TONNAGE TRAINING AT ITCHENOR A SUCCESS
IIMS held one of its occasional tonnage training days at Itchenor Sailing Club on the UK’s south coast in early April. The event drew surveyors from all parts of the country and the group was blessed with fine weather. Under the tutelage of John Excell, Chairman of Large Yacht & Small Craft, the morning was set aside to study the theory in the classroom. John and the delegates worked their way through the IIMS tonnage manual assessing how to measure a vessel, but also looking at how to complete the essential accompanying paperwork in accordance with the regulations.
After lunch, the group split into two sections and headed on to the pontoons to complete example tonnages by measuring a motor boat and a RIB. Once completed the group transferred next door to the North Shore yard and measured two sailing yachts. At the end of what proved to be a long and exhaustive day, the group went back into the classroom to compare notes and, more importantly, the measurements taken. There were discrepancies between the two groups proving that tonnage measurement is not an exact science. IIMS is considering running this course in a central European location later this year subject to demand from members.
Footnote. The Institute is poised to sign a new tonnage agreement with the U.K. Maritime & Coastguard Agency. Anyone wishing to carry out tonnage measurement surveys through the IIMS must have attended one of these training days and completed some sample tonnage surveys to prove their competency before being authorised. Stipulated in the new agreement is the need for all organisations providing tonnage measuring services to have demonstrated appropriate training in the subject for those who do this work.
IIMS CERTIFYING AUTHORITY SPRING TRAINING WITH A DIFFERENCE
The annual spring training event for IIMS Certifying Authority examiners and would be examiners took place on Monday 13 May at Trafalgar Wharf opposite the Institute’s headquarters, attended by nearly 20 surveyors. This year the training had a different emphasis on it. IIMS had two sub 24 metre vessels at their disposal, one in the yard on the hard and the other on the pontoons in the water. Under the watchful guidance and tutelage of Certifying Authority Chairman, Fraser Noble, aided by Steve Moffat, the aim of the day was to code both vessels and complete two mock SCV2 forms. As it transpired, for a variety of reasons, neither vessel was suitable to be coded!
On completion of the practical exercise, the group headed back across the road to the IIMS offices to discuss the various documentation in more detail.
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