FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Questions you need to ask any potential surveyor .....
Q1) What professional experience do you have?
Q2) Are you a qualified boat builder, engineer, mechanic, designer (etc)?
Q3) How long have you been a qualified surveyor?
Q4) Do you have experience in this type of construction?
Q5) Do you charge additional fees for travel, sea trials, valuations (etc)?
Q6) How long before I can get my report?
Survey Class Marine would answer .....
A1) Over 40 years in the marine industry
A2) Qualified boat builder
A3) Qualified for over 30 years
A4) All modern methods of construction; timber (carvel, clinker, cold mould, strip-planked plywood, diagonal, sheathing),
fibreglass (composite, foam, balsa, vacuumbag, enfused, hand-laid, carbon fibre kevlar, gun-laid etc), alloy, steel,
including ferro cement.
A5) Survey Class Marine DO NOT charge additional fees for travel within a reasonable distance of the Gold Coast (Qld, Australia).
Travel time is charged on long distance and overseas inspections, or work at nominal cost, or an all-inclusive day rate.
No charge is added for sea trials as this is an advantage for a working inspection more often than not. A qualified mechanic
should also be in attendance during a sea trial, especially on motor vessels. *(Survey Class Marine do not trade as
mechanics, engineers or riggers).
A6) Your report is available on the day of completion. This assists yourself and all involved including brokers, vendors,
insurance and finance companies to complete their transactions and assesments.
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