Second IIMS 7 day Residential Practical Course


starts on 12 December 2021 Having piloted a successful week-long residential practical boat building course last year, the Boat Building Academy at Lyme Regis is once again looking forward to welcoming IIMS delegates back in December. This is your chance to get your hands dirty working with wood and GRP in a workshop environment.


One day in the week is turned over to other practical considerations for surveyors, including looking at and using surveyors’ tools on a mock survey, getting to grips with ultrasonic thickness gauges, a short report writing seminar, and learning about PI insurance and its importance.


There are 12 places available only and space is already limited. If you would like more information about the programme, cost and accommodation please email Vicki Loizides at education@iims.org.uk or call for an informal chat on +44 23 9238 5223.


Consultation on the Merchant Shipping (High Speed Offshore Service Craft) Regulations 2021


and accompanying code open The Merchant Shipping HSOSC Regulations 2021 and accompanying code of practice apply to HSOSC of less than 500gt, allowing no more than 60 persons to be on board subject to a vessel’s safety certification. This mirrors the International High Speed Craft Code (HSC) for vessels over 500gt.


1.1. This consultation seeks your views on a new Statutory Instrument (SI) and Code for High Speed Offshore Service Craft (HSOSC) which will provide a domestic legal underpinning for High Speed Offshore Service to operate and to transport ‘Industrial Personnel’ (IP) to and from offshore energy installations to carry out the construction and maintenance of them.


1.2. The Merchant Shipping (High Speed Offshore Service Craft) Regulations 2021 and accompanying Code of Practice apply to HSOSC of less than 500gt, allowing no more than 60 persons to be on board subject to a vessel’s safety certification. This mirrors the International High Speed Craft Code (HSC) for vessels over 500gt.


1.3. The primary objective of the proposed Regulations is to provide bespoke UK legislation to allow these vessels to carry out their operational needs within the framework of safety regulations required carrying no more than 60 persons. Secondly, these regulations support innovation and growth in the offshore energy sector and define Industrial Personnel, based on the development of similar standards and discussions on technical standards and regulations for “Offshore Service Vessels” at the International Maritime Organization (IMO)


Responses are welcomed until 21 September 2021. Read the consultation document and supporting annexes at https://bit.ly/3CBpPOk.


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