Fond memories from others who knew Barry.


Mike Wall said, “I am honoured to have had Barry as my friend and mentor. He reviewed most of my books and wrote the foreword to ‘Report Writing for Marine Surveyors’. He was a courteous, kind gentleman and very knowledgeable. Whilst diminutive in stature he was a giant of the marine surveying world. He will be greatly missed by all who knew him.”


Peter Morgan commented, “Barry was a nice man and stalwart of the IIMS and will be missed.”


An unknown author said, “You always wanted him (Barry) on your side as an expert in a court case, but if he was on the other side at least you knew he would always give his evidence fairly.”


IIMS Past President, Capt Zarir Irani, commented, “Captain Barry Thompson will not be forgotten by us here at the UAE branch as he was instrumental in guiding this branch set up. I personally knew him from his passion to promote IIMS far and wide. RIP great man. You are in our prayers.”


“Capt Barry had contributed significantly in each area of marine surveying. May god give strength to his family to bear this loss and maritime world will always remain indebted to all his contributions. RIP,” Ashish Baghel wrote.


From France came this tribute from Capt Phil Duffy who said, “I remember fondly spending the evening with Barry at the 2016 London Conference, he was very witty and full of old yarns, and his book Surveying Marine Damage has always taking pride of place on my bookshelf. He will be sadly missed. RIP.”


Milind Tambe said, “This is such sad news, and my prayers are for him. He will ways be remembered. I met him first at Sydney and later a few times at London. His was one powerhouse of knowledge. May his soul rest in peace.”


Chris Ollivier wrote, “Barry Thompson was my boss and mentor changing my life in the early 80’s leading me into marine surveying for 20 years. Probably one of the most influential people in my life. Thank you Barry, RIP.”


“A true giant of our profession. Our best wishes and thoughts are with his family at this sad time from all of his IIMS family in Australia and New Zealand,” remarked Adam Brancher.


Following the retirement of Past President, Peter Morgan, who was the IIMS representative on the SME/32 ‘Ships and Marine Technology’ BSI (British Standards Institute) committee, James Hale has been appointed as his replacement to represent the Institute.


This is BSI’s mission:


‘Our purpose is to inspire trust for a more resilient world. Our solutions and services improve performance and support the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. At BSI, our mission is to share knowledge, innovation and best practice to help people and organizations make excellence a habit. This is underpinned by our role as the national standards body and through our prestigious Royal Charter’.


This is the situation the BSI committee wants to avoid:


‘What bloody idiot wrote that? There is no way I can survey that as intended’.


And this is the desired outcome that BSI seeks:


‘This is a meaningful standard that helps manufacturers meet the regulations and is easy to survey and certificate during build and operation so that the owner can be confident in its performance’.


JAMES HALE APPOINTED TO BSI COMMITTEE AS IIMS REPRESENTATIVE


32 | The Report • December 2020 • Issue 94


Member News


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