Extract from Issue 2 2002 edition of The Report Taken from Institute notes:


Email is rapidly becoming the most efficient way of sending and receiving information. To this end, the Institute has begun sending out notifications of meetings and information by email to members. The major benefit of email is that it is practically instant (well the same day at least)!


Extracts from Issue 3 2002 edition of The Report


Much of this edition was given over to the safety of marine surveyors in the workplace. In his opening comments the editor said, “Marine surveyors wish to be acclaimed for being professionals. This mark of professionalism starts with your own considerations for personal safety and the safety of those around you. Do not let the side down by taking unnecessary risks and becoming yet another statistic.”


Extract from Issue 1 2003 edition of The Report


Letter to the editor Dear Sir,


I noticed that last week a boatyard in Holland suffered a massive fire where some eighty - yes eighty - boats were destroyed. On subsequent visits to boatyards in pursuance of my business, places which are by their very nature high risk fire areas, I suddenly became aware of the almost total lack of any real fire fighting equipment. No fire hoses, no extinguishers, no fire safety plans and no instructions for boat owners as to what to do in the event of a fire.


The new super tanker plague It was reported that from 1995 to 2001 an average of 408 tankers broke apart at sea or barely escaped that fate according to INTERTANKO. The leading cause was collision, but nearly as many suffered ‘structural/ technical failures’, often a euphemism in marine circles for excessive corrosion. Blame it on super- rust, a virulent form of corrosion that has destroyed hundreds of ships and could sink the oil industry.


Extracts from Issue 4 2003 edition of The Report


Training and accredited certification of ISM auditors Since the ISM code came into force, there has been a surge in demand for system auditors for executing mandatory internal audits in shipping companies and auditors performing ISM certification on behalf of the authorities. This situation has created a demand for standards of auditor competence and a system for evaluation of such competence.


Extract from Issue 3 2003 edition of The Report


Letter to the editor Dear Sir, Having recently been informed of a case in which a small coded vessel sank mainly due to the lack of freeboard, it has occurred to me that I seem to be one of the few surveyors that actually measure a vessel’s depth and several freeboards during a pre- purchase survey. As these measurements affect the stability, strength and therefore, the seaworthiness, why don’t the majority of surveyors take the time to measure them? Elliott Berry


Letter to the editor Dear Sir, According to The Metro, a freely distributed London newspaper, a national register is to be set up to weed out unqualified tricksters who pose as social workers. New legislation, it says, will make it illegal for anyone to use the title social worker unless he/ she is properly entitled to do so. If Her Majesty’s Government can do it for them, why can’t they do it for our marine surveying profession? Jeffrey Casciani-Wood.


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