Year 2020 Tooltips
Employees
Ocean Going
0
River Trade
0
Local Vessel
0
Shore-Based
0
Total
0
Note(s):
Shore-based personnel of Ocean Going, River Trade, Local Vessel companies are grouped under Shore-Based sector for presentation.
Ocean Going
0
Vacancy rate: 0.0%
River Trade
0
Vacancy rate: 0.0%
Local Vessel
0
Vacancy rate: 7.4%
Shore-Based
0
Vacancy rate: 1.2%
Total
0
Vacancy rate: 2.0%
Note(s):
Shore-based personnel of Ocean Going, River Trade, Local Vessel companies are grouped under Shore-Based sector for presentation.
All the percentages are rounded to nearest 0.1%.
Ocean Going
0
Turnover rate: 4.6%
River Trade
0
Turnover rate: 30.6%
Local Vessel
0
Turnover rate: 6.3%
Shore-Based
0
Turnover rate: 6.7%
Note(s):
Shore-based personnel of Ocean Going, River Trade, Local Vessel companies are grouped under Shore-Based sector for presentation.
All the percentages are rounded to nearest 0.1%.
Monthly Income Tooltips
Note(s):
No information was collected for the sector.
Monthly Income Tooltips
Note(s):
No information was collected for the sector.
Monthly Income Tooltips
Note(s):
The above statistics did not include shore-based personnel of Local Vessel companies.
All the percentages are rounded to nearest 0.1%.
Monthly Income Tooltips
Note(s):
No information was collected for the sector.
Age of Employees
Note(s):
Shore-based personnel of Ocean Going, River Trade, Local Vessel companies are grouped under Shore-Based sector for presentation.
All the percentages are rounded to nearest 0.1%.
61
Deck Officer (Ocean-going) Class 3
17
Marine Engineer Officer (Ocean-going) Class 3
8
Marine Engineer Officer (Ocean-going) Class 1
Note(s):
(1) The above statistics referred to Hong Kong Officers only.
(2) The figures above indicated the numbers of employees holding the respective classes/types of certificate as their highest qualification.
Age of Employees
Note(s):
Shore-based personnel of Ocean Going, River Trade, Local Vessel companies are grouped under Shore-Based sector for presentation.
All the percentages are rounded to nearest 0.1%.
109
Deck Officer (River Trade) Class 3
82
Marine Engineer Officer (River Trade) Class 2
74
Deck Officer (River Trade) Class 1
Note(s):
The figures above indicated the numbers of employees holding the respective classes/types of certificate as their highest qualification.
Age of Employees
Note(s):
Shore-based personnel of Ocean Going, River Trade, Local Vessel companies are grouped under Shore-Based sector for presentation.
All the percentages are rounded to nearest 0.1%.
1135
Coxswain Grade 2 / 60 Tons License
1014
Coxswain Grade 1 / 300 Tons License
729
Engine Operator Grade 1 / Over 150 Horsepower Certificate
Note(s):
The figures above indicated the numbers of employees holding the respective classes/types of certificate as their highest qualification.
Age of Employees
Note(s):
Shore-based personnel of Ocean Going, River Trade, Local Vessel companies are grouped under Shore-Based sector for presentation.
All the percentages are rounded to nearest 0.1%.
Note(s):
Class of Certificate is not applicable for Shore-Based personnel.
Manpower Demand
Average Annual Growth
0
2020
Actual
0
2024
Forecast
0
Note(s):
(1) The figures included employees and vacancies.
(2) The manpower forecast is based on the historical manpower survey data, together with the market trends in a longer term, technological developments of the industry and other social-economic determinants.
All the percentages are rounded to nearest 0.1%.
Report

- Maritime Services
- 2020 Manpower Survey Report
New Blood Particularly Required for the Local Vessel Sector
Among the four sectors of the industry, the Local Vessel sector had the highest percentage of ageing staff (i.e. more than 40% of their staff were over the age of 55). The sector is expected to undergo technological transformation with the introduction of new high-speed ferries which requires the operators to master new navigation skills and maintenance knowledge. To ease the ageing problem and adapt to the application of new technology, new blood is particularly required for this sector.

- Maritime Services
- 2020 Manpower Update Report
Difficulty in Attracting New Blood Remains a Big Challenge of the Industry
The industry, in particular the local vessel sector, is still struggling with the ageing problem and the lack of new blood. Concerted efforts among the employers, training institutes and the Government are required to enhance the youngsters’ knowledge about the industry. A more flexible examination arrangement of the Local Certificates of Competency, such as relaxing the pre-conditions for sitting the examinations, may also enhance the appeal of the local vessel sector.