Purser
- Exam
- Not reported
- Education
- Not reported
- Experience
- None
- Background check
- None
The Purser, one of a ship's staff officers, is required to obtain a Certificate of Registry (COR). To obtain a COR requires completing first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training within the past 12 months and meeting medical fitness standards. A Junior Assistant Purser requires no experience. A Senior Assistant Purser requires 180 days, a Purser requires 360 days, and a Chief Purser requires 720 days of service aboard vessels while performing duties related to the purser's office. Further information can be found at the United States Coast Guard web site http://www.uscg.mil/stcw/index.htm, http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/get-cfr.cgi?TITLE=46&PART=10&SUBPART=H&TYPE=TEXT, and the Federal Code of Regulations (46CFR10) at http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_02/46cfr10_02.html.
Requirements reported by the state
- Licence type
- Stand-alone license
- Certification
- No mention of certification
- Experience
- No experience
- Background check
- No criminal record requirements
Issuing body
- Department
- United States Coast Guard National Maritime Center
- Address
- 2100 2nd St., SW Washington, DC 20593
- Phone
- (202) 267-0218
- Agency website
- https://www.uscg.mil/stcw/
- Last updated
- January 1, 2010
Occupations (O*NET)
- Customs Broker 13-1082.00
- Customs Broker 13-1199.00
Source and verification
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Before you apply, confirm every detail with United States Coast Guard National Maritime Center — see the issuing body section above.
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