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Small Ships

  • Overview

If you are interested in any aspect of small ships from design, construction, operation, through to surveying, the IMarEST Small Ships Special Interest Group (SS SIG) gives you the opportunity to network with like-minded professionals.  

The SS SIG covers all types of vessels, including leisure crafts, yachts, commercial vessels, workboats (large and small), passenger ships, ferries, tugs, military vessels, and others.  

The group is associated with similar bodies overseas and SS SIG members represent the IMarEST on a variety of Regulatory and UK/EU/ISO Standards Committees and with the UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) on the development of Codes.  

If you are interested in joining the group, sign into the MyIMarEST member portal and select the group from the list.

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08 May 2024

Tom Keeling - New Chair of the Small Ships SIG

SIG News
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07 Sep 2023

Gas Safety on Boats

14 Nov 2022

Minimum Steel Thicknesses For Narrowboats

SIG News

 

      

SIG officers

Mr Tom Keeling CEng CMarEng MIMarEST

Chair

Mr Steven Janes AMIMarEST

Honorary Secretary

Upcoming events

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8 October 2025

Oceans of Knowledge 2025

The role of AI/ML in Operational Oceanography

Symposium Southampton
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External
8 October 2025

Charting a Course to Net Zero: Fuels, Fleets & Future Ports

An event by RINA's London Branch

Hybrid Event London
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Free
9 October 2025

Sir Charles Parsons: Development of the marine steam turbine and SY Turbinia, and some subsequent late Victorian and Edwardian naval and merchant ships

An event by IMarEST's South East England & London Home Counties Branch.

Hybrid Event
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Free
11 October 2025

Nigeria Branch reactivation

A webinar by IMarEST's Nigeria Branch.

Branch event Online
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