Q7. What are the key


challenges facing the surveying profession, including any new regulations, in North America over the next couple of years?


Like many other marine administrations, Transport Canada is delegating more and more statutory inspection programs to third parties, introducing self-inspection programs and domestic safety management systems, and re-active Government Orders such as COVID measures, Right Whale Protection measures, and Southern Resident Killer Whale protection. These programs require marine surveyors to be both nimble and informed if they want to be on the leading edge of the wave as our clients’ needs expand.


Q8. What are the best bits of the job that give you most satisfaction and which parts are more trying?


I think at the end of the day, knowing you did a good job for a client and a good job for the mariners that work on the vessel is so satisfying. I recently did a re-flagging for an Offshore Supply Vessel. After a week with the vessel and crew I had left with confidence both vessel and crew were well prepared for their new operations.


The trying parts of the job….. it’s important to know your client base, and more important that you select a client base that aligns themselves with your own values and ethics. That can be a difficult part of job.


Q9. What one secret can you reveal about Scott Kennedy that readers of The Report Magazine will not know?


I was a ‘Game of Thrones’ fanatic, so much so my wife and I went on a GOT vacation to Croatia. We sat in the real ‘Throne’… luckily I didn’t loose my head!


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Q10. As this article is


appearing in the 100th edition of The Report Magazine, can I persuade you to say something about the value and content of the publication.


The 100th edition of The Report Magazine is truly a remarkable milestone. I think its one of the best industry periodicals available to marine surveyors. The depth, diversity and relevance of the content material is informative and usefully to the everyday marine surveyor. I look forward to each edition.


Q11. Once your box of tools is stored in the garage for the night, how do you like to relax and unwind?


I have three pastimes that keep me well occupied during down time… playing hockey, trap shooting, and wine.


Q12. If you could travel to one place in the world you have never visited before, where would it be and why?


An interesting question… just prior to the pandemic there was an IIMS training course on Large Yacht surveying planned for Malta. We often travel to Europe in the fall but have never been to Malta. So, the planning had started for Malta. Then the pandemic hit. So now, I think a train ride through the Canadian Rocky Mountains is in order for this fall. Good food, good wine, and beautiful scenery…and our grandchildren live near there too.


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