REPORT ON THE FIRST INLAND WATERWAYS WORKING GROUP EVENT INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MARINE SURVEYING
INLAND WATERWAYS WORKING GROUP
A group of 20 surveyors came together to inaugurate the IIMS Inland Waterways Working Group, held at P&S Marine, Watford. IIMS would like to express their thanks to Ralph and Tom from P&S Marine for making the facility available and also to Jon Sharland, Tritex NDT, for being on hand with his thickness gauge testing equipment.
The morning started with an overview of welding and welding techniques, studying good and bad welds. As the morning went on, those who wanted to have a go at welding got their chance, providing an understanding of just what a skill it is.
A basic inspection of an overplated narrowboat took place under the auspices of Jeffrey Casciani- Wood, who seemed to take delight in wielding a 2lb hammer to test the steel hull integrity. After lunch, the group talked about how they might report what they had inspected. Other aspects of best practice report writing were also discussed.
IIMS is keen to draw up a best practice document to cover the topic of overplating (or doubling as it is also known). Whilst not a legal document or regulation, the aim is to provide and publish a set of guidelines to help surveyors in what is something a grey area. Jeffrey Casciani-Wood presented his thoughts, aided by John Heath (IIMS Technical Director), who will be responsible for agreeing the final document, its wording and content.
The next IIMS Inland Waterways Working Group event is planned for 15 October 2018 at a venue yet to be announced, but almost certain to be in the UK midlands. Watch for details.
REPORT ON SURVEYING MASTS AND RIGS TRAINING DAY
Kim Skov-Nielsen MIIMS is something of an expert when it comes to surveying masts and rigs, as those who attended the one day course on Southampton in March were to discover.
A group of 20 surveyors came to the event in person, with more joining the morning session online via Zoom. The morning session comprised a series of photos, which Kim used as the backdrop for his comprehensive overview of this important, but often overlooked and sometimes misunderstood area of surveying.
After lunch the group headed down to the nearby Rig Shop. The team had laid out two masts and rigs together with a number of recovered broken and damaged parts and fittings for review. It was plain to see that one of the masts was not fit for purpose and should be condemned. The other mast and rig, from a 56’
Oyster, proved to be more of a challenge. No clue was given to delegates, other than there was a potentially serious flaw and their task was to try and establish what is was. IIMS would like to extend its thanks to The Rig Shop, Southampton for their help.
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