Knowing where to hammer tap can be a valuable skill (With thanks to Paul Dixon)


Have you ever heard the story of the giant ship engine that failed? The ship’s owners tried one expert after another, but none of them could figure but how to fix the engine.


Then they brought in an old man who had been fixing ships since he was a youngster. He carried a large bag of tools with him and when he arrived, he immediately went to work. He inspected the engine very carefully, top to bottom. Two of the ship’s owners were there, watching this man, hoping he would know what to do.


After looking things over, the old man reached into his bag and pulled out a small hammer. He gently tapped something. Instantly, the engine lurched into life. He carefully put his hammer away. The engine was fixed in an instant!


A week later, the owners received a bill from the old man for ten thousand dollars. “How much?!” the owners exclaimed. “He hardly did anything!”


So, they wrote the old man a note saying, “Please send us an itemized bill.” The man sent his bill to them which read as follows:


Tapping with a hammer $2.00 Knowing where to tap


$9,998 .................................................................................................


Effort is important but knowing where to make an effort in your life makes all the difference.


Forthcoming IIMS event: IIMS tonnage training in-person and remote


An all day event for in-person delegates and half day for remote delegates, being held at Itchenor, UK on 14 September 2022.


IIMS is authorised by the Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) to conduct the training and subsequent approval of tonnage surveyors through online theory training (Part I) and remote practical video demonstration (Part II). This is an additional service to its existing face-to-face UK tonnage training, which has been authorized by the MCA for some years.


The three-hour morning Part I session is available to both in-person and online delegates. Those attending in-person will be able to carry out some measuring on nearby vessels in the afternoon session and complete the paperwork leading to formal recognition as an approved tonnage measurer and will not need to do Part II. Those who are online will need to complete Part II in their own time remotely using video evidence to demonstrate their knowledge.


This training is available to IIMS members and non-members too. But to become formally authorised to process tonnages through IIMS, (where the Institute has registry agreements in place), Part I and Part II must be completed and you need to be a member. Those who wish to study Part I only, UK tonnage measurement theory, may do so to extend their surveying knowledge.


For full details about the event go to https://bit.ly/3n5wkT8.


48 | The Report • September 2022 • Issue 101


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