Day 1: Wednesday 12 November 2025
0900 Registration, tea and coffee
0930 – 1015 Update on IIMS activities and performance by Mike Schwarz
1015 – 1030 Coffee break
1030 – 1130 Speaker to be confirmed
1130 – 1300 Update on Workboat Code 3 and the new requirements for the IIMS Certifying Authority as the MCA Sport & Pleasure Code approaches by Fraser Noble.
1300 – 1400 Lunch
1400 – 1600 Microbial corrosion – what a surveyor needs to know by Dr Mike Lewus
1600 – 1700 Giving Expert Witness by Karen Brain, Matrix Insurance Ltd
1700 Close
1845 Dinner at nearby restaurant in Kirkcaldy
Day 2: Thursday 13 November 2025
0900 Tea and coffee
0920 – 1050 Review of John Hamilton’s reports and discussion by Karen Brain. John has kindly agreed (at his suggestion) to allow Karen to review a couple of his recent reports for her to critique and comment on where they could be amended and improved still further.
1050 – 1105 Coffee break
1105 – 1205 Latest update on the new Sport & Pleasure Code by Rob Taylor, MCA Code Vessel Team lead.
1205 – 1300 Surveying wooden vessels by Tim Rowe FIIMS.
1300 – 1400 Lunch
1400 – 1515 HSE vs MCA Health and Safety Law, Significant changes affecting the operation of vessels, Overview of code and SMS requirements, Basics of risk assessment and key terms and responsibilities for all by Simon Jinks, Marine Comply
1515 – 1600 Mike Schwarz: Lithium-ion battery fires update
1600 Close
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