How to get into China Classification Society? Do you need an exam? I am a shipping major.

Yes, you need an exam. The following is the specific situation:

Duties and qualities:

As the concrete executor of the activities of the classification society, the surveyor's personal responsibility is to carry out classification and statutory inspection of ships, issue classification and statutory certificates and reports, assist department leaders to deal with major technical problems and guide the inspection work.

A surveyor should have the following qualities: familiar with ship structure or electromechanical knowledge, familiar with ship manufacturing and repair technology, and master the requirements of ship classification and construction specifications, government regulations and international conventions; Strong communication, coordination and teamwork skills; General computer skills, proficient English reading and writing skills, good written expression skills; Honest and fair, good conduct, strong sense of responsibility and principled.

Job characteristics:

Often work in harsh environments such as high noise, electric field, high temperature, air pollution, wet places and aerial work. And sometimes it needs to be tested at sea, which is more dangerous; 10~30% working days need to travel; The data processing is complex, including the review of ship drawings and process documents, the classification of ships, the preparation of legal certificates and inspection documents; More than 60% are in English; Working hours are required to stop for 7 hours, of which about 20% are over 10 hour, and in rare cases it is 24 hours. Knowledge updating, research data, comprehensive analysis and preparation of technical appraisal documents are always needed. Often climb mountains in harsh environment, drill into narrow spaces, dangerous places, and work in harsh environment.

Related responsibilities:

Correlation between surveyor and classification society's main business: it is an important part of classification society's main business; Mental work and manual work each account for about 50%, which is very intense.

Risk responsibility of the surveyor: there are health risks in the working environment; Work mistakes may lead to systemic risks: for example, ships are stranded in port countries for inspection; Maritime accidents caused by the failure of ship inspection to meet the requirements of the code and possible complaints from the insurer.