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John Rosatti on the Role of a Marine Surveyor
A Marine Surveyor is somebody who performs an inspection on a boat in order to assess the Vessels overall condition. The type and detail of the survey will vary depending on the client’s instructions and requirements. For example, if the survey is prior to buying a yacht and the owner is happy with the operating equipment on the vessel, then the survey may simply be limited to the Hull and Bulkheads. Alternatively, the proposed purchaser may wish a full survey of the vessel including all operating equipment and the engine or engines.
Some surveyors will defer the report on the engines to a marine engineer where as some surveyors will be marine engineers, in their own right, and therefore be happy to report on the engines. It varies from surveyor to surveyor.
A Marine Surveyor can also inspect the vessel and its related equipment to ensure that they comply with any relevant legislation for their intended purpose. This could apply to vessels being used for yacht charter or in a commercial way. This would, of course, include all the related safety issues related to the operating of vessels in such circumstances.
A Marine survey would usually cover the following:
The structure of the vessel including the Hull and Bulkheads.
The machinery and related operating equipment.
Navigational requirements and systems including lighting.
Safety requirements .
Radio, Radar and map plotting equipment where applicable.
The general condition of the vessel will be taken into account including the equipment on board and its operational condition.
Marine Surveying can be very useful in the field of marine insurance and the underwriting of insurance risks. Depending on the age and manufacturer of the vessel, an insurance company may insist on a survey before insuring a vessel. They may wish to know both in order to determine the condition of the vessel in order to determine the risk for insurance purposes and also as to the value so that they can properly provide and quote the cover required to insure the vessel.
Marine surveying will be needed in the case of any accidental damage, as insurers usually will not have the training or experience needed to perform the required assessment of any damage or repairs that are required to a vessel.
Sometimes a surveyor could be employed directly by an insurer but even then they are always regarded as having that certain degree of professional independence so that they present the facts in an unbiased way.
More often than not, an independent surveyor will be retained by the yacht owning clients of the insurance company in order to provide expert evidence to support any claims for damage that are made against the insurer. An insurer cannot, of course, command its clients to use a specific surveyor but will often provide a listing of surveyors who they approve.
In conclusion, while there are many other tasks that a Marine Surveyor can do and they understand the needs of a variety of yachts, the most useful will be that of a pre-purchase survey report for a client considering buying a boat. This is a very good idea as it will high-light any problems and possibly save considerable sums of money if any problems are detected before purchase.
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