Maritime Training Academy introduces new yacht purser diploma

Crew training provider Maritime Training Academy has launched a new diploma for superyacht pursers. Beginning on 1^st October, the course has been written by leading experts in the field and is a ‘must-have’ qualification for anyone wanting to work in this area to the highest standards.

The Superyacht Pursers diploma is particularly aimed at all interior crew members, providing them with a career path progression with the ultimate potential to move ashore with a recognised professional personnel management qualification.

The course outlines the essential elements of the role on a day-to-day basis and provides insight into the superyacht industry, with a particular focus on what a purser needs to do in order to be outstanding aboard a larger superyacht. Successful completion of the course should enable crew members to comfortably fulfil the role of superyacht purser.

The course consists of 10 modules. All students are required to successfully complete and pass the module assignments. Diploma students will also be required to sit and pass a final examination.

Module subjects include the role of the purser, superyacht operations both routine and emergency, crew management, accounting and budgeting, the regulatory environment in which crew work, port clearance, charter operations, destination management and travel and logistics.

Maritime Training Academy is now accepting applications for the diploma.

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