An Assistant Surveyor of Ships (Engineer and Ship) is mainly deployed on the following types of work at the assistant professional level -

• (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;
• (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;
• (c)assisting in the conduct of examination for marine engineer officers’ certificates of competency; and
• (d)undertaking statutory and other related duties under the Boiler and Pressure Vessels Ordinance.

[Remarks:

• (i)All Assistant Surveyors of Ships (Engineer and Ship) are required to undertake a designated training programme for gaining relevant knowledge and experience with a view to obtaining the requisite professional qualification; and
• (ii)All Assistant Surveyors of Ships (Engineer and Ship) are required to travel abroad to carry out surveys or audits.]

Candidates should have -

• (a)a Bachelor’s degree in a relevant engineering discipline from a university in Hong Kong, or equivalent [See Note (1)];
• (b)a Certificate of Competency (Marine Engineer Officer) Class 3 or above issued by or a certificate acceptable to the Director of Marine;
• (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 (2)]; and
• (d)a pass result in the Basic Law and National Security Law Test [See Note (3)].