General:

Surveys machinery and hulls of ships to ensure they are constructed, equipped and maintained according to safety standards, rules and regulations laid down by marine authorities.

Tasks Include:

• examines and approves design plans of hulls and equipment such as main propulsion engines, auxiliary boilers and turbines, electrical power generating plant, refrigeration and airconditioning plant and pumping systems
• inspects standards of construction and witnesses tests of materials
• inspects hulls, machinery and equipment during construction to ensure standards and legislative requirements are met
• conducts periodical surveys throughout the ship's life to ensure standards are maintained
• performs inspections required by domestic statutes and international conventions
• witnesses tests and operation of emergency and safety machinery and equipment
• measures ships for tonnage and surveys them for load line assignment
• may attend court as an expert witness and assist in coronial inquiries