marine surveyorn.

1726 Philos. Trans. 1725 (Royal Soc.) 33 411 (heading) An account of a new machine, called the marine surveyor, contrived for the mensuration of the way of a ship in the sea, more correctly than by the log... By Mr. Henry de Saumarez of the Island of Guernsey.

1768 Ann. Reg. 1767 103 A new marine surveyor: the machine consists of an open tube..on the outside is fixed an oblique plane like a screw, upon which the water acts so as to turn it round swifter or slower.

1863 New & Compl. Tax-payer's Man. 58 Any certificate of damage, or otherwise, and all other certificates or documents issued by any port warden, marine surveyor, or other person acting as such, twenty-five cents.

1890 Cent. Dict. Marine surveyor, a civil officer who surveys ships for insurance, repairs, etc.

1953 All Eng. Law Rep. 1941 (Lexis) 20 Oct. 1185 A marine surveyor who inspected and certified the work for an underwriting association testified that the structure was properly executed.

1976 P. Kemp Oxf. Compan. Ships & Sea 491/1 Some 11,000 marine surveyors working on behalf of the Society [sc. Lloyd's Register of Shipping] are distributed around the world to assist with the classification of new ships and to carry out periodical surveys of ship's hulls, boilers, machinery, refrigeration plants, etc.

1992 Marine Engineers Rev. Nov. 63/1 (advt.) Marine Surveyor required for Company carrying out classification and underwriters surveys in the South West of England.