A Surveyor of Ships (Engineer and Ship) is mainly deployed on the following types of work at the professional level : <br>

• (a)undertaking statutory and other related duties under the Merchant Shipping Ordinances pertaining to maritime safety, pollution prevention, security, seafarers welfare and management including casualty investigations and audits on Hong Kong registered ships and their companies; <br>
• (b)undertaking duties as a marine engineer consultant or manager for the Government on the construction of new vessels and maintenance of the Government Fleet; <br>
• (c)conducting examination for all classes of marine engineer officers’ certificates of competency; and <br>
• (d)undertaking statutory and other related duties under the Boiler and Pressure Vessels Ordinance. <br> <br>[Remarks : All Surveyors of Ships (Engineer and Ship) are required to travel abroad to carry out surveys or audits.]

Candidates should have : <br>

• (a)
  • (i)a Bachelor’s degree in a relevant engineering discipline from a university in Hong Kong, or equivalent [See Note (1)], or a corporate membership of an engineer institution acceptable to the Director of Marine [See Note (2)]; <br>
  • (ii)a Certificate of Competency (Marine Engineer Officer) Class 1 issued by or a certificate acceptable to the Director of Marine; and <br>
  • (iii)two years’ experience as second engineer or above on sea-going ships or at equivalent responsible levels in the marine engineering related industry [See Note (3)]; or <br>
• (b)
  • (i)a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering/Marine Engineering from a university in Hong Kong, or equivalent [See Note (1)]; <br>
  • (ii)a corporate membership of an engineer institution acceptable to the Director of Marine [See Note (2)]; <br>
  • (iii)a Certificate of Competency (Marine Engineer Officer) Class 2 issued by or a certificate acceptable to the Director of Marine; and <br>
  • (iv)four years’ experience as second engineer or above on sea-going ships or at equivalent responsible levels in the marine engineering related industry [See Note (3)]; and <br>
• (c)met the language proficiency requirements of “Level 2” or above in Chinese Language and English Language in the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination (HKDSEE) or the Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination (HKCEE), or equivalent [See Note (4)].