Tasmanian Marine Surveyor becomes President of the World Marine Surveyors Prof’l Assoc’n

Adam Brancher, left, takes over from Capt Bertrand as President of IIMS

First Australian President announced for International Institute of Marine Surveying at its 25th Anniversary Conference

Hobart, Tasmania, October 1, 2016 – Adam Brancher, the Managing Director and Principal Marine Surveyor of the Sandy Bay based marine survey company Kedge Pty Ltd (Marine Surveyors) recently became the first Australian to be elected President of the International Institute of Marine Surveying (IIMS). The IIMS has over 1,000 marine surveyor members in over 90 countries worldwide.

“I’m proud and humbled to be selected by the members of the IIMS to be their President in this, the Institute’s 25th Year. The Institute is evolving to meet emerging challenges in new technology and I’m delighted to have been selected to lead them through this critical period, ” said Adam Brancher

As the Australian Maritime Safety Authority take over from state regulators, having a high quality well respected local survey company able to provide services to clients is a real bonus.

“We here at Kedge see the role of a surveyor in very simple terms – to ensure fit for purpose vessels are set up correctly to go out to sea and come back safely. We make sure there are no surprises at survey, communicate clearly and support our clients. This is the hallmark of an IIMS surveyor.”

Kedge Pty Ltd (www.kedge.com.au ) surveyors and naval architects provide a full range of survey services in Tasmania, SA and NSW for commercial and leisure vessel owners and operators, including insurance, condition, pre-purchase and regulatory services. Their locally based staff are available 24 hours a day seven days a week.
Kedge Pty Ltd