Recognised design approvers
Survey recognition categories
Design approval (DA) surveyor recognitions:
Category: DASA
Design approval for the construction stability of steel and aluminium (including alloys) ships:
- up to and including 45 metres in length (all operating limits and activities)
- greater than 45 metres in length, unlimited fishing boats and barges
- greater than 45 metres in length, restricted limit passenger and non-passenger ships.
Category: DAF
Design approval for the construction stability of FRP ships:
- up to and including 45 metres in length (all operating limits and activities)
- greater than 45 metres in length, unlimited fishing boats and barges
- greater than 45 metres in length, restricted limit passenger and non-passenger ships.
Category: DAW
Specialist design approval for the construction of wooden ships, with conditions or limitations as may be set by the Director.
Category: DAFC
Specialist design approval for the construction of ferro-cement ships, with conditions or limitations as may be set by the Director.
Category: DAP
Specialist design approval for the construction of plastic ships, with conditions or limitations as may be set by the Director.
Category: DALC
Specialist design approval and issue of the certificate of construction for light craft as required under Maritime Rule Part 40F.7.
Category: DAN
Specialist design approval and issuing of certificates of fitness for novel craft as required under Maritime Rule Part 40G.7.
Category: DAE
Specialist design approval for ships electrical systems design (refer Maritime Rule Parts 40A.38; 40C.35; 40D.30A).
Alan Jamieson
eMarine Limited
DAE – Design Approval – Electrical - Specialist design approval for ships electrical systems
Surveyor - Electrical Systems - Inspection and testing of electrical systems on board ships
Survey area:
New Zealand (based in Nelson)
Mobile:
+64 27 441 7357
Email:
aj@emarine.nz
Andrew Candler
Able Ships Limited
DAw – Design approval - Wood
Survey area:
New Zealand, based in Nelson/Marlborough
Phone:
+64 3 543 2024
Mobile:
+64 27 458 6041
Email:
andrew@ableships.co.nz
Web:
www.ableships.co.nz
Anne-Marie Read
Parry Naval Architecture
DASA – Design Approval – Steel and Aluminium
Stability assessments (all vessels)
Survey area:
New Zealand and Australia
Mobile:
+64 27 359 3458
Email:
anne-marie.parry@xtra.co.nz
Web:
www.parry-naval-architecture.com
Antony Krokowski
Maritime Survey Australia
DASA – Design Approval – Steel and Aluminium
DAFRP – Design Approval – Fibre Reinforced Plastic
Survey area:
New Zealand and Australia
Phone:
+61 1300 15 8433
Mobile:
+61 493 730 408
Email:
antony@maritimesurveyaustralia.com.au
Ben Felton
Survey Maritime Australia
DAE – Design Approval Electrical - Specialist design approval for ship systems
Survey area:
New Zealand and Australia
Mobile:
+64 21 1 49 9857
Email:
ben@maritimesurveyaustralia.com.au
David (Dave) Potter
Able Ships Limited
Robin Williams and Associates
DAE – Design approval – Electrical – Specialist design approval for ships electrical systems
Survey area:
New Zealand
Mobile:
+64 21 655 738
Email:
dave@toplogic.co.nz
David Wise-Mann
Maritime Survey Australia
Survey Recognitions:
IC1 – Initial Construction 1 – Steel, Aluminium, FRP, Wood, and Plastic for ships of 35m or less, operating up to Offshore Limits
P1r – Periodic 1r – Steel, Aluminium, FRP, Wood, and Plastic for ships of 35m or less, operating up to Offshore Limits
DASA– Design approval – Steel and Aluminium for ships of 35m or less, operating up to Offshore Limits
DAF– FRP for ships of 35m or less, operating up to Offshore Limits
DAP – Design approval – Plastic for ships of 35m or less, operating up to Offshore Limits
Survey area:
Australia, New Zealand
Tel:
+61 1300 15 8433
Mobile:
+61 0480 102 145
Email:
david@maritimesurveyaustralia.com.au
Web:
www.maritimesurveyaustralia.com.au
Erik Bretscher
Nordic Design
DASA– Design Approval - Steel and Aluminum for ships up to and including 24 meters in length with an operating limit of Offshore
DAFRP - Design Approval - Fibre Reinforced Plastic for ships up to and including 24 meters in length with an operating limit of Offshore
Survey area:
New Zealand
Mobile:
+64 27 245 4780
Email:
eric@nordkyndesign.com
Gavin Dakers
Marine Cert Ltd
DAE – Design Approval – Electrical– Electrical Systems
Surveyor – Electrical Systems
Survey area:
New Zealand wide, Australia, South Pacific
Mobile:
+64 21 290 0313
Email:
gavin@marinecert.co.nz
Greg Swalwell
Kedge Pty Ltd
DASA – Design Approval – Steel and Aluminium only for ships up to 35 metres within Offshore Limits
DAF – Design Approval – Design approval - Fibre Reinforced Plastic (FRP) only for ships up to 35 metres within Offshore Limits
Survey area:
Australia, New Zealand
Phone:
+61 3 6292 5782
Mobile:
+61 421 925 331
Email:
gregswalwell@kedge.com.au
Web:
www.kedge.com.au
Harry Stronach
Able Ships Limited
DASA – Design Approval – Steel and Aluminium
Survey area:
New Zealand
Mobile:
+64 3 304 8780
Email:
harry@stronach.co.nz
James Nolan
Maritime Survey Australia
Survey Recognitions:
IC1 – Initial Construction 1 – for ships up to 35 metres, restricted to Offshore Limits only
P1r – Periodic 1r – for ships up to 35 metres, restricted to Offshore Limits only
DASA– Design approval – Steel and Aluminium for ships up to 45 metres restricted to Offshore Limits
DAF– Design approval - Fibre Reinforced Plastic (FRP) for ships up to 45 metres restricted to Offshore Limits
DAP – Design approval – Plastic for ships up to 45 metres restricted to Offshore Limits
Survey area:
Australia, New Zealand
Tel:
+64 211 499 857 (Ben Felton)
Mobile:
+61 400 828 831
Email:
james@maritimesurveyaustralia.com.au
Web:
www.maritimesurveyaustralia.com.au
Jeff Roberts
Lighthouse Naval Architects
Survey Recognitions:
DASA– Design approval – Steel and Aluminium
DAF– Design approval - FRP
Survey area:
New Zealand
Mobile:
+64 20 4088 6936
Email:
jeff@LNA.co.nz
John Harrhy
SeaSpark Limited
DASA – Design Approval – Steel and Aluminium
DAF – Design Approval – FRP
DAP – Design Approval – Plastic (Roto moulded only)
Survey area:
Nelson, North Island, Australia
Phone:
+64 21 220 5848 (NZ only)
+61 45 807 0752 (Australia)
Email:
johnharrhy@slingshot.co.nz
Web:
www.seapspark.org
Michael Hunn
Kedge Pty Ltd
IC1 – Initial Construction 1 – for ships up to 35 metres, restricted to Offshore Limits only
P1r – Periodic 1r – for ships up to 35 metres, restricted to Offshore Limits only
DASA – Design approval – Steel and Aluminium for ships up to 45 restricted to Offshore Limits
DAF – Design approval - Fibre Reinforced Plastic (FRP) for ships up to 45 metres restricted to Offshore Limits
DAP - Design approval – Plastic for ships up to 45 metres restricted to Offshore Limits
DAw - Design approval – Wood for ships up to 45 metres restricted to Offshore Limits
DALC - Design approval – Light Craft for ships up to 45 metres restricted to Offshore Limits
DAN - Design approval – Novel Craft for ships up to 45 metres restricted to Offshore Limits
Survey area:
Australia / New Zealand / International
Tel:
+61 3 6292 5782
Mobile:
+61 438 753 330
Email:
mike@kedge.com.au
Web:
www.kedge.com.au
Mike Tweedie
Tweedmarine
DASA – Design approval (Restricted level) – Steel and Aluminium only for ships up to 35 metres within Offshore Limits
DAF – Design approval (Restricted level) – Fibre Reinforced Plastic (FRP) only for ships up to 35 metres within Offshore Limits
DAP – Design approval (Restricted level) – Plastic – only for ships up to 35 metres within Offshore Limits
Survey area:
Australia
Phone:
+61 8 8633 2727
Mobile:
+61 4 3710 3239
Email:
mike@tweedmarine.com
Web:
www.tweedmarine.com
Nicholas Martin
IC1 – Initial and Construction 1 (Restricted level) – all materials only for ships up to 35 metres within Offshore Limits
Surveyor – Electrical (Restricted level) – only up to 50V (AC); and 120V (DC)
DAsa - design approval - Steel and Aluminum for ships up to 45 meteres, restricted to offshore limits only
DAf - Design approval - Fibre Reinforced Plastic (FRP) for ships up to 45 meters restricted to offshore limits only.
Dap - design approval - plastic for ships up to 45 metres restricted to offshore limits only
Daw - design approval - plastic for ships up to 45 metres restricted to offshore limits only
DAlc - design approval - plastic for ships up to 45 metres restricted to offshore limits only
Dan - design approval - plastic for ships up to 45 metres restricted to offshore limits only
Survey area:
Australia and New Zealand
Tel:
+61 0408 916 478
Email:
nick@dcvs.com.au
Web:
www.dcvs.com.au
Nina Heatley
DASA – Design approval – Steel and Aluminium
DAF – Design approval – FRP
DAw – Design approval – Timber composites only
DAP – Design approval – Plastic
DAN – Design approval – Seabreacher vessels
DAN – Design approval – Novel Craft (Tunnel-hull racing boats only)
Survey area:
Mobile:
+64 21 410 870
Email:
nina@cleverfoxprojects.com
Web:
www.cleverfoxprojects.com
Rupert Shaw
Lighthouse Naval Architects
DASA – Design Approval – Steel and Aluminium
DAF – Design Approval – FRP – All composites
Survey area:
New Zealand, International
Mobile:
+64 21 263 7563
Email:
rupe@LNA.co.nz
Web:
www.LNA.co.nz
Sajeer V Kandathil
National Marine Design and Survey
DASA – Design approval – Steel and Aluminium (including Alloys) for ships up to 45 metres within Offshore Limits
DAF – Design approval - Fibre Reinforced Plastic (FRP) for ships up to 45 metres within Offshore Limits
DAP – Design approval – Plastic – only for ships up to 45 metres within Offshore Limits
DAW – Design approval (Restricted level) – Wood – for ships up to 45 metres within Offshore Limits
DALC – Design approval – Light Craft – for ships up to 45 metres within Offshore Limits
DAN – Design approval – Novel Craft – for ships up to 45 metres within Offshore Limits
DAFC – Ferro Cement
DAE – Design approval - Electrical – Limited only up to 50V (AC) and 120V (DC)
IC1 - Initial and Construction 1 (Restricted level) – all materials only for ships up to 35 metres within Offshore Limits
P1r - Periodic 1 (Restricted level) – all materials only for ships up to 35 metres within Offshore Limits
Survey area:
Australia, New Zealand and worldwide
PO Box 2332
Salisbury Downs
South Australia
Australia
Phone:
+61 0478 587 144 (Australia)
Email:
nmdsurveyor@gmail.com
Timothy Withrington
ASEA Naval Architecture
Limited to: open boats, fishing vessels, and vessels that do not carry cargo:
DASA Design Approval – Steel and Aluminium – limited to vessels less than 24m, Offshore limits (not permitted to undertake calculations of assignment for load line surveys)
DAF Design Approval – FRP – limited to vessels less than 24m, Offshore limits (not permitted to undertake calculations of assignment for load line surveys)
IC1 Initial Construction 1 – Steel, Aluminium, and FRP – limited to vessels less than 24m, Offshore limits (not permitted to undertake load line surveys)
P1 Periodic 1 – Steel, Aluminium, and FRP – limited to vessels less than 24m, Offshore limits (not permitted to undertake load line surveys)
Survey area:
Australia and New Zealand
Mobile:
+61 413 801 101
Email:
tim@aseayachtdesign.com
Tony Murray
Tony Murray Inspections Limited
DAE – Design Approval – Electrical – Specialist design approval for ships electrical systems
Survey area:
New Zealand
Mobile:
+64 21 930 344
Email:
info@tonymurrayinspections.co.nz
Web:
www.tonymurrayinspections.co.nz
If you are a Recognised Design Approver and would like to be added to this list or have your details amended please contact surveyors@maritimenz.govt.nz