CPD AND APP DEVELOPMENT
IIMS is due to launch its third App in early 2019, something of a key membership benefit, to be known as the Marine Surveyor Search App, but more on that shortly. It will soon be two years since the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) App was launched. This easy way to maintain annual CPD points has been welcomed by many members, misunderstood by some and totally ignored by others. In a way that’s fine as CPD is not mandatory. But I struggle to understand why any member would not want the CPD approval roundel proudly displayed on their web page listing to show they are CPD compliant to the outside world. For those who have misunderstood the App, or found it hard to use, please just email the IIMS office. Help is at hand and readily available.
Following the success of the first App, a clone was developed and launched to enable the four hundred plus eCMID Accredited Vessel Inspectors to keep their CPD up to date.
This brings me to the Marine Surveyor Search App, due for launch in early 2019. It is vital to be abreast of the latest technology and I am delighted that IIMS is leading the way amongst the other surveying organisations worldwide. Available in iOS and Android versions, all IIMS members will be featured on this new platform for free. If you prefer not to be listed, just let the office
Working Group and we are now finalising a proposal document that will bind the various UK coding authorities together, ultimately leading to ever higher, common surveying standards. IIMS is set to play a leading role in this area it seems.
know and we will remove you. It works in conjunction with the web site search engine of course, but provides a different avenue and will appeal to a different audience who is seeking the services of a surveyor. The App will be promoted to the wider maritime world, particularly to those who engage marine surveyors or who touch the profession too.
The new App, which has taken most of this year to architect and construct, is a collaboration between IIMS and FIIMS member, Ruchin Dayal’s eDOT Solutions business in Goa. A sophisticated search function will be the key feature of the App.
EXTERNAL ACTIVITIES
IIMS is active in several sectors which are not directly related to the Institute that many members will be unaware of.
One of the new initiatives that has been started this year is to develop a UK based apprenticeship scheme for marine surveyors and we have a seat at the project planning table. Several meetings have been held with interested parties and a further one is scheduled later this month. It appears there is UK government funding and IIMS is keen to position itself as a potential education content provider for those who choose to come through the scheme.
I have continued my work as Chairman of the MCA’s Certifying Authority Professional Standards
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We have a seat at the MCA’s Technical Interpretation Forum, which meets infrequently. This influential group is involved in an important piece of work to try and agree on common interpretations of wording and phraseology that appear in some of the various regulatory documents.
DO CONTACT ME
At the start of my review, I had said 2018 has been a year of welcome peaks and unpleasant troughs and I have tried to reflect that in this article. Ultimately it has been a satisfying and rewarding year. Is IIMS making a difference out there? You bet we are (in my humble opinion)!
I always welcome contact from members no matter where in the world they are, or which branch of surveying they are engaged with. IIMS is and will always be dedicated to excellence in marine surveying.
Good luck for 2019.
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