Purser

Duties and Responsibilities

Administrative

Operate Amos D computer Data Program for requisitioning, receiving, and managing purchase orders as policy requires

Operate Vessel Data Center (VDC) input and management of crew lists, daily statistics, transfer manager, offload instructions/tracking, phone transactions, petty cash transactions, employee information, injury/illness reporting, catch manager

Generate production report to groups as required

Generate reports for NMFS: EEZ crossing, cease/begin reports, daily logbook, weekly report, product transfer report, submission of yellow quarterly sheets, observer data, catch data to ASC accounting, records of home packs, donations, and fish consumed onboard, catch log

Monitor and manage computer and other electronic equipment use: NT server, observer computer, purser computer, fax machine, black box, JRC, cell phones, and crewmember communications computer

Prepare the offload pack: manifests, mate’s receipts, HR paperwork, injury/illness reports, petty cash log, and fishmeal samples

Handle crew needs: changes to W-4, address etc., cab vouchers, travel arrangements, work gear check-out, office supplies, cash draws, MSDS, EEO employment-related diversity and/or incident investigation statements, contracts, newspaper, in-town purchases, bon voyage weather system

Ensure trip-to-trip extension sign-up list done in a timely manner before each new trip begins

Safety

Safety committee member

Emergency squad member

Performs requirements of emergency station bill for drills and actual emergencies to include fire, flooding, man-overboard, abandon ship, medical and spill response and life raft organization for crew

Implement and manage safety incentive program

Conduct daily safety inspection rounds and provide safety inspection assistance

Provide safety training assistance to the crew

Inspect and maintain all water-tight hatch dogs for free movement and reliability in case of emergency need

Inspect and maintain vents to open or close in case of emergency need

Assist in accident investigations including reviewing accident reports as written by those involved

Ensure accurate completion of vessel safety officer report including injury/illness reports, witness statements, OSHA 200 log, USCG 2692 form, medical log, clinic authorizations, alcohol and drug testing.

Provide crew medical treatment/attention as needed and document with evaluation/treatment report

Work with Maritime Health Services over the phone during emergencies, medical emergencies and supplies management, crew clinic appointments, arrangements for crewmember emergency departures

Report all emergency situations as required

Order and inventory all medical supplies

Ensure correct navigational charts and publications—laying out courses on charts and electronic charts

Provide Weather reports and Amver messages

Maintain condition of bridge equipment—navigational lights and spares, searchlight, flags and halyards and books

Ensure that proper flags are hoisted

Conduct inspections of firefighting equipment (fire extinguishers and fixed fire systems)

Conduct inspections of SCBA’s (self-contained breathing apparatus)

Test EPIRB’s monthly

Inspect and inventory survival suits

Inspect the condition of all lifeboats and life rafts

Inspect and inventory pyrotechnics (flares-smokes)

Inspect life rings and smokebouys and lights attached to life rings

Log book entries into official bridge log every 4 hours (weather, course, speed, activity, etc.)

Log book entries of safety inspections

Additional Duties as Applicable

ADEC / EPA annual summary of production and discard report

NMFS E-landing reports, state & federal

ADF&G fish tickets

USCG advance notice of arrival, 96 hour & 24 hour

OSHA related audit assistance when needed

Docking reports

Trim fuel tanks

Assist navigation and watch

Assist with stability calculation information gathering during trip

Maintain garbage log-MARPOL calculations.

In Port

Assist as needed with docking and undocking of vessel

Monitor/inspect as needed condition of mooring lines while in port

Serve as needed on security patrol to identify strangers, vendors, crew on and off the vessel

Assist in periodic checks of affected areas during fueling

Serve as needed standing gangway watch

FCC Requirements (assigned as needed)

While operating in Washington state waters, maintain logbooks, manning requirements, inspections per Washington state laws.

Maintain up-to-date certificate file (expiration dates) for Fleet Vessel Manager

Yearly EPA report for operations

Fishing in Alaska/outside of Alaska annual report for operations

Skill and Experience Required

Minimum 3 years’ experience as Purser of fishing vessels participating in fisheries in Alaskan or Russian waters.

Must possess excellent communication abilities, organizational abilities, and intense detail management abilities, including interpersonal skills necessary to foster cooperation.

Above average computer skills to include competence in Windows based programs, AmosD data base, some network understanding.

Advanced first aid training

Ability to assist and counsel vessel employees when appropriate.

Physical Ability

Ability to pass a pre-employment and random drug tests.

Must be capable of boarding and exiting a vessel without physical assistance by climbing up and down a gangplank or using a Jacob’s ladder.

Must climb or descend one or more set of steep stairs, or vertical ladders inside and outside the vessel in all weather conditions as extreme as 30 degrees below zero.

Work Schedule

12 hours or more per day for the duration of the trip, including loading and unloading

Ability to work at sea for extended periods of time