The President’s Column Dear IIMS Member
Hello from sunny Dubai. I am just back after a week-long break at my home town Pune where the green landscape and continuous monsoon drizzle was a welcome change.
I feel honoured to share my thoughts through this medium. The effort of not re-inventing the wheel, but rather increasing its revolutions, is going to be the mantra. Being a believer in action oriented good thoughts, words and deeds, I do feel my predecessor Adam had a valid point about “giving back” to this institute and its global campaign of professionalism in Marine Surveying. This institute needs worldwide regional and in- country representatives. So come please put your hands up members “you will get back much more than you give”, and as Adam mentioned in his last column, I too am a strong believer in “Giver’s Gain”.
It’s at those remote ports and harbours worldwide and those back of beyond marinas that the real need of a qualified and trustworthy Surveyor is most felt by the industry. Big towns have the “value for money” criteria and “who knows who” referrals as we all know. I believe IIMS can make inroads into the minds of principals and build a trusted partnership to empower
the larger database of experienced surveyors we proudly hold in over 90 countries now. The employers of surveyors need to know this and use this resource. IIMS is underway with this and we will have big news rolled out very soon, I assure you. It’s my number one campaign and very achievable with the digital forward-thinking mindset IIMS has developed in the past few years.
Singapore during early August was my first IIMS conference as your President. I gathered lots of interesting reactions and feedback. Singapore for IIMS has so much room for growth, possibly a branch in the near future? Enough has been said about the center of gravity shifting eastwards, related to global maritime activity. Personally, I do believe that the center will disburse into lots of focal points, but the umbilical cord will remain connected to English law and the English language. This is so deeply woven into virtually every major contract and shipment obligation that it will be hard to ignore.
Lastly, I feel it necessary to touch upon IIMS being inclined towards brown water or blue water surveying (like some say - small boats or big ships). I have gone through the comments and stats of the recent member’s survey conducted by the IIMS team at Portchester with
great interest. Very interesting qualitative feedback to say the least. Most was very encouraging and positive. My view on this subject of diversity in surveying is very strong, having sailed on the high seas on P&O Shipping’s Cape size vessels and after my command since 2004 earned my living closer to brown water surveying with oil rigs, AHTs, crew boats and local yacht marinas, if at all I have to choose between the two worlds It would be like trying to make up my mind if my right heel or left balances my body. Personally, I don’t see it in black or white. On the contrary, as your new IIMS president, I would endeavour to make the possible spectrum as diverse as bringing in coating inspectors, wind farm and alternative energy technicians, sub-sea inspectors and air borne drone inspections into our IIMS fold.
I can’t wait to see what the future holds for this institute. Enjoy the rest of this Report. Please don’t forget to report back with any comments that this column has generated.
Mr Zarir Irani President International Institute of Marine Surveying Email:
capt.irani@
constellationms.com
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