Marine Surveyors Paul Slivka
Marine Surveys by Paul Slivka, SAMS® AMS® Hemmant (Brisbane)
Queensland, Australia

Paul Slivka, SAMS® AMS®
Principal Marine Surveyor

Serving Australia, New Zealand & Beyond


About Us
Professional Experience

  • Accredited Member # 787, Society of Accredited Marine Surveyors, (SAMS®)
  • Society of Accredited Marine Surveyors®, South West Pacific Regional Director
  • Member #3019 International Association of Marine Investigators (IAMI)
  • Standards Accredited Member, American Boat and Yacht Council (Standards setting body), (ABYC)
  • Associate Member # 619 s, International Institute of Marine Surveyors (IIMS)
  • Associate Member # 10061 Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, (SNAME)
  • Trade qualified timber boat builder California, USA, 1976
  • Trade qualified timber boat builder, # T.400520, Queensland Government, Australia, 1995.
  • Approved maritime Valuer, Commonwealth Bank of Australia

    Surveying Experience

  • Practicing Marine Surveyor, part time, 1977-1994
  • Practicing Marine Surveyor, full time, 1994 to the present
  • Experience surveying recreational vessels to 100 feet
  • Completion of more than 800 surveys on sailing and power craft, timber, fiberglass, composite construction, aluminum and steel.

    The nature of the survey work has been pre-purchase, insurance, valuation, expert's briefs, insurance assessing, consultations and construction inspections

    Boat Building/Repair

  • Self employed boat repair, 1985-1994
  • O.S.T.A.C. Yachts, Hemmant, Queensland, Australia1, 1982 -1985
  • Windspeed Catamarans / Multihull Yacht Services, Hemmant, Queensland, 1981-1982
  • H. Morris Boat Builder, Hemmant Queensland, 1979-1981
  • Bristol Fashion Marine, Sausalito, California, 1976-1977
  • Sausalito Marine, Sausalito, California, 1974-1976
  • Lawries Yacht Harbor, San Rafael, California, 1968-1972
  • Boat building and repair experience of more than 30 years, on vessels to 100 feet.

    Experience includes construction and repair of timber and fiberglass monohulls and multihulls.

    Relevant Experience

  • Approximately 100,000 miles sea time in small craft, cruising, delivering and racing
  • US Navy, destroyer, three years sea time as Quartermaster, navigation, 1965-1968.
  • Ordinary seaman, deck crew, Norwegian Merchant Service, 1963-1965.

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