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Marine surveyor (degree) (level 6)

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Information about Marine surveyor (degree) (level 6)

Inspecting marine vessels to ensure they comply with standards and regulations.

• Knowledge, skills and behaviours:
  View knowledge, skills and behaviours

  Knowledge

  • Contracting, contract law, setting expectations, request for services, the parameters of the role including liability and risk.
  • Due diligence and risk assessment processes.
  • Different types and purposes of surveys and the implications on planning timescales, budget and scope: e.g. in water, out of water, cargo, machinery, stability, towage, etc., and the impact of location and weather conditions.
  • Vessel layout, construction and operation for a range of vessels of varying types and complexity, including types of vessel and area of operations (e.g. world-wide, coastal, domestic or inland), and terminology used for naming parts of ships, boats and other vessels.
  • Types and properties of materials used in ship construction & repair such as wood, steel, aluminium, glass reinforced polymers (GRP) and carbon fibre.
  • Principles of design, construction and operation of main propulsion, auxiliary, deck and other machinery, equipment and systems, typically used in ships, boats and other vessels.
  • Relevant International Maritime Organisation (IMO) conventions and applicable regulations, appropriate standards and best operational practice (e.g. IMO Conventions on: Load Line, Safety of Life at Sea, Maritime Pollution, associated UK maritime regulations including but not limited to: UK Merchant Shipping Act 1995, Life Saving Appliances Regulations, Small Commercial Vessel Codes and regulations, Regulations and Rules for Lifting Equipment and Lifting Operations, including testing and examination, Accident and Hazardous Incident Reporting Regulations. International Standards Organisation (ISO), European Norms (EN) and British Standards Institution (BSI) Standards relevant to ships and commercial and leisure vessels.
  • Safe access to and egress from the vessel.
  • Comparison of design, construction, outfitting, equipping, and operation of a range of subject ships or vessels with selected appropriate Classification Society rules and MCA Regulations and Codes for design, construction and upkeep of ships and vessels, to identify and heighten awareness of deficiencies.
  • Tonnage, displacement and load line measurement and calculations, including international and UK Load Line conventions and regulations.
  • Typical ship and vessel propulsion, auxiliary, ancillary and deck machinery and systems appropriate to the vessel to be surveyed.
  • Rules, regulations and safe practice for the maritime carriage of passengers and specialist personnel
  • Theory and practice, including calculations regarding hydrostatics, vessel handling and hydrodynamics including towage
  • Marine environmental protection, including responsibility of the vessel to port, national or international jurisdiction
  • Effective oral and written communication strategies; the terminology used in this occupation and the appropriate format of survey reports
  • Effective audio-visual presentational strategies, techniques and systems.
  • Knowledge of the effects of load and damage to a ship (or other vessel) and its operational characteristics.
  • The ship and vessel market place and relationship between typical build/construction/supply costs and market prices for a range of different ship and vessel types, operational purposes and ages.
  • The condition that would be expected from a fully compliant ship or vessel in good order and under competent management.
  • The safety culture, safety management systems and practice onboard vessels to be expected from a fully compliant ship or vessel in good order and under competent management, as required by regulations and rules.
  • The authority for detaining a vessel or, otherwise, prevent its departure or onward voyage, where the ship or vessel is not safe to operate.
  • Theory and practice for hazard identification, risk assessment, appropriate risk mitigation and control, and development of appropriate safe systems of work.
  • Purpose, structure and hierarchy within various organisations involved with ship design, building, upkeep and operations, including the MCA and Classification Societies.
  • Action required and means of escape in emergency conditions (e.g. fire, flood, vessel instability).
  • Failure mode effects analyses, investigative techniques and diagnosis of causal factors.

  Skills

  • Communicate effectively and professionally at all levels both internally and externally
  • Positively challenge stakeholders to effect change where appropriate
  • Assess requirements for the survey and organise and plan within the timescales and budget set
  • Manage time and resources effectively
  • Read and interpret drawings, data and other relevant information
  • Interpret appropriate engineering formulae and compare results with actual on-board readings, data / calculations submitted and survey findings.
  • Work competently and safely in the workplace to meet regulatory and legislative requirements
  • Apply engineering principles, regulatory and Classification Society requirements to the ship, vessel, machinery, equipment or system.
  • Advise on appropriate regulations and guidance relevant to the ship or vessel
  • Build, lead and manage multi-functional teams, interacting with and influencing a range of internal and external stakeholders.
  • Produce succinct and accurate survey reports
  • Deliver effective oral and audio-visual presentations
  • Apply scientific calculation to various conditions of the ship (or other vessel) and the environment prevailing.
  • Assess the market and prevailing conditions, to calculate a value and price for the subject ship, vessel, machinery, equipment or systems.
  • Set out and impose a decision upon ship owners, managers, operators, master and staff.
  • Undertake effective hazard identification and risk assessment processes using recognised and appropriate procedures.
  • Identify causal factors and means of prevention of re-occurrence of ship, structural, machinery, equipment or systems failures.

  Behaviours

  • Be self-motivated with the ability to work independently and with integrity.
  • Able to take personal responsibility for their actions, demonstrate leadership and show resilience.
  • Able to work under pressure to tight deadlines.
  • Able to influence a range of stakeholders within the parameters of the role.
  • Able to take account of other people's priorities and needs.
  • Apply logic to progress of a survey or other work, to ensure efficiency of working.
  • Personal resolution and determination in enforcing unpopular decisions.
• Apprenticeship category (sector): Engineering and manufacturing
• Qualification level: 6; Equal to degree
• Course duration: 48 months
• Maximum funding: £24,000 ; Maximum government funding for ; apprenticeship training and assessment costs.
• Job titles include:
  • MCA senior executive officer marine surveyor
  • Marine surveyor
  • Ship surveyor
  • Surveyor
  • Ship classification surveyor
  • Flag state surveyor
  • Marine warranty surveyor
  • Class A3 surveyor
  • Examiner
  • Associate or partner/director of surveying company

View more information about Marine surveyor (degree) (level 6) from the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education.