objective evidence and details of experience relevant to their specialisation if they are to satisfy the PAC these days. Of course, new specialisations have emerged over


CARGO & COMMERCIAL SURVEYOR SPECIALISATIONS Categories


Additional Surveying Services Additional Surveying Services Additional Surveying Services Additional Surveying Services Additional Surveying Services Additional Surveying Services


Auditing Auditing Auditing Auditing Auditing Auditing


Cargo Surveys Cargo Surveys Cargo Surveys


Cargo Surveys Cargo Surveys Cargo Surveys Cargo Surveys Cargo Surveys Cargo Surveys Cargo Surveys Cargo Surveys


Casualty Investigation Classification Society Surveys


Commercial Hull Survey Commercial Hull Survey


Electrical or Electronic Engineering Machinery Surveys


On / Off Hire Surveys Condition & Damage


Marine Insurance Representation Cargo Marine Insurance Representation Hull Marine Insurance Representation Machinery Marine Insurance Representation Marine Warranty Surveys


Offshore Offshore Offshore Offshore Offshore Offshore


P&I Club Surveys P&I Club Surveys P&I Club Surveys


Salvage State or Government Surveys


State or Government Surveys


Towage Workboats


Dynamic Positioning Heavy Lift Jackup


Marine Warranty Pipe & Cable Laying Seismic


Cargo


Condition & Entry Surveys Machinery


Flag state Port state


Where it is obvious, IIMS will transfer a member’s existing specialisation to one of the new ones, (if necessary). It is a fact that members who joined years’ ago may well no longer perform the functions they did and were approved to do then but will have developed new skills not showing on their profiles. Please check your listing and make sure it actively reflects the work you do and the marine surveying activities you are competent to undertake. There is no cost for amending your listing, but evidence will be required if you want to add new ones.


PAC Chairman, Capt Chris Kelly, summed it up very well when he said, “Ultimately, it is about the IIMS accurately reflecting the substantiated marine surveying experience of the membership and promoting this experience to the wider marine world through the IIMS website and the Marine Surveyor search App.”


Sub Categories Compass Adjusting


Fishing Vessels Guard Vessels


Hydrographic Surveys Specialist Surveys Superintendency


eCMID Inspections ISM


ISO (Relevant to Marine Operations) OVID Inspections


SIRE (Ship Inspection Report) Navigation Assessor


Breakbulk Cargoes Bulk Cargoes


Bulk Oil Cargo Measurement & Bunker Surveys


Container Damage & Suitability Containerised Cargoes Draught Surveys


Heavy Lift & Project Cargoes LPG & LNG Cargoes


Oil & Chemical Cargoes Refrigerated Cargoes Ro-Ro Cargoes


Chief Executive Officer, Mike Schwarz, commented, “The review of members’ surveying experience listings is long overdue and is a large, yet essential project likely to take many months to complete. I am delighted to see some new specialisations on the list, such as MCA coding examiner and guard vessels to name but two. We plan to work with each and every member in the coming period to ensure their specialisations are up to date and accurate.”


recent times and IIMS is keen to reflect this with an expanded list.


What has certainly become apparent and pointed out is that there are a number of commercial ship surveyors claiming to have a range of skills enabling them to also survey a small 10 metre yacht and vice versa. Whilst a few such people do exist, they are rare and surely we all know that too?


Having reviewed the list of specialisations at their recent meeting in some detail, the PAC has agreed two new lists (one for commercial ship and the other for yacht and small craft surveyors) that are printed here and which will come into force imminently.


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