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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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19 February 2026

An update on underwater hull coating technology and the challenges in coating scrubber penetrations

An event by IMarEST & RINA's North East Coast Joint Branch.

Branch event Newcastle upon Tyne
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19 February 2026

Regulating the Unseen – The Evolution of the Ballast Water Management Convention

An event by the Dublin Branch.

Branch event Dublin
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25 February 2026

Who is the UK SOSREP, why does this role exist and what kind of incidents do they get involved with?

An event by RINA & IMarEST's Aberdeen Maritime Joint Branch.

Branch event Aberdeen
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26 February 2026

Design and Integration of WAPS with an Emphasis on Rigid Wing Sails & AGM

An event by RINA & IMarEST's Southern Joint Branch.

Annual General Meeting Online
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