Composite Testing for Marine Vessels
This seminar isn’t just another technical talk. It’s a bold, eye-opening look at the hidden realities of composite testing in the marine industry. We’re talking about the testing you think is enough — and why it might not be. The standards you trust — and where the real gaps are. The assumptions you’ve built your vessels around — and how they could be setting you up for failure or untapped success.
We’ll uncover where class requirements and ISO standards collide, where they fall short, and where they open doors to better, safer, more efficient vessel design — with real-world stories, sharp insights, and zero fluff.
Whether you’re an engineer, shipbuilder, surveyor, insurer, or simply future-focused — this session will challenge your thinking and change your expectations.
Why you cannot regrade EN 10025 JR Materials to J2 Material: The Metallurgy and the Consequences
Everyone does it, they buy EN 10025 JR material, conduct some Impact Tests at -20C and if a set happen to pass the 27 Joule requirement at -20C, they believe that they have J2 material, and entirely different alloy designation within EN 10025. Everyone does it so it make it right, right? WRONG.
THIS IS A HIGHLY DANGEROUS PRACTISE and there is no excuse for it. It is unheard of outside of South Africa and will result in a serious and severe catastrophic failure one day. Do we need to wait till then to act?
Attend this FREE PRESENTATION where I will show you why this simply cannot be done and indeed should never be done. What is worse, I have seen in some cases that several sets of tests are conducted and the only set that passes are the results reported in the data pack, or sometimes the lab is blamed being incompetent, with no thought to the reason for the code having two SEPARATE DESIGNATIONS for a reason.