ensure tasks are delegated appropriately, shifts are coordinated smoothly and the team works efficiently to meet passenger needs
  • Verbal Ability and Speech Clarity to communicate clearly and effectively with passengers and crew members about safety procedures on ships
  • Speech Recognition to fully understand the needs, concerns and questions of passengers
  • Concern for Others to create a supportive environment and oversee the safety of activities, passengers and crew
  • Knowledge in Public Safety and Security to understand and implement safety protocols, identify potential security risks and respond effectively to emergencies on ships, such as medical incidents, fire or security threats

Main duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

  • Supervise ship attendants and arrange activities for passengers
  • Conduct ship's business, such as signing on crew, maintaining payroll records, assisting passengers in preparing customs declarations and supervising baggage storage.

Additional information

  • There is little mobility between airline pursers and ship pursers.

Similar occupations classified elsewhere

Exclusions:

  • Food and beverage servers (65200.00)
  • Support occupations in accommodation, travel and facilities set-up services (65210)

NOC hierarchy breakdown

NOC version

NOC 2021 Version 1.0

Broad occupational category

6 – Sales and service occupations

TEER

4 – Occupations usually require a secondary school diploma; or several weeks of on-the-job training

Major group

64 – Sales and service representatives and other customer and personal services occupations

Sub-major group

643 – Occupations in food, accommodation and tourism

Minor group

6431 – Occupations in travel and accommodation

Unit group

64311 – Pursers and flight attendants

Occupational profile

64311.03 – Ship pursers

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