Recording Historic Vessels - Historic Naval Ships Association

U NDERSTANDING H ISTORIC V ESSELS8. Briefing for a professional surveyRegardless of their experience, it should not be assumed that a professional surveyor canprovide the information required for the vessel record without a detailed brief. Thefollowing sections outline the requirements for the various elements of a full vessel recordwhich can form the basis of a brief. In order to ensure that the brief meets the need, bestpractice requires discussion on an outline brief between the person commissioning thesurvey and the chosen surveyor, to ensure that all relevant issues are covered, that allparties understand the nature or the record work to be undertaken and that a mutuallyagreed final brief is prepared.Before any recording work is begun, a risk assessment should be carried out. NationalHistoric Ships’ generic risk assessment form is set out in Appendix B.20