Marine Surveyor
Perform inspections of vessels for pre-purchase evaluation, insurance eligibility, and regulation compliance.
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- What's it like to be a Marine Surveyor?
- How to become a Marine Surveyor
- Latest Marine Surveyor jobs
- Top skills and experience for Marine Surveyors
- Marine Surveyor role reviews
What's it like to be a Marine Surveyor?
Marine Surveyors are responsible for inspecting marine vessels, focusing on safety, quality and making sure the vessels comply with industry standards and specification requirements. They’re also called upon to make repair recommendations and investigate accidents.
Tasks and duties
- Examining and approving design plans for vessels.
- Inspecting standards of construction.
- Coordinating or witnessing tests of construction materials.
- Inspecting and surveying vessels, paying close attention to hulls, machinery and equipment during ship construction to ensure legislative requirements are met.
- Continuing to conduct surveys on ships over their lifetime.
- Witnessing tests of emergency and safety machinery and equipment.
- Measuring ships for tonnage and loading line assignment.
- Investigating marine accidents and recording notes.
- Attending court as an expert witness, particularly in coronial inquests.
How to become a Marine Surveyor
To become a Marine Surveyor, you'll need to hold a qualification in marine surveying and experience in the maritime industry. You’ll need to check with the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) regarding the full requirements for accreditation as a Marine Surveyor.
- Consider completing the International Diploma of Marine Surveying (Working Boats) or International Diploma of Marine Survey and Ship Inspection.
- Alternatively, if you already hold a qualification in Marine Surveying, consider completing the Advanced Diploma of Commercial Marine Surveying.
- You’ll need to gain accreditation through the Australian Maritime Safety Authority.
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Skills and experience employers are looking for
Having the right skills and experience can make you an in-demand applicant. Marine Surveyor employers on SEEK are looking for job seekers with expertise in the following areas. Marine Surveying
MSIC Card
Sailing
Export Inspection
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Latest Marine Surveyor reviews
Aug 2023
Dynamic and rewarding with the ability to appreciate the entire industry and the stakeholders involved.
Experience10+ years
Organisation sizeMedium (20-199 employees)
SpecialisationManufacturing, Transport & Logistics
The good thingsThe role is a senior role where you attend marine assets and inspect them against a standard or scope. This could be a regulatory inspection or a client/customer-based requirement. The job can vary gr...
The challengesThe job has no working hours and often the marine surveyor is pushed to work outside the regulatory requirements of other staff. When attending vessels, it is normal to work in excess of 12 hours wher...
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May 2021
Marine surveyor is a great job which give you freedom and good life balance.
Reviewer's QualificationAdvanced Diploma of Marine Engineering (Chief Engineer)
Experience10+ years
Organisation sizeSmall (1-19 employees)
SpecialisationMarine and Offshore rules and regulation
The good thingsThe good things
If you are passionate about learning new rules and regulations it an exceptionally rewarding career. The Masters and crewmembers are often friendly and will recognise your skill who ha...
The challengesA lot of training and monitoring to be capble to act indipendently and safely.
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