Elliott Berry

Marine Surveyor/Naval Architect & Consultant

2005 - Current

Business Owner & Independent Marine Surveyor/Naval Architect & Consultant.

Conducting Structural, Mechanical and Forensic surveys of boats and ships of all types of construction.
Performing Pre-Purchase and Insurance valuations along with Pre-Delivery inspections, Inclining Experiments, Design and Pre-Shipment surveys, Towage Inspections, Tonnage Surveys and Consultancy.
Survey Report Troubleshooting & Corrosion Assessment.
Cathodic Protection Design.

1997-2005

Marine Surveyor/Naval Architect, Jeffrey Wood Marine Ltd

Completing an Apprenticeship as a Marine Surveyor & Naval Architect and securing a permanent position with responsibility for surveying various vessels including bulk carriers, tankers, smallboats and yachts.

When I finished school in 1994 I spent the next three years studying mechanical and electrical engineering at Havering College achieving an Advanced GNVQ before entering a four-year indentured apprenticeship as a Marine Surveyor and Naval Architect with a well-established marine surveyor.

During the apprenticeship period I studied further to obtain the Inaugural Diploma in Marine Surveying achieving a level 5 qualification. In 2024 I was awarded a Doctorate in Marine Sciences.

Upon completion of a four year apprenticeship I was employed full time as a Marine Surveyor and Naval Architect for another four years carrying out structural and mechanical surveys, valuations, design work and stability calculations as well as inclining experiments until my mentor retired in 2005 at which time I set up my own company and continue to conduct structural and mechanical surveys, MCA NDT Inspections and Class V Passenger vessel inspections, valuations, stability calculations and inclining experiments as well as design work for both private and corporate clients.

During my employment I oversaw the rebuild of the 1895 Thames Sailing Barge “Dawn” as part of a Heritage Lottery fund programme, which culminated in the vessel being used for educational trips from its mooring in Heybridge basin.

Creditials

I am a Fellow of The International Institute of Marine Surveying, a member of their management board and representative on the British Standards Institute Small Craft Committee as well as being former Vice Chairman of the Institute Small Craft Working Group.

I'm a Fellow of the Society of Diagnostic Engineers of which I am also a Director and Chairman of the council responsible for the membership of approximately 1000 members.

A Member of the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science & Technology.
A Member of The Society of Consulting Marine Engineers & Ship Surveyors.
An Associate Member of The Royal Institution of Naval Architects.
A Member of the Royal Society for Public Health.
An Associate Fellow of The Nautical Institute.
An Associate of the Academy of Experts.
A Member of the National Association of Corrosion Engineers.
A Member of the Institute of Specialist Surveyors & Engineers.
A Member of the Microbiology Society.
A Member of the British Mycological Society.
A Fellow of The National Institution of Black Mould Experts.

A Member of the National Association of Corrosion Engineers of which I am a member of the following Committees:

Cathodic Protection & Corrosion Control Research Development.
Marine Vessel Corrosion.
Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion (MIC).

IIMS

I am the IIMS Representative for the British Standards Institute and a Member of the Environment Agency National Waterways Advisory Group as well as being a member of Penzance Drydock's Advisory Board.

I regularly attend conferences and meetings to further my Continuous Professional Development and have written numerous articles for both the IIMS Report Magazine and Diagnostic Engineer as well as co-writing the IIMS Code of Practice for the Carrying out of Inclining Experiments on Floating Vessels.

I am an Approved Commercial Vessel & Tonnage Surveyor one behalf of the Maritime & Coastguard Agency through IIMS.

I have also written four guidebooks published through IIMS

What Every Marine Surveyor Needs to know about Stability & the Inclining Experiment (2017)
What Every Marine Surveyor Needs to know about Small Craft Engine Surveys (2017)
What Every Marine Surveyor Needs to know about Towage surveys and Bollard Pulls (2018)
What Every Marine Surveyor Needs to know about Surveying Rigid Inflatable Boats (2019)
What Every marine Surveyor Needs to Know about Corrosion, Electrolysis, Galvanism, Anodes, and MIC with Jeffrey Casciani-Wood (2020)

Courses and Seminars attended

• ITNTO Accredited Certificate in Management and Assessment

• ITNTO Accredited Certificate in Fixing PC's and PC Applications

Osmosis
Simple Stability and the Inclining Experiment
The Recreational Craft Directive and Surveying Wooden Boats
Calor Gas Dealer Part One LPG Certificate
Unfair Terms and Clauses
Operational Requirements for Surveys in the Container Domain
Gas Problems in Small Craft and the Sea Check Initiative
Certificate in Corrosion with ICORR and IIMS
Wooden, Steel, and FRP Boats•-Marine Corrosion
MCA Coding Surveys
Mechanical Surveys on Small Craft
Oil and Equipment Monitoring
Paint Coatings in the Small Craft Industry
Rigs and Rigging
Paint Coatings and Osmosis
Coding Survey Update
Ferro Cement Vessels
Tonnage measurement and Registration
Control of Substances Hazardous to Health
Fire Fighting Equipment and FM200
Coding Surveys Procedure and Practice
Engineering Installations
Cathodic Protection
Ultrasonic Thickness Testing Theory & Practice
Survey of Wooden Vessels
Presenting your Expert Evidence in the Courtroom or in an Arbitration
Welding
Effective Report Writing
Propellers
Corrosion and Properties of Metals
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy- how to get the best from witnesses?
Ultrasonic Thickness Surveys
Inland Waterways Surveys
Heeling & Rolling Tests
The Boat Safety Scheme
Marine Coating Imperfections
Surveying Large Yachts
Business Management Skills
Enclosed Spaces training
Mould Identification and Treatment
Risk Assessment
Working at Height

For Surveys Call Elliott Berry on 07707 150 050 or
Barry Burnell on 07707 150 049