Professional Experience
- Accredited Member # 787, Society of Accredited Marine Surveyors, (SAMS®)
- Society of Accredited Marine Surveyors®, South West Pacific Regional Director
- Standards Accredited Member, American Boat and Yacht Council (Standards setting body), (ABYC)
- 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 900 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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