(a) 持有本港大學的海洋生物學/生態學的一級或二級榮譽學位，或具同等學歷；(b) 在取得學位後具三年有關的工作經驗，或持有本港大學海洋生物學/生態學的較高學位或研究生文憑，或具同等學歷；(c) 符合語文能力要求，即在香港中學文憑考試或香港中學會考中國語文科和英國語文科考獲第2級或以上成績，或具同等學歷。 (註：政府在聘任非公務員時，2007年前的香港中學會考中國語文科和英國語文科(課程乙) E級成績，在行政上會分別被視為等同2007年或之後香港中學會考中國語文科和英國語文科第2級成績。)

(a) a Hong Kong First or Second Class honours degree in Marine Biology/Ecology, or equivalent; (b) three years’ post-graduate experience in an appropriate field or a Hong Kong Higher Degree or post-graduate Diploma in an appropriate subject in Marine Biology/Ecology, or equivalent; and (c) met the language proficiency requirements of Level 2 or above in Chinese Language and English Language in Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination (HKDSEE) or Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination (HKCEE), or equivalent. (Note : For non-civil service appointment purpose, ‘Grade E’ in Chinese Language and English Language (Syllabus B) in the HKCEE before 2007 are accepted administratively as comparable to ‘Level 2’ respectively in Chinese Language and English Language in the 2007 HKCEE and henceforth.)