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Conduct of Oral Exams

Applicable to: Marine Engineers Officers (MEO) Examination
Effective Date: 1st September 2004 onwards
Superseded Circulars: Instruction Examiner Nos. 10, 26, 27, 46, 49, 52, 59

Key Changes and Requirements

1. Conduct of Oral Exams

Oral exams for MEO are to be conducted in the following manner:

  • a) On a one-to-one basis in the presence of one External Examiner and one Internal Examiner, or two Internal Examiners.

2. External Examiner Categories

External Examiners should fall under one of the following categories:

  • a) Ex - Examiner of the Directorate, Technical Superintendent, Surveyor, Consultant, or approved marine engineer officer.

In special circumstances, other examiners may be co-opted with approval from the Chief Examiner of Engineers.

Note: The current list of approved examiners will be followed until 30th August 2004. A new list will be issued thereafter.
Important Note

Marine engineers interested in becoming external examiners should approach the Institute of Marine Engineers with their bio-data for enlistment and approval.

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