BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:526@iims.org.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London;VALUE=DATE:20240313 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London;VALUE=DATE:20240315 DTSTAMP:20250319T155657Z URL:https://www.iims.org.uk/events/ireland-small-craft-working-group/ SUMMARY:Ireland Small Craft Working Group DESCRIPTION:IIMS looks forward to hosting this event face-to-face at Howth Yacht Club near Dublin. Marine surveyors\, no matter their affiliations\, are all welcome to join for this two day yacht and small craft workshop.\n \nDay 1 Wednesday 13 March\n\n0900 Registration\, tea and coffee.\n0930 - 1015 Update on IIMS head office activities by Mike Schwarz.\n1015 – 1045 The theory of thickness gauges and how they work by Jon Sharland\, Tritex NDT.\n1045 - 1100 Coffee break\n1100 – 1215 Jon Sharland leads a practi cal thickness gauge session on boats in the marina.\n1215 – 1245 Sticky diesel problems by Darrell Broscomb.\n1245 - 1330 Lunch.\n1330 – 1500 Tr amex Moisture Meters by Andy Rynhart. Theory and hands-on session in the m arina.\n1515 - 1530 Coffee break.\n1530 – 1645 Things you see on survey and just could not make up by Geoff Waddington HonFIIMS (IIMS Immediate Pa st President).\n1645 Close.\n\n1845 Group pub dinner local to Howth at own cost (subject to demand).\n\nDay 2 Thursday 14 March\n\n0900 Registration \, tea and coffee.\n0930 - 1050 Report writing techniques and challenges\, plus what insurers want and expect from surveyors - joint presentation an d discussion by Mike Schwarz and Geoff Waddington.\n1050 - 1100 Coffee bre ak.\n1100 – 1200 Sailboat rigging on yachts upto 24mtrs including stainl ess steel wire standing rigging and lifetime expectancy\, the primary caus es of failure of wire rigging\, the advantages of rod over wire and which parts of the market would benefit from these advantages\, plus more by And y Postle\, Allspars Masts &\; Rigging.\n1200 – 1300 Common fibres in use for cruising and racing ropes\; Visual signs of damage vs appropriate wear\; Failure diagnosis\; Knots vs Splices in modern fibre ropes\; impact s and lessons by David Mossman\, Marlow Ropes.\n1300 - 1350 Lunch.\n1350 - 1450 In conversation with Karen Brain\, Matrix Insurance Ltd.\n1450 - 155 0 How to conduct a pre-purchase survey by John Walker FIIMS. John\, who li ves in Palma\, Mallorca\, will share how he goes about this aspect of his work.\n1600 Close\n\nIf you prefer not to use the secure online booking fo rm\, please email Vicki Loizides at education@iims.org.uk or call her on + 44 23 9238 5223 to reserve your place. CATEGORIES:IIMS Events & Meetings,Marine Events & Conferences,What's On LOCATION:Howth Yacht Club\, Middle Pier\, Howth Harbour\, \, Howth\, Dubli n\, D13 E6V3\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS= Middle Pier\, Howth Harbou r\, \, Howth\, Dublin\, D13 E6V3\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TIT LE=Howth Yacht Club:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20231029T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR