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Extracts from the Summer 1997 edition of The Report


On retiring from the role of President, David Linacre commented, “I have enjoyed my role as President very much. I particularly enjoyed the trips to Calais, France, especially once the refreshments were organised although on my first attendance, we were only supplied with one thimbleful of very strong French coffee all day!”


Incoming President, Jeffrey Casciani-Wood said, “It is of course something of an achievement to be elected by one’s peers to be President of an International Institution and I feel a great sense of pride.”


Reviewing early editions of Magazine


As part of the celebrations to commemorate the 100th edition of


the Report Magazine, we have looked back to some of the much earlier versions, including the first edition. The editorial content was always high class, but the layout and graphic design certainly left a bit to be desired. But it is clear that despite lacking the luxurious glossy feel of today’s Report Magazine, those early editions were well read and thumbed. The following extracts have been pulled from the first ten years’ editions of the publication.


Extracts from the Autumn 1997 edition of The Report


In this edition, the editor published an article to mark the end of Canberra, known for many years as Britain’s favourite cruise ship as she bid farewell on 30th September.


Peter Mitchell wrote: One definition of a profession is ‘the holder of a body of knowledge’. Doctors hold the body of medical knowledge, naval architects the knowledge of how to build ships and so on. There can be no doubt that our members also hold a considerable amount of knowledge about marine surveying. But this knowledge is dispersed and diffused around the world. It needs to be collected, formalised and recorded for future generations of marine surveyors.


Extracts from the Winter 1997/98 edition of The Report Glenda Jackson, Minister of Shipping, announced on 19th


August that a new marine agency was to be formed to take forward the work of the Coastguard Agency and the Marine Safety Agency will be created next year.


Editor, Robin Gilmore, in his introduction touched on a point not lost on marine surveyors of today when he said, “Sadly I return from this happy, caring environment to learn of more surveyors suffering the threat of legal action. We seem to be following very quickly in the path of our American friends, where every professional lives with the fear of possible litigation.”


A message of thanks was published by Terry Lilley. He commented, “May I take some space in The Report to record my thanks to the membership for a Brunton Compass. The kind thought behind this gift will always spring to mind whenever I look at it and certainly, I will never again lack direction.”


94 | The Report • June 2022 • Issue 100


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