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Hiring marine surveyors in the United Kingdom starts with the port: Southampton and London, Liverpool and Manchester, Teesport and Aberdeen on the North Sea, Belfast over the Irish Sea. The UK is a Paris MOU member; its east coast lies in the North Sea ECA.
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Copeland Yacht Surveys Ltd is registered in England and Wales with an address in Tiverton and surveys yachts and small commercial craft in Devon and Cornwall, including Falmouth and Mylor. Its surveyor also consults on refurbishment projects, osmosis treatment and repairs. Services include pre-purchase, insurance and damage surveys, valuations, moisture checks, tonnage measurement and MCA coding, and it lists IIMS and YDSA.
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Celtic Maritime Limited is run by Martyn, a lead auditor for the main maritime conventions and certified flag surveyor who went to work for the UK's MCA in 2017 and reached the rank of Principal Marine Surveyor there in October 2023. Working from Cardiff, he was part of the senior team covering most of Wales and the Severn area and helped draft UK policy on small craft, workboats, pleasure vessels and domestic passenger ships. The company offers MCA coding, fishing vessel and yacht surveys, ISM audits, pre-PSC checks, thickness measurement and new-build supervision.
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Caribbean Marine Surveyors Ltd has surveyed yachts and motorboats since 1999 from Road Town, Tortola, and says it probably inspects more catamarans than any other surveyor. It is approved by the UK MCA for Small Commercial Vessel and MLC inspections and by certifying authorities including MECAL, IIMS and the RYA. Services include pre-purchase, insurance and damage surveys, tonnage measurement, moisture checks, stability work and expert witness reports, and it lists SAMS, IIMS, ABYC and YDSA memberships.
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Boatcare Yacht Surveys offers named survey packages for boat buyers and owners: BoatBuy pre-purchase inspections, BoatSure condition, finance and insurance surveys, hull and structure inspections, sports boat and RIB surveys, trailer-sailer surveys, damage surveys, market valuations, sea trials and new boat delivery checks. It also handles charter coding and British registration, works at harbours such as the Hamble, Lymington, Chichester, Brixham and Salcombe, and lists YDSA membership.
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Boat Surveyor Ltd, trading as Marine Surveys UK, carries out yacht and motorboat surveys along the south coast, including Chichester, the Hamble, Southampton, Portsmouth, Gosport, Lymington, Poole and Shoreham. Its website explains why insurers and lenders often want a survey on older boats and how one helps buyers negotiate. Services include pre-purchase and insurance surveys, valuations, moisture checks, MCA coding, tonnage and load line work, and it lists IIMS, YDSA and MCA authorisation.
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Anchor Marine Surveys is run by Tim, an accredited YDSA surveyor who worked in building, repairing and selling boats before he began surveying in 2005; he went full time in 2008 after earning a distinction in the Practical & Small Craft Surveying diploma at the International Boat Training Centre in Lowestoft. He has since completed thousands of surveys, on boats as varied as an ocean rowing boat and a 100 ft steel suction dredger, covering pre-purchase, insurance, moisture and damage surveys, MCA coding and new-build work.
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Aberdeen Marine Surveyors (AMS) specialises in marine surveying and safety equipment and has grown into separate AMS divisions for marine technical, cargo, safety and radiation work to cover high-risk industrial work. Its services include cargo, insurance and marine warranty surveys, MCA small vessel coding, port captain services and training, at ports such as Aberdeen, Peterhead, Invergordon, Great Yarmouth and Newcastle. It holds ISO 9001, 14001 and 45001 and lists the Nautical Institute.
White Hat Marine Surveying Ltd is the firm of David Pestridge, a Fellow of the International Institute of Marine Surveying (IIMS) registered as a large yacht and small craft surveyor, based in Dart Harbour, United Kingdom. Its IIMS entry lists pre-purchase surveys. The listing gives a phone number and an email address.
Support Ashore Ltd is the firm of Richard Cray, a Member of the International Institute of Marine Surveying (IIMS) registered as a large yacht and small craft surveyor, based in South Coast, United Kingdom. The IIMS entry names pre-purchase surveys among its services. The listing gives a phone number and an email address.
Solent Marine Surveys Ltd is the firm of Guy Nicholls, a Fellow of the International Institute of Marine Surveying (IIMS) registered as a large yacht and small craft surveyor, based in Beaulieu Harbour, United Kingdom. Its IIMS entry lists pre-purchase surveys. A telephone number is included in the listing.
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