View the August news bulletin in full: IIMS News Bulletin August 2024 (pdf format) or click to read it in eReader format.
‘Lite’ categorised podcast versions are also available to listen to. Yacht & Small Craft Surveyors (run time 22 minutes) and Commercial Ship Surveyors (run time 21 minutes).
This month I would like to start my column by talking about change. It probably won’t have escaped your notice that the UK has a new government. A new government is undoubtedly bursting with energy and new ideas, but what does it mean for the UK maritime landscape (or should that be seascape)? There was no mention of the maritime sector in the various manifestos pre-election. Time will tell.
Something else I am keen to tell you about is the eCMID Accredited Vessel Inspector Accreditation Scheme run on behalf of IMCA by IIMS subsidiary, the Marine Surveying Academy. The scheme was launched in 2015 and a couple of weeks ago it was brought to my attention that we had received our 1,000th application for accreditation.
