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We are delighted to inform you that the first SOMWS event of 2023 will take place at Trinity House, Trinity Square, London EC3N 4DH on Wednesday 24 May 2023. The event is titled – MWS – Past, Present & Future It will commence at 4.30pm, followed by a drinks reception at 6.30pm and dinner, including […]

In the run up to the year end and having seen a significant growth in the number of SOMWS members, it is the right time to provide more insight and update….. See here for further details

Joint Rig Committee (JRC).  The JRC have published the Renewables Code of Practice, Renewables Scope of Work and Renewables Certificate of Approval Requirements and Examples and Renewables Marine Warranty Survey Endorsement  See here for further details

Joint Rig Committee (JRC) has just published the following Code of Practice  JR2021-032 Project Cargo: Code of Practice, Scopes of Work 1-4 and Certificate of Approval Requirements  with Example Certificate Templates  JR2021-032A Project Cargo Marine Warranty Survey Endorsement  For further details click here

Joint Rig Committee (JRC).  Lessons Learned The Learning Opportunity Notifications (LON) are provided as an educational resource to raise greater awareness of major Upstream Energy losses and incidents. These Lessons Learned bulletins aim to: assist in the prevention of major incidents reoccurring through information sharing with clients promote easily and readily available retrieval of loss […]

SOMWS held it’s 3rd AGM on Wednesday, 26th May 2021 online due to the current COVID-19 restrictions. James Vavasour chaired the meeting and attached are the Minutes and Chairman’s report from the meeting. SOMWS AGM Minutes 26 May 2021 SOMWS Chair Report May 2021  

SOMWS COVID-19 Mission Statement The COVID-19 pandemic is an unprecedented challenge and the Society’s highest priority is to support our members in maintaining Marine Warranty standards and safe practices. On behalf of all the Society we send our most sincere thanks and appreciation to all of those working on MWS projects under COVID-19 restrictive conditions. […]

SOMWS held a successful 2nd AGM on Wednesday, 27th May 2020 online due to the current COVID-19 restrictions. James Vavasour chaired the meeting and attached are the Minutes and Chairman’s report from the meeting. SOMWS AGM Minutes 20200527 Chairs report 20200527  

Welcome to the second newsletter updating you with the latest news from SOMWS and the MWS industry at large. Please send any feedback or suggestions to info@somws.org Membership Membership has grown to over 227 individual surveyors split across all four categories of; Oil & Gas Projects, Rigs, Renewables and Cargo. The numbers per category can […]

Welcome to the first of what is hoped to be a quarterly newsletter updating you with the latest news from SOMWS and the MWS industry at large. Please send any feedback or suggestions to info@somws.org Membership Membership has grown to over 170 individual surveyors split across all four categories of; Oil & Gas Projects, Rigs, […]

SOMWS held a successful 1st AGM on Wednesday, 19th June 2019 at Matthews Daniel International in London. Peter Baggaley chaired the meeting and attached are the Minutes and Chairman’s report from the meeting. The Society of Offshore Marine Warranty Surveyors was incorporated in 2017 and formally launched at an event in the Lloyd’s Old Library on […]

Around 100 interested parties from the sector attended the launch event for the Society at the Old Library, Lloyds. They heard initial presentations from Peter Baggaley – Chair of SOMWS and Chris Walker Chair of the Joint Rig Committee explaining how SOMWS plans to operate and also covering the important future relationship between the Joint [...]