Editor’s Letter Dear Colleague


Welcome to the start of the second century of Report Magazines – edition 101. Assuming four publications per year, I would expect issue 200 to be reached in 2047! One can only wonder what the world of marine surveying might look like then and the technological advancements that will have been made, including decarbonization, digitization and remote surveying amongst them.


But back to reality. I must thank all those who made time to participate in the IIMS Membership Survey 2022. Much has changed in the world since the last one four years ago and this is reflected in the findings, as one might expect. I have written a short overview of the findings to support the numerical results and graphics that are published on page 36.


Due to pressures of space and time, there is no ‘A Day in the Life of’ feature in this edition, but it will reappear in December.


The concerning topic of end of life boats - there are estimated to be as many as 15 million in Europe alone - is addressed in a short article entitled Is the world finally starting to take the dismantling of end of life boats seriously? It seems the French and Americans are waking up to this dilemma and plan to take it seriously - see page 98.


It seems the antifouling/biofouling game is changing and this edition places the spotlight on the subject with three feature articles on this important matter. Biofouling management: the benefits of a clean hull assesses Australia’s new regulations (page 80); Antifouling innovations: a plan for ecological boating (page 78) brings readers up-to-date with the latest thinking and developments surrounding biofouling and, on page 84, Blistering barnacles! The sticky problem of biofouling looks to see if regulation and innovation can really make a distance. You will be an antifouling/biofouling expert once you have digested this content!


The article by Bond Solon (page 118) called How Independent Are You? will set your mind thinking, even though the case concerned is not marine related. The challenges and nuances of giving expert witness are laid bare in a review of a tragic case.


Too often I find myself having to talk about depressing topics and fires in engine rooms is certainly near the top of that list. In the article entitled Look out for fuel leaks and unshielded hot spots in engine rooms, three executives from Gard AS analyse the cause of fires in engine rooms - see page 92.


The vexing subject of container stack collapses and containers overboard continues to rage and is covered in two articles. In the


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feature Eliminating the risk of container stack collapses (page 104) by Glen Mathias, he brings his detailed knowledge of the subject to the fore. Containers lost at sea (page 99) presents the results of a decade’s worth of statistics published by the World Shipping Council. Although the number of containers lost is a tiny percentage of the millions carried ever year, it could be argued that one container lost at sea is one too many, particularly given the damage it could cause.


And finally, my thanks to Immediate Past President, Geoff Waddington HonFIIMS and current President, Peter Broad FIIMS, both of whom have authored features for edition 101. Geoff has produced an enchanting article about some of the historic little ships that survived the Second World War, still in service as pleasure vessels, with which he has been involved (page 52). And Peter has written the article entitled Time for transparency about accidents (page 33) in which he argues it is not generally considered fair or reasonable to ‘blame’ the “sub-standard equipment that kills people”.


Survey well. Mike Schwarz, Chief Executive Officer


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