Achievements of the Society of Marime Industries
publicaon provides a brief snapshot of the informaon available on the web site.
The 2017 SMI Annual Conference was held in the splendid seng of the Britannia Royal Naval College (BRNC), Dartmouth and we were honoured that HRH The Princess Royal provided the opening address and was able to spend over three hours at the conference speaking to all the delegates and listening to some of the papers. In recognion of the Year of the Navy, the conference theme was entled Partners in the Marime Enterprise: The Royal Navy and the UK Marime Industries. BRNC made the SMI delegates very welcome, arranging for the band of the Royal Marines to perform Beang Retreat and the Sunset Ceremony, against the backdrop of a seng sun on the River Dart and prior to a recepon on the quarterdeck and dinner in the senior Gunroom.
HRH The Princess Royal providing the opening address at the SMI Annual Conference
In addion to those menoned above, SMI maintains influence on an extensive number of bodies that have bearing on the marime sector. The list includes, but is not restricted to the Defence Industries Council; the Parliamentary and Scienfic Commiee; the All Party Parliamentary Marime and Ports Group; the All Party Parliamentary Group on Shipbuilding and Ship Repair; the Foundaon for Science & Technology; the SME Group of the Defence Suppliers’ Forum; and the Aerospace Defence, Marine and Security Industry Leadership Group of Scosh Enterprise, which is aended by SMI’s Chief Execuve.
Marime Autonomous Systems (MAS) technology is of major interest to policymakers and industry alike within the UK and the programme is driven by a joint industry/government Steering Group, chaired by SMI’s Chief Execuve. A large number of SMI members are involved with this programme and James Fanshawe chairs the MAS Regulatory Working Group (MASRWG) which has been taking a leading internaonal role in seeking a sensible regulatory framework for the use of this technology. Following on from the publicaon of a MAS (Surface) Code of Conduct, the MASRWG authored a Code of Pracce for Marime Autonomous Surface Ships, which was published by SMI.
This considerable acvity by SMI ensures all member companies, of whatever size, can access support for their business development and thereby maintain their technology lead in the global market.
Networking Opportunies
Members are kept informed through SMI’s e‐mail alerts with news from our web site and ‘Tweets’. This Handbook and Directory is widely distributed to potenal customers and stakeholders throughout the world, and the members’ lisng at the rear of the
12 Society of Marime Industries Handbook & Members’ Directory 2018
Our annual dinner was once again held in the historic and iconic House of Commons Members’ Dining Room. The new SMI Chairman, Russell Gould, welcomed members and their guests to the dinner and the guest of honour was the Revd Cannon Andrew Wright, Secretary‐General of the Mission to Seafarers, who entertained diners with anecdotes from his career both amusing and thought‐provoking in equal measure.
Such was the clamour for places at SMI’s Annual General Meeng luncheon in October that it had to be re‐located from Coopers’ Hall to the Lile Ship Club. The packed room had come to hear David Dingle, Chairman of Carnival UK, in his day job, and also Chairman of Marime UK, who provided a lucid and informave account of the growth of the cruise industry and the massive build programme in process to meet demand. The AGM saw the rerement from the SMI Board of Peter French, who had served as Chairman for 10 years, and he was succeeded by Russell Gould. Vice Chairman, Duncan Cunningham, who had served on the
David Dingle speaking at the AGM Luncheon
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