Sneak Peek – ASA’s ME208 – Marine Survey Class

ASA’s Marine Survey is a three- day class which was designed for the nonmarine professional who wants basic knowledge of the industry, and for the marine professional who wants to learn more about the appraisal of yachts and commercial craft. ASA will be hosting this class on October 27-29, 2016 in Norfolk, VA. The class will be held at the Sheraton Norfolk Waterside.

Topics covered in the course include marine equipment; the marine industry and functions of marine surveyors and appraisers; the three approaches to value as they apply to commercial and yacht appraisal; identification of marine equipment and systems, both commercial and yacht; and following USPAP in report writing.

Topics covered in the course include marine equipment; the marine industry and functions of marine surveyors and appraisers; the three approaches to value as they apply to commercial and yacht appraisal; identification of marine equipment and systems, both commercial and yacht; and following USPAP in report writing.

The full class schedule includes:

DAY ONE
Introduction to commercial and pleasure craft marine assets; The functions of marine surveyors and marine appraisers; comparing and contrasting machinery and equipment and marine appraisers and their appraisals; purposes of marine appraisal and definitions used; the three approaches to value; valuation problems.

DAY TWO
The three approaches to value; valuation problems; detailed exploration of vessel types and systems; photo tour of vessel construction and vessel types.

DAY THREE
Off site- field trip; Marine data bases; information sources; sample reports/USPAP and marine appraisals; field safety; review; test.

The class is looking to include an off-site field trip to a commercial vessel. Past students who attended class had an offsite field trip to a fireboat vessel and have raved about it stating, “The fire boat tour was incredible! And essential for non-surveyors to have a better understanding of the course material.” These field trips are an important part of the learning process and help facilitate hands on learning. Norfolk offers a number of possibilities to be onboard a modern Z-drive ship docking tug.

This class has been held annually in locations around the nation including port cities such as Long Beach, CA; Baltimore, MD; New Orleans, LA; and internationally at locations such as Moscow, Russia; and Melbourne, Australia.

Norman F. Laskay, ASA

The instructor and developer of this course is Norman F. Laskay, ASA. Mr. Laskay, a designated member of the Society for more than 25 years, is a veteran marine appraiser/surveyor and of council for Metairie, LA based Dufour, Laskay & Strouse, Inc. and a frequent presenter at industry conferences.

To view past year’s photos of Marine Survey, click here and to view a past blog posts about this class click here.

To register for this class visit ASA Online.

Norfolk, VA is home to the largest Navy base in the world, Naval Station Norfolk and is the location of corporate headquarters Maersk Line, Limited, which manage the world’s largest fleet of US-flag vessels.

Norfolk International Airport is situated three miles northeast of the central business district of Norfolk and is a short plane ride many nearby cities such as Washington D.C.; New York; Charlotte, NC and many more.