View the February news bulletin in full: IIMS News Bulletin February 2026 (pdf format) or click to read it in eReader magazine format.
Two ‘lite’ podcast versions are also available to listen to. Yacht & Small Craft Surveyors (run time 20 minutes) and Commercial Ship Surveyors (run time 28 minutes).
You do not need me to remind you that we are surrounded by innovative, marine sector tech on all fronts, racing ahead, seemingly at a pace I can’t recall in my lifetime. And as one gets older (rather like me these days), it is easy to turn a blind eye to what’s happening, and to plough on with what we know, accepting the norm, hoping it will all just go away. But of course, it doesn’t, so we must try and embrace what’s new and cope with the inevitable change and resulting disruption to our lives it brings. For younger and less experienced marine surveyors, I’d suggest ignoring what is going on around them right now is dangerous, and creates knowledge voids and potential pitfalls.