Purser

The term Purser ( from the English purse " pocket money " ) comes from seafaring and designates the number or purser. As a female name, the word purser is more commonly used, which is common in the English -speaking world, where according to Duden also the shape purser is permitted.

Seafaring

The Purser is on a ship, the responsible supply officer. The previously used term " paymaster " is now a misnomer, as it usually is a place in the higher officer rank. It is sound business knowledge required, since in addition to the supply of the ship with consumer goods is up to the Purser and the entire banking, and customs clearance on cruise ships.

He is also on the ship 's superior supply section and thus the chefs ( galley ), the stewards and the administration.

Therefore, the professional in shipping is considerably more extensive and more highly doped than in aviation and often requires a business degree.

Aviation

Purser (AP or PUR, engl cab boss) is the English name for the senior flight attendant or the most senior flight attendant a cabin crew (English cabin crew) in a passenger aircraft. In the European legal regulations JAR-OPS is the Purser as a senior flight attendant, referred to in the English laws output as senior cabin crew member. The term purser is but officially in use, inter alia, also at Lufthansa.

The Purser is responsible for the enforcement of occupational interests in security and customer service of the airline. Due to legal requirements (JAR -OPS 1.1000 ) carries the senior cabin crew member to the commander ( captain ), including responsibility for the implementation and coordination of the specified in the operations manual safety and emergency procedure for the passenger cabin and has under § 12 of the Aviation Security Act, as all on board situated persons to make of the pilot episode to the devices ( on-board powers ).

The Assistant Purser is on wide-body aircraft, ie aircraft with more than one gear and separate, segregated areas in the passenger cabin, used. He is responsible to the Purser and responsible for a particular compartment. In contrast to the Purser of Purser Assistant is not ranked within the flight crew.

A more differentiated the ranking runs on wide-body aircraft for Lufthansa. There are basically two Purser on these aircraft. The most senior member of the cabin crew is the so called P2 ( Purser 2). This Purser is on large aircraft with overall responsibility for the above-mentioned method. He holds no fixed working position in the service, unlike the so-called P1 ( Purser 1). The P1 is on long haul flights the Deputy P2. He heads usually the service of a particular class of service. Usually this is the economy class because the passenger traffic is highest. The Purser 1 also provides its service on narrow-body aircraft operated by Lufthansa. Examples include the Airbus A320 or the Boeing 737 aircraft on this scale is the P1 of the highest-ranking flight attendants and overall responsibility for the implementation of the legal and operational procedures.

Other names for the most senior flight attendants are:

  • Chef de Cabine
  • Maître de Cabine (eg Swiss)
  • Cabin Services Director (deprecated)
  • Flight Director (deprecated)
  • Inflight Director (Private Air)
  • Cabin Chief
  • Cabin Service Manager ( CSM also; Qantas )

At Lufthansa, the service chiefs can earn on board in some cases more than 7000 euros a month.

Unionized are the Purser German airlines in UFO and Ver.di.

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