Marine Survey Course Recap

The highly anticipated Marine Survey course took place on October 27-29, 2016 in Norfolk, Virginia. This course was specially designed for the nonmarine professional who desired basic knowledge of the marine industry and for the marine professional who yearned for an appraiser’s perspective. Attendees of this course included M&E appraisers; a representative from Canada; representatives of several banks; a maritime professional; several BV appraisers; and a Deloitte representative from Tokyo.

The venue was the ideal location for students to witness daily naval traffic that goes through the Elizabeth River. Students traveled to the McAllister Towing and Transportation yard where they were given a tour of the M/V EILEEN McALLISTER, an ocean service tug that has worked from Alaska to Nova Scotia and into the Caribbean. Participates were astonishment with the labor and preparations needed for the McAllister Towing Tug in pulling the Staten Island Ferry from Norfolk back to New York City.

Topics covered throughout the course include marine equipment and its special language, the marine industry and function of marine surveyors and appraisers, the three approaches to value as they apply to commercial and yacht appraisal, the identification of marine equipment and systems, report preparation, and the different types of Bluewater and Brownwater equipment.

As part of the coast to coast rotation of this course, the next offering, in 2017, will be at a site on the Great Lakes.

To view photos of the course click here.

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