Capabilities

Marine Surveying

Howells Maritime Services offers qualified opinions and specialist advice in all areas of marine surveying - backed up by years of working knowledge as a shipwright and boat builder. This intimate knowledge of boat construction ensures the advice provided is second-to-none.

Marine surveying is available for individuals and companies in Australia and internationally, for all types of boats … timber, fibreglass, aluminium and steel vessels ranging from bulk carriers to trailer boats.

We offer the full scope of marine surveys - including pre-purchase surveys for those considering buying a boat; damage surveys for insurance purposes; or condition surveys to obtain insurance after purchase.

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Project Superintendency

Decades of experience as a shipwright and boat builder mean Zac Howells is well qualified for the specialised task of supervising the construction of new vessels, or conversions of old craft. Essentially he will manage the project as new vessels are created, or as old vessels are completely stripped back and rebuilt. Previous projects have been based particularly in the Philippines where Zac has overseen conversions for Western owners, utilising local labour.

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Shipwright Qualifications

Zac's knowledge as a shipwright is arguably unmatched, after more than 25 years as a boat builder crafting and refitting diverse vessels through Northern Australia and the Asia-Pacific. Having grown up with family members as shipwrights in Tasmania and originally trained in traditional timber boatbuilding, Zac is capable of, and qualified to, offer invaluable hands-on expertise.

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Container Surveying

Zac is fully accredited and licensed as an IICL and Bureau Veritas Container Surveyor who can perform mandatory container surveys required every 2.5 years within the international maritime industry. Experience as supervisor for maintenance and repairs to Refrigerated Shipping Containers (reefers) for a large Australian Company has given Zac the knowledge and expertise in all types of shipping containers.

For a number of years, Zac has done statutory tests on ISO Tank Containers for Bureau Veritas. On-hire-off-hire, damage and pre-trip inspections for shipping containers are also a specialised service.

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