
Sandra Jordaan
Purser
Objective
To find a rotational purser position on board a busy charter motor yacht with an experienced, professional captain and crew.
Personal Details
MOBILE
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DATE OF BIRTH
25 February 1983
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NATIONALITY
South African
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VISAS
B1/B2 (2025)
Schengen (2017)
UK (2026)
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DISCHARGE BOOKS
Marshall Island
Cayman Island
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HEALTH
Excellent, ENG1
LANGUAGES
English, Afrikaans, Basic French
CURRENT LOCATION
South Africa
AVAILABILITY
1 March 2019
MARITIME CERTIFICATES
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STCW ’10
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STCW Designated Security Duties
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Food Hygiene and Safety II
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Power Boat Level II
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PADI Advanced Open Water
EDUCATION
2018
Core 100 Life Coach (Robbins-Madanes Training)
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2016
Diploma in Superyacht Management (Maritime Training Academy, UK) with Merit
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2007
Postgraduate Diploma in Management, Tourism (University of Cape Town (UCT), South Africa) with Project Management
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2004
Bachelor of Business Science Law & Economics Honours (UCT, South Africa) – first 2 years were Financial Accounting
Personal Profile
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Constant improvement & learning – 6 years of tertiary education
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Extensive charter experience for high profile guests
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Love a challenge – First Purser on Nero, edited a risk magazine with no prior experience
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Self-motivated – constantly striving to be better, subscribe to many industry newsletters and groups, member of the PYA
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Resourceful – designed the yacht management software on Nero used by the Purser from scratch
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Astute – can figure out most computer programs, I am an advanced Excel user and can fix most spreadsheets
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Hardworking, proven ability to perform long hours under pressure – 150 guest days on one vessel in a 12 month period including a 10 week Russian charter
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Efficient – Creation of many SOPs and checklists on board to work to ensure consistency and reduce wasted hours ensuring a higher level of service
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Passionate about my work – I am a perfectionist; I love what I do
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Extensive network – incl. captains, C/Os, pursers, stews, chefs, agents, brokers & provisioners
SKILLS
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Accounting, Balance Sheets, Profit Loss Accounts, Cash Flow Statements,
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Accounting Software - Quicken, SAGE and IDEA, can generate custom reports, multi-currency accounts
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Credit card management for 15 credit cards
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APA accounting
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Cash management for multiple currencies, all cash payments
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ISM and ISPS protocols
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Maintain Crew List
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Ports of Call tracking
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Ship Certificate Management
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Guest Liaison, concierge (hotel, restaurants, travel), events management for 200 pax +
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Crew Management – contracts including signing on & off procedure & certification needed, Flag endorsements, crew travel & visa applications, crew medical & insurance claims, liaising with insurance broker, leave calculations, final pay slips, dayworker time tracking and payment
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Port Clearances - Customs and Immigration, guest arrival & departure tracking, have worked extensively with suppliers shipping items to remote destinations on a world cruise and with local customs authorities for local import limitations
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Payroll and certificate management for 20+ crew including Filipino’s
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Project Management (refits, yard periods), contractor management and research
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Computer Skills – Excellent MS Office including Excel; Access (Database), Word, Outlook, Quicken Accounting; IDEA; Triton; Mac OS; creating professional boat documents & templates
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Provisioning – Working with local agents for yacht needs – provisions, cash, spares, uniforms, etc.
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SOPs – Streamlining interior operations and efficiency through the use of checklists and SOPs ensuring an extremely high standard is maintained and new crew properly trained
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Written Communication – I achieved the top mark out of 80 students for Professional Communication during my Postgraduate Diploma and I worked at a publishing company