Marine Surveyor

Marine surveyors have been around almost since the beginning of boats. Only within the last few hundred years have marine surveyors been identified as a well established profession with professional organizations and ethics code governing surveyor behavior.

   

The independence of surveyor insures that the surveyor provides an unbiased third-party opinion to the company who requests his services, and these can be: surveying of materials and components prior to be used onboard of vessels, supervising the construction/ repair of vessels, investigations or consultancy related to any issue connected to ship building. Marine surveyors are highly trained experts that survey ships to make sure they meet local and global standards.

   
There are many different methods available to become a marine surveyor; however there is no established set of guidelines used, nationally or internationally, to determine the certification of marine surveyors. At present time, any certification available for marine surveyors is only available via independent organizations with no nationally recognized accreditation.  There is no set international regulatory commission or group that sets rates and educational standards for marine surveyors. There are several independent survey organizations that are specific to the classification of survey.