ME208 Marine Survey
Includes Multiple Live Events. The next is on 03/25/2025 at 10:00 AM (EDT)
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- Non-Member - $1,249
- Member - $849
Class Date/Time
Tuesday, March 25 - Wednesday, March 26, 2025
10:00am-6:00pm ET
Registration Includes
- One registrant log-in to the live sessions
- Electronic student materials
Class Format - Virtual
ASA is offering the opportunity for students to attend this class live via the internet as a remote participant. Students should come prepared with the course eMaterials on their mobile device.
Continuing Education (CE) Credit
Class provides 16 ASA CE Instructional Hours
Course Description
This course is designed for the nonmarine professional who wants basic knowledge of the industry and for the marine professional who wants to learn more about the appraisal side of the industry. Topics covered in the course include:
- Marine equipment and its special language;
- The marine industry and function of marine surveyors and appraisers;
- The three approaches to value as they apply to commercial and yacht appraisal;
- Identification of marine equipment and systems, both commercial and yacht;
- Preparing an appraisal report; and
- Different types of Bluewater and Brownwater equipment.
Instructional Methods
Methods include lectures, discussions and individual/ group exercises and assignments.
Course Audience
Appraisers, accountants, attorneys, auctioneers, bankers, engineers, leasing company staff, farm managers, forensic consultants, shop staff, and the appraisal community at large who are involved in the valuation of machinery and equipment.
Learning Level
Fundamental
Continuing Education and Contact Hours
19.2 Hours of CE are provided upon completion of the course.
eMaterials
All course materials included with your registration are PDF Download Only items made available to students prior to the start of the class and are not for resale or distribution. All downloadable class materials are accessible via your class Handouts tab. Once eMaterials have been posted for download, the class is no longer refundable.
Accessing eMaterials
eMaterials are provided electronically in PDF format and posted to the class within class Handouts tab for all registrants to securely access prior to the start of the class. Attendees should come to class prepared with an electronic or printed copy of all eMaterials to use as a reference. OnDemand course registrants receive access to materials immediately following registration.
PDF course materials are presented in color, are bookmarked, and comment enabled. When opting to print downloaded materials, it is recommended that personal print settings be adjusted to print in black and white (or grayscale) and consider printing double-sided on recycled paper.
Certificate of Completion
Please allow 5-10 business day following successful completion of the course or final exam to receive a formal status notification and access to a certificate of completion. The certificate will be available to view and download/print from within the class Certificate tab.
George Beck
Mr. George Beck earned a Master of Business Administration with a concentration in Finance from the University of New Orleans in 2004 and a Bachelor of Science in Marine Transportation from the United States Merchant Marine Academy in 1999. He is a Certified Sales Professional and an ASBA Certified Agent. He previously held a Second Mate Unlimited Tonnage Oceans license, was certified as an Unlimited Dynamic Positioning Officer, and had a Department of Defense Secret Clearance. Mr. Beck served as Lt. Commander in the Navy Reserve in five (5) selective units, including The Naval Coordination and Protection of Shipping, Merchant Marine Operations, the COMDESRON, Office in Charge of the Navy Cargo Handling Battalion’s Detachment out of Pensacola, Florida, and as an Operations Officer. He is qualified to conduct bunker detective/quantification surveys, hold cleanliness surveys, cargo and vessel damage surveys, hull and machinery surveys, and condition and valuation surveys.
Mr. Beck can conduct appraisals of marine equipment using USPAP standards and has attended the USPAP 2020-2021, 15-hour course along with four (4) Principles of Valuation courses offered by the American Society of Appraisers. Mr. Beck is an Accredited Senior Appraiser in the American Society of Appraisers. He is an active NAMS Certified Marine Surveyor in the discipline of Hull and Machinery. Since 2019, Mr. Beck has been involved in over 100 appraisals of marine equipment varying in size and mission capability.
Norman Laskay
Norman F. Laskay is currently Of Counsel with DLS Marine., a full-service marine survey company with its head office in New Orleans, Louisiana. He is a graduate of Maine Maritime Academy, has sailed as a deck officer on U.S. and foreign flag freighters and worked ashore in ship agency operations. He has been an independent marine surveyor and appraiser of hull and machinery for over 50 years. He was a member of the Machinery & Technical Specialties Committee of the American Society of Appraisers (ASA) for 12 years, where he is now an Emeritus member.
He has written articles and letters on marine equipment valuation for the ASA MTS journal and for the National Association of Marine Surveyors newsletter. He wrote the current test for the ASA Commercial Marine appraisal specialty examination, and a 16-credit hour ASA course on valuing commercial and recreational marine equipment which he has given around the United States and internationally. He has been a guest speaker on marine asset appraisal at the International Conference on the Valuation of Plant and Machinery (ICVPME) meetings in Beijing, China, St. Petersburg, Russia, Tokyo, Japan, Sydney Australia, and Auckland, NZ. He also authored the chapter on marine asset appraisal for the ASA book, “Valuing Machinery and Equipment”.
Financial Assistance
ASA’s Educational Foundation recognizes students who choose to invest their time in appraisal studies by providing assistance to students demonstrating a financial need. Please visit the Educational Foundation's webpage for more information and to download an application.
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