A Part-time Assistant Marine Controller is mainly deployed on:- (a) assisting Marine Officers and Marine Controllers in port service operations, including vessel traffic management; (b) assisting in approval and checking of certificates, and verifying for granting of equivalent grade certificates to applicants holding different grades certificate of equivalency; (c) preparing, conducting and marking examinations of various grades of Local Certificate of Competency; (d) checking and verifying sea service in compliance with sea service requirements; (e) responding to correspondence and enquires internally and from the public; (f) organizing and arranging examination schedule as to meet the demands from the public; and (g) updating the examination papers under the new system of examination and whenever necessary.

Candidates should (a)(i) have a Certificate of Competency (Deck Officer) (Seagoing) Class 2 issued by the Director of Marine, or equivalent; or (ii) have a Hong Kong Licence (Deck Officer) (Seagoing) Class 2 issued by the Director of Marine; or (iii) have a Certificate of Competency (Deck Officer) (River Trade) Class 2 or above issued by the Director of Marine with four years of relevant post-qualification experience; (b) have completed an accredited course of basic training in Vessel Traffic Services (VTS) in accordance with International Association of Marine Aids to Navigation and Lighthouse Authorities (IALA) Recommendations V-103, as approved by the Marine Department, the Government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region; (c) be able to speak fluent Cantonese and Putonghua, read and write good Chinese; and (d) be able to speak fluent English, read and write good English.