Diploma in Small Craft Surveying

Diploma in Small Craft Surveying

Diploma in Small Craft Surveying, the leading international marine and ship surveying training course by distance learning.

This small craft specific diploma has enabled over 3,000+ participants to specialise in small craft surveying and focuses on vessels up to 24 metres in registered length. The detailed syllabus provides marine surveyors, potential marine surveyors and associated maritime professionals with a qualification that gives them the knowledge to assist personal and professional development.

Over the 12 months of the course you will explore:

  • Introduction to Small Craft Surveying.
  • Naval Architecture for Small Craft.
  • Small Craft Engineering & Systems.
  • Stability of Small Craft.
  • Small Craft Surveys and Repairs.
  • Survey Management and Reporting.
  • Health & Safety for Surveyors.
  • Marine Law relating to Surveying & Surveyors
  • Marine Insurance for Surveyors
  • Business Skills for the Surveyor
  • Choice of specialist modules in Inland Waterways and Canal Craft, Power Leisure and Sail Leisure Vessels, Fishing Vessels and Small Commercial Craft.

Partnered with The Society of Consulting Marine Engineers and Ship Surveyors (SCMS)

  • Receive 50% off SCMS membership fee for new members who have completed the Diploma in Small Craft Surveying in the year of application
  • Receive 20% off SCMS membership for existing members who have completed the Diploma in Small Craft Surveying as part of their CPD in the year of doing the course

VISIT SCMS WEBSITE FOR MORE INFORMATION

APPLY FOR THIS COURSE WITH LLOYD’S MARITIME ACADEMY

Key Information


  • Qualification: Lloyd’s Maritime Academy Professional Development Diploma, awarded by North Kent College
  • Delivery: Part-time Tutored Distance Learning
  • Duration: 12 months
  • Apply for this course via Lloyd’s Maritime Academy
  • CPD/CEUs: 21 hours / 2.1 CEUs

Learning Outcomes


  • Explain the unique nature of the small craft surveying business
  • Identify the various professional skills required by the marine surveyor for conducting surveys on small craft vessels
  • Analyse the role of the marine surveyor in relation to clients, insurance companies, classification societies and regulatory bodies
  • Describe the methodology required to prepare for and perform various types of survey on small craft
  • Understand small craft and their structure from a naval architecture perspective
  • Discuss the marine survey business with clients with a view to offering accurate, valuable marine survey services
  • Demonstrate a clear, logical approach to performing marine surveys

Sylabus


  • Module 1 – Introduction to Small Craft Surveying
  • Module 2 – Naval Architecture for Small Craft
  • Module 3 – Small Craft Engineering & Systems
  • Module 4 – Stability of Small Craft
  • Module 5 – Small Craft Surveys and Repairs
  • Module 6 – Survey Management and Reporting
  • Module 7 – Health & Safety for Surveyors
  • Module 8 – Marine Law relating to Surveying & Surveyors
  • Module 9 – Marine Insurance for Surveyors
  • Module 10 -Business Skills for the Surveyor

Course Director

EurIng Allan Larsen CEng CMarEng FRINA FIMarEST FCMS

Managing Director, Larsens Marine Surveyors & Consultants

Allan is a European Engineer registered with FEANI, Fellow of the Royal Institution of Naval Architects, Fellow of the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology and a member of The Society of Consulting Marine Engineers and Ship Surveyors in addition to holding professional accreditation as both a Chartered Engineer and Chartered Marine Engineer.

Bespoke On-site Training

Larsens Marine Surveyors and Consultants provide the complete Training and Consultancy package for your business.

Larsen’s Marine Surveyors & Consultants are advocates of continual professional development (CPD) and up-skilling the marine industry workforce. At Larsen’s Marine Surveyors & Consultants, we can provide your company with a wide range of course subjects that will help your workforce to continue to deliver a professional service to your clients, here at Larsen’s Marine Surveyors & Consultants, we can call upon a wide range of maritime industry knowledge, with lecturers that have a wealth of experience within the maritime industry.

To see how we can help you company maintain and grow your workforce’s skills to compete in the modern high pressure maritime industry, contact us at [email protected] or via telephone at +44 (0)1472 826 820 to see how we can help.

As we usually produce material specific to each client we would require a time period to produce the material for any bespoke training courses delivered.

To discuss your training needs or find out more information call us on +44 (0)1472 826 820, send an  e-mail to [email protected] or use the contact button below to send us a quick message and we will contact you.