Marine Surveyor

Mission

A surveyor in a classification society plays a crucial role in ensuring the safety, compliance, and quality of ships and marine structures. The main responsibilities are aimed at verifying that vessels meet international and classification society standards. #LI-MC1

Key Accountabilities

1. Technical Expertise:

   • Provide expert technical advice to clients, shipowners, and manufacturers on matters related to classification, design, construction, and maintenance.
   • Stay abreast of the latest industry technologies, innovations, and advancements to ensure the application of cutting-edge knowledge in surveys.

2. Regulatory Compliance:

   • Ensure strict adherence to classification society rules, international regulations, and statutory requirements during surveys and inspections.
   • Collaborate with regulatory bodies to interpret and apply new regulations as they arise.

3. Problem-Solving:

   • Act as a troubleshooter, addressing technical issues and challenges that may arise during surveys or in the course of client interactions.
   • Provide practical and effective solutions to clients while maintaining compliance with classification standards.

4. Quality Assurance:

   • Implement quality assurance measures in survey processes to uphold the highest standards of accuracy and reliability in inspection reports.
   • Participate in internal quality audits and contribute to the continuous improvement of surveying procedures.

5. Client Education:

   • Educate clients on classification society processes, rules, and the importance of compliance for safety and operational efficiency.

6. Documentation and Reporting:

   • Develop and maintain standardized templates for inspection reports, ensuring consistency and clarity in reporting.
   • Integrate digital tools for efficient documentation management and reporting.

7. Collaboration and Teamwork:

   • Collaborate with colleagues, both within the classification society and externally, to share knowledge, experiences, and best practices.
   • Actively participate in team meetings and contribute to a collaborative work environment.

8. Continuous Professional Development:

   • Engage in ongoing professional development to stay current with evolving industry standards, technologies, and best practices.
   • Pursue relevant certifications or qualifications to enhance expertise.

9. Ethical Conduct:

   • Uphold the highest ethical standards in all professional interactions, ensuring integrity, transparency, and fairness in survey processes.

Education

Qualifications

•    Minimum 3 years experience working as a Junior Surveyor or minimum 5 years experience in the engineering or survey fields within the marine industry or other applicable industry to their specialization.
•    Proficiency in the English language commensurate with the scope of classification, statutory certification, related services and, before assignment, with their future work.
•    Ability to develop a working knowledge of RINA Rules, Guides, statutory regulations, and related instructions, as well as the RINA Employee Safety Policy.
•    Ability to understand engineering plans and have a basic knowledge of shipbuilding practices and ship operations.
•    Ability to perform new building surveys:
−    to assess the suitability of certified materials and products supplied for the new building,
−    to assess that hull, machinery and equipment have been built in compliance with rules and regulations by means of compulsory inspections, tests and trials,
−    to identify the deficiencies to be rectified (if any) and assess whether immediate repair is necessary or a recommendation may be issued with an appropriate due date,
−    to issue Certificates, Reports, Records and Status in compliance with rules and regulations.
•    Ability to perform ship in service surveys:
−    to assess that hull, machinery and equipment have been maintained in compliance with rules and regulations by means of compulsory overall inspections, tests and trials,
−    to identify the deficiencies to be rectified (if any) and assess whether immediate repair is necessary or a recommendation may be issued with an appropriate due date,
−    to follow-up as required by rules and regulations any repair work or due to previous outstanding recommendations,
−    to assess whether the deficiencies identified (if any) may be linked with potential failure of the Ship Management System,
−    to endorse Certificates, issue Reports and Status in compliance with rules and regulations.
•    Knowledge of ships' engineering systems and machinery.
•    Knowledge of computer programs or software packages related to job responsibilities.
•    Knowledge of related technical interfaces required for group project work.

Competencies