View the May news bulletin in full: IIMS News Bulletin May 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 26 minutes) and Commercial Ship Surveyors (run time 30 minutes).
Recently, I attended the annual UK Maritime & Coastguard Agency’s (MCA) Certifying Authority BCC meeting in Southampton, which drew about 40 attendees. All the UK Certifying Authorities and the Recognised Organisations were represented and present. We were joined by senior and key MCA personnel. For the large part, it was business as usual as the regulator announced new initiatives, interpretations, and gave a general news update on a series of policies and ongoing work behind the scenes. But mid-way through the meeting, a comment was made by the Code Lead in his presentation about the Workboat Edition 3 Code in relation to a recently circulated urgent MCA press release. I could not let this go unchallenged.