AIMS able to provide ISO endorsement to members

Created on Wednesday, 16 April 2014 

AIMS underwent a successful ISO 9001:2008 audit on 9 April and is now fully certified to provide training and assessment services, design and development and member advocacy.

The Certification is a great success for AIMS as an organisation and will provide sound governance and management procedures for the future as well as significant benefit to members.

The new certification will allow AIMS to provide endorsement to members as being ISO 9001: compliant through the 2nd or 3rd party endorsement process. The proposed marine surveyor accreditation scheme requires surveyors applying for accreditation to provide evidence of complying with the standard or its equivalent. Although AMSA are yet to provide any information on ‘equivalence’ AIMS has pushed successfully for AMSA to accept endorsements in the application process. 

Apart from the surveyor accreditation requirements ISO 9001 is required under a wide range of tender applications for Government and private tenders and AIMS will now be able to assist members to achieve the certification.

AIMS is yet to fully cost the endorsement process but is in negotiations with the certifier to develop and provide a very cost effective  ISO 9001: certification or endorsement to all AIMS members. We expect to be able to provide these services to members by mid June – well before the marine surveyor application process commences. Announcements on costs, procedures and how to apply will be provided on the website over the next few weeks.

All enquiries regarding the ISO accreditation requirements can be directed to Susan Hull at  execoff@aimsurveyors.com.au.