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Marine surveyors in the United States work a coastline that stretches from Houston and New Orleans on the Gulf, through Norfolk, New York City and Boston, to Los Angeles, Oakland and Seattle, plus Great Lakes ports like Cleveland. Foreign-flag ships face USCG examinations, so check requirements first.
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"One Sharp" Marine Surveying is a Juneau, United States practice whose surveyor, Todd W. Sharp, is listed in the SAMS surveyor directory as an Accredited Marine Surveyor with a fishing vessel specialty. The listing gives a phone number and an email address.
Yandt Boat Works was set up in autumn 2014 to offer survey and consulting work in the marine and cargo fields with a hospitality-style approach. Its surveyor has more than 15 years in the marine world, trained at Chapman School of Seamanship and lists NAMS, ABYC and USPAP. It surveys everything from first-time buyers' runabouts to 50-80 ft vessels and classic yachts, with condition and value surveys and repair management contracts.
Williamson Marine Surveyors LLC is run by Joe Williamson, who joined the Coast Guard in 1977 and spent ten years as a machinery technician on rescue boats. He went on to manage a large storage and service yard on Ohio's north coast, handling repairs, salvage and fibreglass work, and was a partner in a small yacht brokerage. He began surveying in 1997 with a large US survey company and became a SAMS member, and he also lists ABYC and NFPA.
Wager & Associates, Inc. is a Pensacola firm of insurance adjusters, claims managers and marine surveyors covering Florida, the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean. Founder and president Doug Wager acts as principal surveyor and adjuster and has spent over four decades in the marine field and all-lines adjuster licences in Florida and several Gulf and Atlantic states. The firm handles yacht and boat claims, including hurricane and catastrophe work, and prepares schedules of claim for insurers.
Van Slyck Marine Surveys is run by Paul Van Slyck, a NAMS certified surveyor who surveys sail and power boats around Puget Sound and the San Juan Islands. He has worked at a San Juan Islands bareboat charter company managing more than 60 yachts, refitted donated boats for the Everett Sea Scouts for ten years and coached sailing at Everett High School. He offers pre-purchase and insurance surveys and IRS donation valuations.
Van der Vliet Marine, LLC (VdV Marine Survey) is run by a surveyor whose experience began in 2001 crewing commercial schooners in Maine and has since taken him to commercial sailing catamarans on Maui and yachts on Puget Sound. He surveys across the Pacific Northwest and Hawaii, checking compliance with ABYC, NFPA and USCG standards and providing a fair market value. Services include pre-purchase surveys, condition and valuation surveys for insurance renewals, and consultations for out-of-state buyers.
The Salvage Groups, Inc. buys and sells only damaged cargo, working with the insured's representatives to recover value after a loss. Between them its associates have more than three centuries of experience with all kinds of commodities and have helped settle thousands of cargo claims. After a loss it usually draws up an inspection plan within 24 hours, assesses the goods on site and reports to potential buyers, and it has offices across North America and partners worldwide.
Tagish Marine, LLC is the Alaska marine surveying and consulting practice of Capt. Don Etheridge. He is a Master Marine Surveyor with the US Surveyors Association, a member of the Association of Certified Marine Surveyors and an ABYC member, and takes on vessel surveys and marine consulting work in Alaska.
Stansbury & Associates, LLC is an oilfield marine survey and consulting firm on Roderick Street in Morgan City, Louisiana, specialising in inspections of commercial tugs and barges. Its principal has more than 25 years as a full-time surveyor, and the staff share over 50 years in fabrication, repair and surveying. It runs a 24-hour service for on/off-charter surveys and repair specifications, mainly on the Gulf Coast and at times in Mexico, the Caribbean, the East Coast and the Great Lakes.
Stafford Marine Service, LLC surveys boats full time, year round, across New England and the Northeast for underwriters, lenders, steamship companies and private boaters. It brings more than 35 years in the marine claims industry and offers surveys for buyers, insurers and lenders as well as damage surveys referenced to USCG, ABYC and NFPA standards.
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