INTRODUCTION


Whether you have been involved in the marine industry all your life or you have come to marine surveying through a career-change having completed and passed the IIMS Diploma Course, perhaps, you are now considering specialising in wooden boat surveying? If so, you should be prepared to engross yourself in the technology and language of wooden boat construction and timber


technology. There are several ways in which you are able to achieve this. If you have not been involved in building wooden boats before becoming a surveyor, one option for learning the required practical skills and complex terminology is to enrol on one of the excellent courses at various centres which have been established around the UK.


In addition to a course, during which you may also have the opportunity of building your own boat, research will be required in the subject. The internet is one obvious and valuable resource for the research of specific types of yacht construction and their


designers, but specialist books are also useful to identify specific changes and periods in yacht design and construction.


Extensive study and research of yacht designers and their designs, which may span periods from the late 1800s to today, should always be ongoing, not least because of the ever changing and rapid advances in boatbuilding technology through the decades. It is important to be familiar with all construction types and have the widest possible knowledge of the marine industry.


If you need help or advice regarding any issues related to a vessel’s construction or condition, don’t be too proud to contact a senior surveyor at the IIMS for advice and support.


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