Important date for your diary... June from 14:00. It will be preceded


by some online birthday celebrations and you are encouraged to join in the fun. See next month’s News Bulletin for details.


Notice is hereby given that the 2021 Annual General Meeting of the Institute will be held on Wednesday 9th


Wed, 9 June 2021: AGM


Report Writing Online Seminar May 2021 Being broadcast live via Zoom on Tuesday 4 May from 08.00 (London, UK time)


Paul Homer, IIMS Chairman of Standards and Mike Schwarz, IIMS Chief Executive Officer are your hosts for the increasingly popular quarterly report writing seminar.


IIMS receives too many surveyor complaints each year, generally caused by poor writing standards and skills, some of which are serious in nature. And the situation is not improving. A report is the surveyor’s intellectual property and he/she lives or dies by it. This maximum three-hour online course, featuring a lot of new content bringing the art of report writing bang up to date, aims to provide the essential information that a yacht and small craft surveyor needs to consider when gathering the information and then compiling his/her report. There are suggested clauses for use in the report to protect against possible litigation and advice in the event that something goes wrong. Additionally, there is advice on contracts and terms of business and how, when and where these should be used. There is also, for the first time, a practical session and delegates will be required to do a little preparation before the seminar in readiness and encouraged to contribute their thoughts. So, if you want to tidy up and strengthen your report writing skills this is a good place to start.


Scope of the Seminar Part I: Preparing for survey, gathering data and compiling your report Part II: Giving the client what they want and not what the surveyor thinks they want Part III: Valuation Reports Part IV: Complaints, examples and practical exercises


Who should attend this seminar? The report writing seminar is aimed specifically at yacht and small craft surveyors, both those who are less experienced, but also those who feel they would benefit from a refresher.


Students currently studying for the IIMS Professional Qualification in Yacht & Small Craft Marine Surveying are entitled to a free place. Please email Vicki Loizides on education@iims.org.uk otherwise you can reserve your place at http://bit.ly/2OXcmfw.


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