Marine Surveying International Fest III highly acclaimed by delegates


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Fest III for large yacht and small craft surveyors was broadcast on 30 November 2020. Here are just some of the highlights you may have missed.


Owen Cox gave a very detailed overview of diesel heaters on boats and discussed how they work and some of the potential pitfalls associated with these installations. This topic is right on trend following the recent MAIB’s report on the fatal carbon monoxide poisoning on a motorboat in York due to a poorly fitted diesel heater.


One of the highlights of the day was the live interview with IIMS’ two oldest members, Jeffrey Casciani-Wood (retired) and Ian Nicolson (still surveying), who joined Mike Schwarz in discussion. With over 100 years’ surveying experience between them, both shared words of wisdom with the audience. As one delegate was heard to remark, “This presentation alone is worth the gate money.” It was indeed an hour not to be missed for an aspiring surveyor.


Mike Lewus (British Stainless Steel Association) was on hand to deliver something of a masterclass on the subject of corrosion, not his first outing for the Institute. His topic, entitled ‘Stainless steels in marine applications with emphasis on susceptibility to corrosion’ was of a technical nature and much appreciated by those who heard it.


Speaking from the east coast of the United States, Michael Pinto talked about the dangers of mould to the marine surveyor. Michael has made this something of a specialism and he is worth listening too. Mould is a growing problem in the marine environment and can be very harmful to those who encounter it.


It fell to IIMS President, Geoff Waddington, to bring the yacht and small craft Fest III to a conclusion. In a light-hearted presentation, but with a serious edge to it, he raided his photo archive and presented 100 photos, briefly discussing some of the horrors that each was showing. ‘Things you see on survey and cannot make up’ was indeed exactly the right title of Geoff’s show.


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Fest III proved to be the best so far with over 120 delegates registering to participate in the two online 12 hour marathon extravaganzas.


This year’s presentations included many that were put together especially for the event. The videos are not publicly available, but the content from both days is still available to purchase.


Commenting on Fest III, Mike Schwarz said, “The hard work to assemble a collection of great speakers was worth it and we were rewarded with an excellent turn out. My thanks to all who gave up their time to share their expert knowledge and to those who participated. Planning for Fest IV is underway.”


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