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Marine Surveyor resume template
A clean starting structure with example content grounded in what marine surveyors actually do day to day, not generic filler. Download and replace the bracketed placeholders with your own details.
Which resume format should you use?
Reverse chronological
You have a steady work history. This is the format almost every recruiter and ATS expects by default.
Functional
You're changing fields or have gaps in your employment. Leads with skills rather than a job-by-job timeline.
Combination
You're early career or have worked consistently but for only a few employers. Blends a skills summary with a shorter chronological history.
This template uses the reverse chronological format: the one most marine surveyors should default to, since most Australian recruiters and ATS software expect it.
Professional summary
Marine Surveyor with a background in vessel inspection, regulatory compliance and incident investigation. Experienced in assessing hull integrity, machinery and safety systems against AMSA and international standards, and in preparing clear survey reports that support vessel registration and port access.
Key skills
- Regulatory compliance (AMSA, SOLAS, MARPOL)
- Risk and internal controls
- Field inspection and testing
- Ultrasonic thickness gauge
- Borescope
- Thermal imaging camera
- Vibration meter
- Survey management software
- Safety and compliance awareness
- Attention to detail
- Problem solving
- Written communication
Experience: example bullet points
- Conducted periodic hull and structural surveys on commercial vessels, identifying defects that led to timely repairs and avoided unplanned downtime.
- Tested machinery, electrical systems and navigation equipment, using ultrasonic thickness gauges and borescopes to verify condition against survey requirements.
- Reviewed life-saving appliances and fire safety systems for compliance with SOLAS and AMSA Marine Orders, preparing vessels for certificate renewal.
- Investigated marine incidents and near misses, recommending corrective actions that reduced repeat occurrences across the fleet.
- Prepared detailed survey reports and issued certificates of compliance, maintaining records in survey management software for audit purposes.
Education
Bachelor degree in marine engineering, naval architecture or marine surveying, or an Advanced Diploma of Marine Engineering, combined with sea-going experience and a Marine Engineer Class 1 or Master Mariner certificate.
Keywords an ATS is likely to scan for
Applicant tracking systems match your resume against terms in the job ad before a person ever sees it. Only include the ones that actually apply to your experience, but if a term below matches something you've done, use the same wording the job ad uses.
- Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA)
- Marine Safety (Domestic Commercial Vessel) National Law
- National Standard for Commercial Vessels (NSCV)
- Marine Orders
- SOLAS
- MARPOL
- STCW
- Class survey
- Hull inspection
- Machinery survey
- Safety equipment compliance
- Ultrasonic thickness gauge
- Borescope
- Thermal imaging camera
- Vibration meter
- Survey management software
- Incident investigation
- Risk assessment
Getting past ATS screening
- Match the specific skills, certifications and terms used in the job ad, not just your own wording for the same thing.
- Keep formatting simple: no tables, text boxes, columns, headers/footers or graphics. Parsers frequently drop content placed in these.
- Submit as .docx or PDF unless the job ad specifies otherwise.
- Use standard section headings (Experience, Education, Skills) rather than creative alternatives.
- List your core skills and technical competencies in their own section so a keyword scan can find them instantly.
This is a starting point, not a guarantee of interviews. Tailor every bullet point to your own real experience and the specific job ad.