Once back into the classroom, Paul Madeley gave a well delivered and insightful presentation about electrics with practical advice for surveyors on what to look for, especially when it is not obvious. He gave some hints and tips for surveyors of where to identify potential trouble spots too.


Stefano Scarpa and colleagues from RigPro spoke


about handling, maintaining and


repairing superyacht masts and rigs. Ken Hickling certainly made delegates take note with his upbeat presentation entitled ‘Superyacht project management – Surveyors: Whose side are you on anyway?’ Delivered in his unique style, Ken gave those present much to think about.


The final two sessions of the day came from two highly experienced surveyors. First up was Tim Rowe, a former shipwright turned surveyor. In his presentation Tim spoke about surveying steel vessels. And to conclude the group heard


from Kim Skov-Nielsen, who talked with panache about the impact synthetic rigging is starting to have in the yacht world.


On Saturday morning, a group of eight surveyors joined John Walker and his colleague Juanjo Casimiro for a practical sea trial out in Palma Bay aboard an 82 foot Italian motor yacht. The group had an hour’s briefing meeting about the job in hand, what to inspect during the sea trial and when. A further hour was taken onboard to familiarise the group with the lay out of the vessel, in particular the engine room. And finally, the one hour sea trial itself was undertaken with ear protectors certainly the order of the day! IIMS is very grateful to the vessel owner (and John Walker) for facilitating such an unusual training opportunity.


Mike Schwarz presenting a certificate of gratitude to the skipper of the vessel, White Queen.


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