and membership news, much of it unique and commissioned only for the Institute. Members and non-members are invited to submit articles for the magazine. Printed copies of the magazine are available at a cost by contacting Head Office.


• SURVEYOR SEARCH All active surveying members are granted entry into the searchable online directory of surveyors. Members often say how valuable this listing is as a source of business; so if you are a member, please make sure the information published about you is accurate and current.


• GEOGRAPHIC MAP SEARCH All active surveying members are plotted on a map with a unique pin so that they can easily be found by location.


• PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS IIMS members are entitled to a discount of 10% off the published cost of studying one of the two IIMS Professional Qualifications and Diplomas.


• EVENTS & CONFERENCES The Institute organises a range of events around the world both via Head Office and at a local branch level too. Additionally, Conferences, the AGM and Institute Dinner are held annually in the UK.


• LARGE YACHT & SMALL CRAFT WORKING GROUP TRAINING WORKSHOPS There are regular large yacht and small craft working group gatherings, featuring technical seminars held at various locations each year around the UK and Europe to which you will be invited. A modest charge applies to attend these one-day training days.


• CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT APP All professional bodies expect their members to be responsible for maintaining their continuing professional development (CPD). Based on the requirement to acquire 10 points per calendar year, IIMS has made this very easy to do through the use of a specially developed App. The App


is free for members to download and use – available in Android and IoS formats, there is a web- based version too.


• NOTIFICATION OF SAFETY BRIEFINGS Dozens of safety briefings following incidents and accidents have been collated, categorised and published on this website and members are notified when new content is added. Easy access to full reports is available.


• COPYRIGHT FREE PHOTO BANK Free access to hundreds of copyright free images that can be used in marketing material, websites and anywhere else, all available via a password protected page on the website.


• WEB DESIGN SERVICE Steve Welsh of Lahive Creative Design, a specialist website WordPress developer (who was heavily involved in creating the IIMS website) is able to offer IIMS members web design services at a specially negotiated and substantially discounted rate.


There are


benefits you are entitled to take advantage of!


21 Watch out for 2 new


significant membership benefits in early 2019


• EASY ACCESS TO IIMS SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS IIMS is active on social media and maintains LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter accounts, all of which are updated regularly. Check out the IIMS Twitter feed @IIMSmarine. Join the IIMS LinkedIn group and keep abreast of the exchange of views and ideas from surveyors around the world.


• ACCESS TO ORIGINAL VIDEO CONTENT Members are notified when new video content is added to the IIMS YouTube channel called Marine Surveying IIMS and are free to watch the content at their leisure. There are well over 100 videos featuring original content made by the Institute to watch.


Contact Camella Robertson, Membership Secretary, by email at membership@iims.org.uk or by telephone on +44 23 9238 5223 for more details on any of the membership benefits.


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