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.