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The President’s Column Dear IIMS Member


I write this column with a heavy heart. Please let us all spare a few moments of good wishes and solidarity for many of our Chinese friends, surveyors, and seafarers who are facing a very challenging time. We want them to know that at IIMS we are all supportive and are hoping for the early containment and resolution of this deadly pandemic.


Our Offshore and Shipping industries have evolved over many years. With every challenge, our industry has come out stronger so that 90% of the world’s trade is still transported by sea. We are at the crux of yet another major transformation, a new era where the days of fossil fuels are numbered. In the same way that sails made way for steam engines and those, in turn, made way for liquid fossil fuel-driven engines, we are now about to change that sooner than most may have anticipated. What is going to be the new normal? Will it be dual- powered hybrid engines, followed by LNG, once they have figured


out adequate refueling avenues, and thereafter perhaps finally settling for wind-powered turbine generators or Hydrogen cells? It could be anyone’s guess. That said, how are you and your team aligning yourself to fit the new normal? Are you upgrading your technological skills to meet the need? If yes, welcome to the new normal, however, if you are one of those who wish to operate from inside your comfort zone then that is fine but be prepared to face potential adversities.


Mentioning comfort zones, and being a Master Mariner, I would like to talk about propulsion systems and new fuels for the future. However, saying that, I encourage you to consider adopting as much new technology into your daily reporting styles and methods of collecting evidence as you can too. By now every one of us must be reporting and communicating electronically and utilizing our mobile smart devices more than ever before. There has already been a massive change in the last two decades and the days of pasting two photos on a page with captions


are well and truly numbered. There are many new techniques for collecting evidence these days and it should be of interest. The new Nautical Institute publication - Guidelines for Collecting Maritime Evidence, volume 2 has in chapter 6, authored by myself, some indications of the newest trends in evidence collection by marine surveyors. The famous quote goes “change is inevitable.” I would add to that “do you identify forthcoming change and align yourself with the pace of that change?” If you have ideas I would love to hear them and spread the word on the latest trends. So do please drop me a line by email.


I see the IIMS being at the forefront of this developing yet very vital aspect of our independent surveying profession.


“Your” President


Capt. Zarir Soli Irani, President International Institute of Marine Surveying +971 50 8979103 Email: Capt.Irani@constellationms.com


The Report • March 2020 • Issue 91 | 5


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