Maritime and Coastguard Agency
Marine Office Dedicated Oral Examiner
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Location: Remote working (anywhere in the UK)
Salary: ÂŁ53,223 - A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
Contract Type: Fixed term (24 Months FTC, with possible extension) – Part-time
About the role
As a Marine Office Dedicated Oral Examiner, you will conduct oral examinations of Marine Engineers and/or Masters and Mates, depending on your professional qualifications and discipline. Your work will help ensure that seafarers meet the required standards of knowledge, training and competence before being issued with a Certificate of Competency or Certificate of Equivalent Competency. You will join the Maritime and Coastguard Agency’s UK Technical Maritime Services Directorate, which is responsible for the survey and inspection of UK and foreign-flagged vessels in UK waters, as well as supporting maritime safety, environmental protection, officer certification and seafarer competency standards.
Key Responsibilities
- Undertake oral examinations of seafarers leading to the issue of either Certificates of Competency (COC’s) or Certificates of Equivalent Competency (CEC’s), ensuring high standards of training and competence amongst seafarers holding UK certificates.
- Undertake UKLAP examinations.
- Implementing the requirements of STCW convention as amended for seafarers on UK vessels and for seafarers with UK Certificate of competency.
- Provide advice to industry and the public in accordance with MCA policies, including acting as a point of contact for oral exam related.
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Benefits
- Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary.
- 25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave).
- 8 Bank Holidays plus an additional Privilege Day to mark the King’s birthday.
- Access to the staff discount portal.
- Excellent career development opportunities and the potential to undertake professional qualifications relevant to your role paid for by the department, such as CIPD, Prince2, apprenticeships, etc.
- Joining a diverse and inclusive workforce with a range of staff communities to support all our colleagues.
- 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme providing free confidential help and advice for staff.
- Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance.
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About you
- Proven experience as a maritime professional with minimum academic qualification required is:
- Engineer Surveyor/Examiner of Engineer: UK STCW III/2 Chief Engineer
- Master Mariner: UK STCW II/2 Master Unlimited Certificate of Competency
- This is a specialist technical role. The stated qualification needs to be supported by 'sufficient experience' in a managerial role on board ship or in a technical capacity of responsibility within the maritime industry.
- The post-holder must be computer literate and familiar in the use of Microsoft Office suite of software.
- Sufficient experience working in the marine industry in a capacity that develops and broadens the knowledge gained at qualification.
Apply before 11:55 pm on Sunday 1st November 2026
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