Mr. Tran Van Son earned his Marine Engineering Bachelor and Master degree from Vietnam Marine University, with First Class Chief Engineer CoC. He started as engineer cadet and progressed to Chief Engineer on general cargo vessels and oil tankers. He worked as a maritime lecturer, then served 15 years as Surveyor & Auditor at Germanischer Lloyd, later acting as PMDS Class auditor for Panama & Belize flagged vessels. He holds full ISM, MarSec, MLC and integrated management system auditor certificates.