DG comment
Website relaunched
Stratergy for the millennium
Organisation and Management - Part 6
Elections to Council
AGM minutes
CPD: the outcome
Branch news
People
New appointments to role

DG's comment............

Website relaunched

Many members are unaware of the mass of information already available to them from their website. To make this content clearer the IMarE website has undergone a facelift. As from May 2 members will see a major difference in the way the website looks and operates.
Any home page is like a shop window to an organisation and so ours highlights new IMarE conferences and publications as well as other topical features. The re-launched site incorporates a complementary site content map and button toolbar to aid effective navigation around it. So if you know what you are looking for you should be able to find it under the new hierarchical structure given to the content.
A lot of the information is now stored in databases, which allows us to display content based on a desired set of criteria. For example all events and publications are categorised into interest areas, allowing you to retrieve all the content from the site based on your particular interest. You can of course search the events and publications database for items based on your own criteria, or just browse the `best sellers' list.
We have also laid down the foundations to start delivering tailored information and services to individual members and by restricting many of the services to `Members Only'. The best illustration of this is a new benefit members will enjoy of being able to search on-line the 70 000 plus technical abstracts that comprise MTA.
The MTA database is jointly owned by IMarE and BMT Ltd and until now has only been available by separate subscription. Anyone other than IMarE Members will still have to pay £500 for the annual subscription.
BMT (British Maritime Technology Ltd) offers a wide range of research and consultancy services and can be reached on www.bmt.org. Our thanks go out to BMT for making their part of MTA freely available to IMarE members.
Please visit the new look site by typing www.imare.org.uk into the address box of your Internet browser. You can then register to enter the members only part of the site that includes MTA. We welcome your feedback and comments as we introduce new content and services to your website.

On-line to a world of information

General access to the IMarE Library Catalogue — available on the website at www.imare.org.uk — has been extended to cover not just our book holdings but also all MER articles, IMarE Transactions and IMarE Conferences referenced in our main library database.
This means that members can now directly access around 10 000 references — the main bulk of the library's physical collection.
The MIC/Library now has a PC for members' use which enables access to the Internet directly without charge. Access is given to our own web-based services but members can even set up or check their own web-based e-mail accounts.
In addition, the MIC/Library has just taken out a special subscription to Lloyd's List Electronic Archive Online. This database contains every edition of Lloyd's List published since 1991, up to one week prior to the current date. The data is fully searchable and can be accessed from the Library PC.
Members overseas can request the staff of MIC to undertake searches in Lloyd's List Electronic Archive and the full text results can be e-mailed or posted as required. Please contact the MIC on Tel: +44 (0)20 7382 2600, Fax: +44 (0)20 7382 2670 or e-mail: mic@imare.org.uk

Members Email Addresses Wanted!

Email and the Internet offer the Institute opportunities to improve communications with members around the world. With the re-launch of the IMarE Website there will be additional features `hidden' behind a `members only' firewall.
In the members only area we intend to publish a full list of members including: names, number, town, country, grade and branch; all of which will be open for viewing by all members. In addition members will be able to inspect their own email address subscription status. Members wishing to contact other members whom they have lost contact with, will be able to do so via the Institute, ie, full address and personal information will not be released without members agreement.
Members with access to the Internet are urged to register on the Institute Web Site.
To register members will need to enter their name and membership number and then an email address (or user name if preferred) and a password of their choosing. Once registered future access to the members only area will be by logging on using their email address/password combination.
Members not using the world wide web but have an email address are asked to email their address to Pam Hibbert (pah@imare.org.uk) and give their agreement to receiving email communications from the Institute.

Strategy for the millennium

Mission - The Institute will, as an international centre of excellence, be the chosen professional societz for those engaged in every aspect of marine engineering, science and technology.

The Council recently approved `Strategic Plan 2000', the document that sets out the Mission, Aims and Objectives for the Institute.
The Institute's Charter defines the objects and purposes of the Institute as being - “to promote the scientific development of marine engineering in all its branches”. The term `marine engineering' is not defined in the Charter or the Bye-Laws and is presumed by Council to comprise `all engineering, science and technology in the marine environment'.
The changing nature of this environment requires that the Institute must adapt if it is to continue to flourish and it is in order to achieve this that the Institute seeks to widen and grow both its constituency and its international perspective. A corollary is the need for co-ordination between ourselves and other professions within the maritime sector and the development of a single maritime focus.
The Strategic Plan establishes a strategy for the future development of the Institute. It provides a mission statement and aims, looks to a ten-year horizon and provides specific objectives on a three year rolling basis.
As part of the planning and financial control process of the Institute the Strategic Plan forms the basis for the annual Business Plan and Budget — the three are linked, inform each other and provide feedback for reassessment on an annual basis. The detailed objectives in the Plan cover all aspects of the Institute's activities and are reported on to the Finance and General Purposes Committee at regular intervals by the relevant executive manager.

l Many members have asked how the Institute's policy in relationship the Royal Institution of Naval Architects sits with the Strategic Plan and our view of the role of marine or maritime engineering in its `wider context'.
Following an exchange of correspondence, RINA Council have recently written to the Institute stating that their Council policy does not consider that a merger with the Institute of Marine Engineers can still be assumed as being in the best interests of the members of RINA and the naval architectural profession. It intends that, a newly formed Future Direction Committee should examine the future direction and role of RINA. It would, however, wish to extend its current collaboration with IMarE.
The IMarE Council believes that, in keeping with its strategy to widen and grow our constituency and international perspective, increased collaboration with RINA and closer co-operation in planning activities should be encouraged; and that, once RINA has clarified its future direction, talks on further collaboration, which do not rule out a merger, could be instigated.

The Organisation and Management of the Institute

Part 6, Technical Papers and Conferences

One of the core activities of the Institute as a learned society since its foundation has been the dissemination to members of technical information, through the publication of technical papers and the organisation of technical meetings and conferences. The focus for the organisation of these activities is the Technical Papers and Conferences Committee, or TPCC.
One of the Committees of Council, the TPCC currently comprises 25 IMarE members and a small number of co-opted non-members. Two members of the Executive staff administer the Committee — the Technical Director (Technical Papers) and the Events Manager (Conferences and Seminars).
A full list of all the members of the TPCC can be found within each part of `International Maritime Technology', the Transactions of the Institute, which is published four times a year.

So what does the TPCC actually do?

a) It advises the Executive on the commissioning, selection, refereeing and publication of Technical Papers
b) It seeks to maintain and improve the technical status of the papers, and monitor the choice of subject matter to ensure as even a distribution as practicable over the various marine engineering specialisations which the Institute serves
c) It suggest topics and contacts for technical conferences and seminars to be run by the Institute
d) It evaluates the technical papers published, together with those submitted by IMarE Branches, and prepares a list of recommendations to Council for the Awards and Medals which are presented to the successful authors at the AGM each March.

As marine engineers are a diverse group, the TPCC aims to cater for the needs of all engineers whatever their sector or discipline. This imposes the need for a wide variety of topics and to this is added the need for papers to cover as far as possible the full range of functions within that topic, such as research, design, development, construction, installation, operation and regulation.
Papers submitted to the Institute and approved for publication may either be presented at an evening Technical Meeting at HQ, or be circulated for written discussion by correspondence or on the Web. In either case, the paper, with its discussion, is subsequently published in the Transactions.
Each paper goes through a process of evaluation and checking before ultimate publication, including the appointment of two Referees from a Panel maintained by the Institute. The Referees check first the synopsis and then the full paper, for relevance, technical accuracy, and clarity of presentation. Commercial or marketing elements are eliminated from the paper, and where necessary, authors may be requested to warrant the originality of the subject matter.
The TPCC seeks worldwide recognition of the published papers but equally understands the unique nature of the practicing marine engineer, with his focus on the operational and practical.
It hopes to ensure that the perceived academic status of each published paper is as high as possible. This it tackles by rigid control of the refereeing and editing procedures, and by seeking to ensure that each paper is referenced and abstracted by the leading international engineering databases.
To achieve high academic status implies that a large proportion of papers submitted are academic, theoretical or mathematical. This has been the case in recent years, but the TPCC strives for a well-balanced overall content and encourages papers of a more practical and operational nature from members. Indeed, any members wishing to submit such are welcome to contact the Technical Director.
It is clear though, that the Institute's global technical reputation is growing by holding conferences and seminars in various parts of the world. While meeting its obligation of providing effective exchange of technical information to members worldwide, naturally it has to do this within its financial means. Hence, this requires careful selection of conference topics, the setting of fees in the light of expected attendance, and the streamlining of the preparation processes in the face of competition from commercial competition organisers.
With the geographical shift in Institute membership away from the UK, it is recognised that an increasing proportion of the technical papers should be sourced outside the UK. The TPCC is currently studying means of internationalising its own committee membership, and establishing channels through which to increase the flow of papers from throughout the world. It has already increased the number of papers published in the Transactions from overseas Branches.

Elections to Council

BLACKIE, EDMUND PETER

Edmund Blackie is a Senior Engineer Surveyor with Lloyd's Register. Born in April 1939 (60) he took an apprenticeship under the Alternative Training Scheme with Elder Dempster Lines, gaining 2nd Class certificates and serving as 2nd engineer. He came ashore in 1970 and obtained HNC and endorsements in Mechanical Engineering at Liverpool Polytechnic, having meanwhile held various industrial engineering positions. He then became Senior Ship repair Manager with Crichton Brown (later to become CBS Engineering) until its closure. In 1982 he joined Lloyd's Register working throughout the world, later becoming Senior Engineer Surveyor and Industrial Mentor based in Birmingham.
He became a Member in 1973, Fellow in 1988 and has been a past Council Member, past Chairman of the West Midlands Branch and is its current Secretary.

CUBITT, HAMISH MACKENZIE

Hamish Cubitt is Technical Director of Denholm. Born in March 1945 (54) he gained an Engineering degree from Glasgow University, practical training at Fairfield and J G Kincaid, and seagoing service with Sugar Line and Denholm, rising to the rank of Chief Engineer.
In 1978 he joined Denholm's Glasgow office as Superintendent, and in 1995 was appointed Technical Director in charge of Technical Services. Responsibilities include vessel condition assessment, newbuildings, conversions, and project work for ship management clients. He is a member of Intertanko's Safety Technical and Environmental Committee and Chairman of the Bunker Sub-Committee.
He became a Member in 1977, Fellow in 1983, and has been a past chairman of the Scottish Branch.

DAKERS, BARRIE EDMUND

Barrie Dakers is a senior surveyor. He was born in February 1938 (61) and served a marine engineer apprenticeship with
Anglo Saxon Petroleum Co (Shell Tankers), progressing to Chief Engineer while serving on LNG and oil carriers.
In 1971 he was appointed Superintendent Engineer with Shell Tankers (UK) Repair and Maintenance Division. In 1974 he served as Superintendent Engineer with Shell Kosan KK, Tokyo, responsible for the operation and maintenance of the Brunei Shell LNG carriers. Later he became Senior Design Engineer and Site Office Manager with Shell Pacific Enterprises, Korea and, in 1981, served as Senior Design and Project Engineer, Shell International Marine, in charge of construction supervision of LNG, oil and bulk carriers. He joined Lloyd's Register in 1993 as a Senior Surveyor with wide responsibilities.
He became a Member in 1973 and Fellow in 1993.

ROSSETER, STEPHEN SCOTT

Stephen Rosseter (Eur Ing) is Managing Director of V.Ships (UK). Born in April 1946 (53) he joined Ellerman Lines as a cadet in 1962, gained his 1st Class certificate in 1971 and progressed to Chief Engineer Officer.
In 1974 he became Superintendent Engineer with Stephenson Clarke Shipping and during 1979-94 was employed with Thoresen Car Ferries/P&O European Ferries as Marine Superintendent then subsequently as Senior Technical Manager and Group Projects Manager. He moved on in 1994 to spend a year as Managing Director, Hempel Paints Ltd and, in 1995, became Operations Director and thence Managing Director of V.Ships (UK) Ltd.
He became IMarE Member in 1973, Fellow in 1984 and served on Council during 1986-94. He is the IMarE representative on the Technical Committee of Lloyd's Register.

THORP, IAN

Ian Thorp (now retired) was born in July 1933 (66) and served an apprenticeship with Hawthorn Leslie. In 1954 he joined Hain Steamship Co as a seagoing engineer, then Burnett Steamship Co as Junior Engineer progressing to Chief Engineer, gaining his combined Steam/Motor 1st Class certificate and, in 1960, his Extra 1st.
He became a lecturer at the then South Shields Marine School, gained his Honours degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of London in 1967 and a year later joined the then Newcastle Polytechnic as lecturer in mechanical engineering. In 1971 he joined the Dept of Marine Engineering at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne. He was awarded an MPhil in 1974 from London University, became Head of Marine Engineering in 1986 and two years later was appointed first Head of the new Dept of Marine Technology.
He joined the IMarE in 1959 and became a Fellow in 1973. He has been an active member of the North East Coast Branch, including spells as Chairman & Vice-Chairman. He has served on Council and undertaken a number of accreditation visits.

Members of Council

HUNTER, MALCOLM

Malcolm Hunter (Eur Ing) is a senior surveyor with Lloyd's Register. Born in July 1963 (36) he joined Shell Tankers (UK) as an engineer cadet in 1981, later reading for a BEng in mechanical engineering at Imperial College, London.
During his studies he carried out research into CAD/machine tool integration at the University of Delaware, USA. In 1988 after graduating he joined BP as a Mechanical Engineer working on sub-sea development engineering and equipment reliability, and on loss control and environmental protection.
He joined LR in 1993 as a surveyor in its Offshore Division and, in 1997, was promoted to Senior Surveyor and Manager of Offshore Marketing and Business.
He joined the IMarE in 1982 becoming Member in 1993.

WEEKS, RICHARD ROYSTON

Richard Weeks is a Principal Lecturer at the Warsash Maritime Centre. Born in May 1950 (49), he joined the Royal Navy in 1967 as an Engineroom Artificer Apprentice and served in a variety of surface ships, transferring in 1974 to the Submarine Service.
In 1985 he was promoted to Sub Lieutenant Special Duties list and appointed to HMS Torbay. He was posted to HMS Sultan in 1989 as a Divisional Officer for 100 Artificer candidates, later taking on responsibility for submarine engineer officer and ratings' operational engineering training. In 1993 he was appointed to the MoD Procurement Executive and established the new post of Human Factors Desk Officer for Batch 2 Trafalgar-class submarines.
In 1996 he became Senior Engineer (Electrical) HMS Sultan responsible for the practical electrical training aspects of officer and rating courses. He joined Warsash in 1999.
He joined the IMarE in 1981, became Member in 1997 and served as Associate Member of Council 1989-92, 92-95 and 1997. He is currently on the Southern Jt Branch Council.

Appointments to Council

Vice-President

Commodore John William Anthony Clayden, RN Commodore John Clayden, born in August 1945 (54), joined the navy as a cadet in 1963 training at BRNC Dartmouth, RNEC Manadon and at ARTE Dounreay to obtain a London University degree and a nuclear submarine qualification.
He sailed in, amongst others, HMS Warspite and HMS Onslaught and spent two years as University training officer at Dartmouth.
He was promoted to Commander in 1982 and joined HMS Turbulent for her build in Barrow, later serving as Head of the Reactor Design Section, and as MEO of the Second Submarine Squadron.
Promoted to Capain in 1991 he joined DGSR as Submarine Project Manager before becoming Chief Staff Officer (Engineering) to Flag Officer Submarines in 1994. He was appointed an ADC to Her Majesty The Queen prior to taking command of HMS Sultan on promotion to Commodore in March 1998.

Minutes of the One Hundred and Eleventh Annual General Meeting

Held at 1730 hours on Thursday 9 March 2000

At 80 Coleman Street, London EC2R 5BJ

The President, Mr P H Gee, in the Chair

The President opened the meeting by welcoming those members present.

ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE COUNCIL AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 1999

Mhe Secretary and Director General (Mr K F Read) presented the Annual Review of the Council for 1999, which had been circulated to members prior to the meeting.
The Honorary Treasurer (Mr D R Cusdin) then presented the Annual Financial Statements for the year ended 30 September 1999, also previously circulated. Mr C H Clarke of BDO Stoy Hayward then read the Report of the Auditors.
The adoption of the Annual Review and Financial Statements was moved by Professor T Ruxton and seconded by Mr D Morrison. Before putting the motion to the meeting the President asked if there were any questions relating thereto.
There being no questions, the President put the motion for the adoption of the Annual Review and Financial Statements to the meeting and declared the motion carried.

REAPPOINTMENT OF THE AUDITORS

The following motion was put to the meeting by Mr A Rose, seconded by Mr D O'Reilly, and carried:- “That the Auditors Messrs B D O Stoy Hayward be re-appointed to hold office until the conclusion of the next Annual General Meeting and that the Council be authorised to fix their remuneration”.

APPOINTMENTS BY THE COUNCIL

The President requested the meeting to note the appointments by the Council of the President and President-Elect for the year 2000/2001 and one Vice - President, and that the persons named had been so appointed:-

President: Mr P H Gee
President-Elect: Professor T Ruxton
Vice-President: Commodore J W A Clayden (RN)

REPORT OF THE SCRUTINEERS

The President read the report of the Scrutineers being the results of the ballot of the election to the Council – Session 2000/2001 given in accordance with By-laws 52, 53 and 54 in alphabetical order. The following had been duly elected:-

Fellows of Council Mr E P Blackie

Mr H M Cubitt
Mr B E Dakers
Mr S S Rosseter
Mr I Thorp

Members of Council Mr M Hunter

Mr R R Weeks

Honorary Treasurer Mr D R Cusdin (elected unopposed)

ELECTION OF SCRUTINEERS

Mr G Davis proposed a vote of thanks to the Scrutineers for the efficient service they had rendered to the Institute and also proposed that Messrs M S Cheyne, D A Cross, A T Seddon and M D Sheehan be elected Scrutineers for the year 2000/2001, all of whom had indicated their willingness to serve as Scrutineers. The motion was seconded by Mr D Stephenson. The President put the motion to the meeting and declared it carried.
That concluded the business of the meeting and the President declared the 111th Annual General Meeting of the Institute closed. He thanked all the members present for their attendance.

CPD: the outcome

Branch news

Southern Joint

Off to HMS Sultan on 11 January to hear: `The design of HMS Ocean,' attended by 55 people including the naval establishment's Commanding Officer, Comdr JWA Clayden (recently appointed IMarE Vice President). The presentation was by Ron Nelson and Dennis Whittaker of BAE Systems (Prime contractor for the design and build of HMS Ocean).
It described the requirements for amphibious operations and provided background to the procurement and design aspects of the vessel. Key design areas were explained, including the novel application of commercial off-the-shelf standards and equipment (COTS). It also described the primary roles of the vessel.
It concluded with feedback from in-service operations and lessons learned from the project.
`Rig Design for the Goss Challenge' was the topic for the meeting at the Southampton Institute on 9 February. The presentation was due to be given by Barry Noble of the Goss Challenge team, but the demands of getting the rig ready took priority and Graham Goff, sailmaker and member of the crew, stepped into the breech.
He discussed the revolutionary 120ft catamaran Team Phillips (this was before the unfortunate breaking of one of the hulls during trials) with special emphasis on the pair of fully rotating 39m rigs. Each mast is supported solely by two bearings, some 9ft apart vertically. Side loads on the top bearing are expected to be of the order of 120t.
Some fascinating slides illustrated the rig construction of carbon inner and outer skins separated by vertically running tophats tied together with transverse tophat rings at critical locations. The spaces between the ribs and skins are filled with foam core blocks.
The talk attracted 78 people with undergraduates from the IMarE and Southampton University well represented.

Queensland

The Branch has moved into electronic communications with the setting up of its e-mail address, imareqld@bigpond.com. It is now possible to receive its newsletter and any information quickly and easily without having to walk to the mailbox. Local members are asked to register their e-mail address with the Secretary.
The February technical meeting saw members visit the FORGACS Cairncross Drydock facility for a tour of the passenger ship MV Paul Gauguin undergoing a drydocking. The vessel, built in 1997 in France, is a good example of a modern cruise ship having diesel-electric main propulsion with the main emphasis being on the word `cruise'.
During his visit to the Branches in Australia the President, Peter Gee and his wife called into Brisbane in February. The visit included a dinner at the Summit Restaurant, Mt Cootha.

Cyprus

The damage to ships' engines caused by poor quality bunkers and the importance of fuel quality were discussed in a presentation entitled `Commonsense advice on selecting, treating and analysing hydraulic oils, lubricants and fuel oils.'
45 members and guests heard Dr R Visweswaran, better known as `Dr Vis', President of Viswa Lab Corporation of Houston, Texas give an interesting technical presentation on the subject at the Four Seasons Hotel, Limassol in February.
Dr Vis looked at the latest aspects of fuel and lube oil treatment and analysis procedures, and warned about the dangers of neglecting the maintenance of hydraulic oils. He examined varnish formation and stressed the importance of keeping hydraulic oil clean.
Afterwards members got the chance to explore the topics raised during refreshments.

UAE

Members were kept busy in February with two technical meetings at the Trade Centre Apartments. 46 people heard Mr Erik Schau, Business Manager of Unitor Refrigeration, talk about `Marine Refrigerants — Overview'. Erik updated his audience with the latest and future legislation on acceptable refrigerants and the advantages of using recovery systems during equipment overhauls.
Since new gases cost much more than R22 it is cost effective to minimise gas leaks and ensure refrigerant is drawn into a recovery unit before starting compressor and system overhauls. It is also becoming environmentally unacceptable to `blow off' refrigerant to the atmosphere.
The second lecture was given by Brian Rodericks, General Manager, Marine Dept of Thorn-EMI, entitled `Advances in Early Warning Fire Detection.'
Brian pointed out that over the last few years the use of computer graphs had been the way forward in fire detection which tended to overlook the fact that the principles of detection were dependant upon how good the sensor was and its position relative to the fire risk.
He went on to explain advances in detector technology improving early detection, covering the functions and use of optical, carbon monoxide and fibre optic detectors. A video on early fire detection using CCTV in association with computer programmes of `fuzzy logic' was shown.
The 38 members present became convinced that the days of frequent spurious and false alarms could be a thing of the past!

Sydney

This year's first combined technical meeting with RINA was held in February at the IE Aust Auditorium where a panel discussion on `Design of Fast Ships' took place.
The moderator was Phil Helmore, Senior Lecturer, UNSW, with Phil Hercus of Incat Designs, Alan Soars of Advanced Multi-Hull Designs, Stuart Bloomfield of Crowther Multihulls and Graham Taylor of Holyman Ltd each making a short statement presenting their perspective on the current state of design.
The discussion was then opened up to questions from the floor which covered a wide range of topics including wash, Sleipner disaster, machinery reliability and sea kindliness.

SEE YMEs

The South East England Branch's YMEs issued their first newsletter in March, reporting that eight members of the YME network had been elected to the Branch committee at the AGM in February.
Newly appointed YME's were: Christopher Bogle (Halliburton), Darren Edwards (Wärtsilä NSD UK), Neil Graham (FT Everard & Sons), Neville Harrison (Lloyd's Register), Jonathan Nuttall (BP Shipping), Richard Palmer (Noble Denton), Manuela Sarris (Lloyd's Register), and Paul Squibb (P&O Stena Line).
Regional Co-ordinator Paul Jukes reported that there were now 75 YMEs within the SEE & London Home Counties Regions. `Considering the first ever meeting of the YME venture was less than a year ago, with just 12 of us meeting last April, we have dramatically grown in numbers. May this continue over the next 12 months, and in the future!'
YMEs attended a Careers Convention at St Benedicts School in Ealing in March where some 300 school children and parents attended and were given literature and careers advice. The evening was a great success.
Paul Jukes is putting together a programme of events (via the PEIs) to tour a number of schools and colleges within the region, to make presentations about careers in engineering.

People

l Congratulations to Ted Barnett (pictured left) of the Kingston upon Hull Branch for achieving his 45-year membership certificate. It was presented by Chairman David Morrison during the AGM in January.
Ted became a member of the Branch Committee in 1955 and was instantly elected Hon Secretary. Since then he has served dutifully on Committee several times (Chairman twice) and was again relected on Committee in January. He was a Head of Marine Engineering at Hull College of Technology and then at Humberside College, Chairman of the Ass'n of Marine Engineering Schools, and has served on the IMarE's Professional Affairs Committee.

l Congratulations to Jim Shearer on receiving his 45-year long service membership certificate. Jim received his certificate from the Aberdeen Maritime Branch Chairman, Mr AD Bisset, in February at the Treetops Hotel following a technical meeting held earlier in the evening.

Jim joined Shell as a marine engineering cadet and spent 16 years with the company, the last two as chief engineer. He is presently managing director of MRM Engineering in Aberdeen. Jim has been a loyal member of the Branch since its formation, being on the Branch Committee as Honorary Treasurer.

l Don Skinner, FIMarE, was presented with his 45-year Certificate of Membership at the Wellington Branch Committee meeting on 10 February by Chairman Bryn George (see photo). In addition Don also received his Branch Long Service Certificate acknowledging his service to the Branch for over 10 years as Secretary/Treasurer and Chairman.
Former Australia/New Zealand Divisional President, Dennis Crosby, CEng, FIMarE is retiring from practice after more than 28 years. He will still remain an active member of the Queensland Branch but he will be concentrating on fishing and golf.

l At a recent Western Australia Branch Committee meeting held in March, Honorary Secretary, David Austin CEng, FIMarE, MRINA, CD announced that due to travelling extensively over the next few years he would be absent from Western Australia and therefore he was resigning from his position.
Mr Bandula (Sam) Samarasinghe BEng, MBA, CPEng, MIMarE, CEng, MIEAust, MIESL was elected to take over the position effective from April 2000.

New elections and transfers to the IMarE role (January 2000)

JA Burch Western Jt

IV Leto Italy

H Osta Lebanon

SJ Phillips Southern Jt

A Akleev Cyprus

GC Bull SE England

DC Collins Southern Jt

J Stark Eck II Eastern USA

GR Ford Southern Jt

KG Gan Singapore

WT Haveron Western Jt

OV Lanchukovsky Ukraine

GJ Lavin LHC

BJ Mason Western Australia

GJ Meil Aberdeen Maritime

JF Mykura Scottish

MR Read NW England

AK Sean Houston USA

MAO Thomas LCH

Nasser bin Said Al-Abri Oman

KW Reynolds Kingston Upon Hull & Humber Area

NE Clarke Tasmania

JB Downing NW England

C Blacow Scottish

MR Boyes Western Jt

NJ Kennedy Houston USA

B Menon Singapore

PMF Renar SE England

A Varonos Greece

KP Michael D& C

WI Fernando Hong Kong Jt

T Jordan Australia

E Lowen Southern Jt

AUS Magamage Sri Lanka

RP Ormerod SE Kent

K Pazouki Iran

SM Peters NW England

R Rouzbeh Iran

SR Taylor NW England

JF Twohig Cork

TK Gatley Southern Jt

R Neale Kingston Upon

Hull & Humber Area

SC Grove Scottish

KH Smyth Belfast

KH Chew Singapore

SE Dairo NW England

TA Kemp Aberdeen Maritime

CG Knox Aberdeen Maritime

D MacPherson

Aberdeen Maritime

K Stamoulis Greece

Ilias Katsoulis Greece

Z Syrras NE Coast

JJ Standing North Midlands

PR Bennett SE England

A Bochicchio Italy

EA Rappetti South Africa

PJ Rushton Southern Jt

W Stewart West Midlands

OV Burlaka Ukraine

DV Chynshevoy Ukraine

R Curtis Devon & Cornwall

DP Magomba Tanzania

SK Omari Ghana

RW Sheppard LHC

P Svan Sweden

CE Thrstensen NEC

SM Al Qallaf Kuwait

M Al-Hajri Southern Joint

A Al Ghamdi Southern Joint

B S Al-Otaibi Southern Joint

M Al-Mas Southern Joint

AD Elliott Southern Joint

CL Andrews Southern Joint

AJ Smith Southern Joint

RTatlow Southern Joint

OE Boghurst Southern Joint

DG Wheel Southern Joint

SR Mabey Southern Joint

A Al-Somali Southern Joint

R Cope Southern Joint

SG Jackson Southern Joint

MD Lambourne Southern Joint

JE W Ruawai Southern Joint

MAN Al-Gheithy NW England

PAF Napier Scottish

H Dahiya Scottish

C Karitzis NEC

JD King Cork

AR Bernays D& C

G Mavrianos NW England

P J Mason D& C

S Papageorgiou D& C

CJ Wing NW England

AG Eleye-Datubo NW England

J Mukherjee NW England

R E Baghurst Scottish

W J Smith Scottish

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JS Ridgeon NEC