{"id":899284,"date":"2026-04-29T17:44:35","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T14:44:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/campusbiz.co.ke\/careers\/?post_type=job_listing&p=899284"},"modified":"2026-04-29T17:45:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T14:45:06","slug":"899284-kenya-maritime-authority-ship-surveyor-trainees","status":"publish","type":"job_listing","link":"https:\/\/campusbiz.co.ke\/careers\/vacancy\/899284-kenya-maritime-authority-ship-surveyor-trainees\/","title":{"rendered":"Ship Surveyor Trainees"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Kenya Maritime Authority is a State Corporation whose mandate is to regulate, coordinate, and oversee maritime affairs, as guided by the Kenya Maritime Authority Act, 2006, the Merchant Shipping Act, 2009, and relevant maritime international conventions.<\/p>\n

The Authority is seeking to recruit highly competent, proactive and self-driven individuals to fill the following vacant positions: -<\/p>\n

TRAINEE SHIP SURVEYOR<\/strong><\/p>\n

No. of Vacant Positions<\/strong>: 10<\/p>\n

Key Responsibilities<\/h4>\n

A. Ship Registry<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Assists in supervising the work of Organizations authorized to perform survey work on behalf of Kenya in accordance with the Code for Recognized Organizations<\/li>\n
  2. Assist in supervising the building\/ conversion of Kenyan ships<\/li>\n
  3. Assist in supervising the performance of technical evaluations and\/or calculations pertaining to\n
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    1. ship Safety equipment;<\/li>\n
    2. machinery systems;<\/li>\n
    3. load line;<\/li>\n
    4. oil pollution prevention;<\/li>\n
    5. hull structure;<\/li>\n
    6. Subdivision and stability;<\/li>\n
    7. tonnage;<\/li>\n
    8. Structural fire protection;<\/li>\n
    9. Noxious Liquid Substances pollution;<\/li>\n
    10. radio;<\/li>\n
    11. Carriage of dangerous chemicals in bulk;<\/li>\n
    12. Carriage of liquefied gases in bulk<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
    13. assists surveying of Kenyan Ships for issuance of ships\u2019 certificate;<\/li>\n
    14. assists in the detention of unseaworthy ships;<\/li>\n
    15. Assist in inspection of small vessels<\/li>\n
    16. Assists in conducting stakeholders training in respect of: maritime safety, security and protection of the marine environment.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Qualifications & Skills<\/h4>\n
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      1. Certificate of Competency \u2013 Marine Engineer Officer (STCW)<\/li>\n
      2. Bachelor\u2019s Degree Mechanical Engineering<\/li>\n
      3. Bachelor\u2019s Degree Marine Engineering<\/li>\n
      4. Bachelor\u2019s Degree Marine Environment<\/li>\n
      5. Bachelor\u2019s Degree Naval Architecture<\/li>\n
      6. Bachelor\u2019s Degree Nautical Science<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":810335,"template":"","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_promoted":"","_filled":0,"_featured":0,"_job_salary_unit":"","_job_how_to_apply":"
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        1. All applications must be submitted with an application letter and a detailed curriculum vitae indicating academ-ic qualifications, professional qualification, experience, membership in professional membership\/licenses or bodies where applicable, valid email addresses, telephone contacts, copies of certificates, national ID, and other testimonials. These documents shall be uploaded as required in the online application section of the system.<\/li>\r\n\t
        2. Kenya Maritime Authority (KMA) is an equal opportunity employer, therefore, applicants of either gender, youth, persons living with disabilities, and those from marginalized areas are encouraged to apply. Interested applicants should ensure that their applications are received on or before 1700 hours on Monday, 11 May, 2026.<\/strong><\/li>\r\n\t
        3. Application letters MUST<\/strong> be addressed to:
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          \r\nThe Director General, <\/strong>
          \r\nKenya Maritime Authority, <\/strong>
          \r\nKMA Towers along Mbaraki Road (next to the Little Theatre) <\/strong>
          \r\nP.O. Box 95076-80104, <\/strong>
          \r\nMOMBASA
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          \r\nand MUST<\/strong> be submitted online and as per the instructions therein.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n

          NOTE:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

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          • Strictly NO HARDCOPY<\/strong> or EMAIL<\/strong> application documents will be received.<\/li>\r\n\t
          • Canvassing in any form or failure to upload any of the stipulated documents will lead to automatic disqualifica tion.<\/li>\r\n\t
          • Successful candidates will be required to submit valid compliance certificates from the Kenya Revenue Author-ity, a registered Credit Reference Bureau, the Higher Education Loans Board and a certificate of good conduct from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations.<\/li>\r\n\t
          • Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>"},"job_listing_region":[211],"job-categories":[4691,410,43,8659],"job-types":[9],"class_list":{"0":"post-899284","1":"job_listing","2":"type-job_listing","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","5":"hentry","6":"job_listing_region-mombasa","7":"job_listing_category-marine-engineering","8":"job_listing_category-mechanical-engineering-engineering-or-technical","9":"job_listing_category-nautical-science-marine-related-student-jobs-in-kenya","10":"job_listing_category-naval-architecture","11":"job_listing_type-trainee","13":"job-type-graduate-traineeship"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/campusbiz.co.ke\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-listings\/899284","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/campusbiz.co.ke\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-listings"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/campusbiz.co.ke\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/job_listing"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/campusbiz.co.ke\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/campusbiz.co.ke\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/810335"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/campusbiz.co.ke\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=899284"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"job_listing_region","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/campusbiz.co.ke\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job_listing_region?post=899284"},{"taxonomy":"job_listing_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/campusbiz.co.ke\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-categories?post=899284"},{"taxonomy":"job_listing_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/campusbiz.co.ke\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-types?post=899284"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}