The Society of Accredited Marine Surveyors (SAMS) was established during the 1980's by a small group of surveying professionals wishing to advance their craft. More on this and the general philosophy of SAMS can be found under SAMS History and Philosophy. SAMS Membership Roster includes close to 1000 surveyors in the United States and over 20 other countries around the world.SAMS shall have three primary classes of membership: Accredited Marine Surveyors, Surveyor Associates, and Affiliate Members.
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The Society of Accredited Marine Surveyors has its roots in the International Maritime Technical Institute Conference held in Brunswick, Maine during the latter part of 1986. Most of the participants expressed a desire to belong to a professional society of Marine Surveyors who would have a different purpose and outlook than found in the existing professional organizations of the day.
Members of the Society of Accredited Marine Surveyors must be persons of integrity, who conduct business in a professional, ethical manner. Members shall not violate or attempt to violate the Code of Ethics and Rules of Practice, or knowingly assist or induce others to do so. Members shall be dedicated to the preservation of life and property in the marine environment.
Anyone can title him or herself as a Marine Surveyor and start a business. Certain marine surveyors are permitted to use a designation denoting membership in accrediting organizations that require members to meet strict professional, technical and ethical standards. Surveyors should provide you with a professionally prepared report that can be accepted by your bank and/or insurance company. Talk with prospective surveyors and ask questions! What does the survey include and what type of reporting format is used?
Affiliate Members are individuals and businesses providing a product or service relative to the marine industry who are not actively engaged in the profession of marine surveying. Applicants must be individuals or currently operating businesses either of which must provide a product or service to the marine industry.
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Greg Moore
Jun 24, 2021
The worst experience ever. After 42 years of big boat building and design and owning a boatyard preforming thousands of pin point yards surveys, cost estimates and work completions, the western regional director CHUCK, wasted 7 months while waiting on him to review surveys. This was just to apply to just be an associate for 5 years. Then makes a fool out of me and fails the surveys I did outside their associations standards and outside the scope of the learning you expect to get after 5 years of joining this society and learning their standards.
Then this Chuck guy interviews my references and tells them his whole life story wasting their time and mine causing another 1 year delay. When I told him I was nuke navy, i get lecture on how his nuke navy was better. This chuck guy is obsolete especially when coupled with the inefficiency of the main office. Go to Nams or any organization other than this one.
You have been warned. Their process is obsolete, vague and problematic. To top it off I read a sample survey created on post by the regional director who failed my survey and his own survey lacked many of the same things my entry level survey lacked and he has done it forever. Surveyors will never know the level of boat knowledge albeit might excel in writing boiler plate templates they pass around to members to follow.
Terrible experience and I now see why so many surveyors chose NAMS versus Sams. GO with the Texans NAMS, forget the Florida SAMS, ps dont count on Susans advice in the office, she guided me in a completely wrong direction. This entire group must be ancient based on how obsolete the entire process is to a senior boat builder. Dinosaur club, for kids just getting started, not top notch maritime, not at all. from Greg Moore Marine and electrical engineer/yacht builder operator of boat yard San Diego est 1986, over 47,000 marine projects completed.
Then this Chuck guy interviews my references and tells them his whole life story wasting their time and mine causing another 1 year delay. When I told him I was nuke navy, i get lecture on how his nuke navy was better. This chuck guy is obsolete especially when coupled with the inefficiency of the main office. Go to Nams or any organization other than this one.
You have been warned. Their process is obsolete, vague and problematic. To top it off I read a sample survey created on post by the regional director who failed my survey and his own survey lacked many of the same things my entry level survey lacked and he has done it forever. Surveyors will never know the level of boat knowledge albeit might excel in writing boiler plate templates they pass around to members to follow.
Terrible experience and I now see why so many surveyors chose NAMS versus Sams. GO with the Texans NAMS, forget the Florida SAMS, ps dont count on Susans advice in the office, she guided me in a completely wrong direction. This entire group must be ancient based on how obsolete the entire process is to a senior boat builder. Dinosaur club, for kids just getting started, not top notch maritime, not at all. from Greg Moore Marine and electrical engineer/yacht builder operator of boat yard San Diego est 1986, over 47,000 marine projects completed.
