SCOTT MARINE, LLC
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA

About Scott Marine - East Coast Marine Consultant We are a leading marine surveyor and consultant, providing superior technical expertise, maritime expert testimony and scientific investigation to the legal profession and the insurance industry. Founded in 1993, Scott Marine Surveyors & Consultants has been providing our expertise in a variety of marine specialties and disciplines. Our surveyors provide documentation, reports and expert testimony, investigation and analysis where scientific and technical responses are necessary. We are recognized as one of the regions leading providers of marine consulting. Over the years, we have garnered the experience and become accustomed to providing advisory and surveying services on short notice.   Our firm engages in many types of work, including consulting, construction and conversion supervision, damage surveys, inspections and investigations, and appraisals. Additionally, Scott Marine members are often called upon to find the cause of loss on insurance claims and make recommendations to the underwriters. Our surveyors provide documentation, reports and analysis where scientific and technical responses are necessary. We assist in the resolution of both insurance claims, and criminal and civil litigation. We are renowned known throughout the maritime community for our members' expertise as expert witnesses supporting attorneys, solicitors, and barristers in matters of maritime litigation. Our clientele are among the world's most prominent ship owners, underwriters, attorneys, investors, financial institutions and governmental agencies; yet we are happy to provide our expertise to everyone. We are proud members of the following organizations: If you're planning on buying a boat, a vessel survey can be invaluable. Our surveyors will assess the condition and value of a pleasure vessel and provide you with detailed documents to back up our findings. If you insure pleasure boats, Scott Marine can provide you with a complete evaluation of any pleasure craft. Our surveyors can also inspect a vessel to verify that it meets all federal and voluntary fire and safety standards. As with pleasure craft, Scott Marine can provide complete evaluations on any commercial craft. We can evaluate a new or used vessel for purchase, assess any damage to a vessel and provide F & I inspections. We also offer special survey options designed specifically for insurers and lenders. For example, if you presently insure or anticipate insuring a single vessel or a small fleet, determining the condition and value of those vessels is crucial. The mooring location, the intended use, and the qualifications of the captain and crew are all important when it comes to evaluating risk. Roy Scott Marine can help. Whatever your question, Scott Marine can survey nearly every crucial component of your marina and give you the answers you need. A Damage Survey identifies the scope and nature of the loss, including the cause of loss and review of repair estimates.  This is usually done at the request of Insurance Company to determine the extent of damage and the cost of repairing the vessel.  In its simplest terms, a condition and valuation survey is a report on the current condition of a vessel and its current value as judged by geographical location and condition. It assures the insurance company and financial institution that the vessel meets U.S. Coast Guard, National Fire Protection Association & American Boat and Yacht Council safety standards and that it is insured for enough value to replace it if damaged or lost. Donation Appraisals – The law has changed significantly regarding donating vessels to charity.  You must be completely aware of these changes in the law as there are institutions that will lead you down the wrong path or provide you with inadequate information.  There is a process and it must be followed exactly. Divorce/Estate Appraisals – Whenever there is a dispute regarding the value of a piece of property or equipment when assets are divided, an appraisal is performed to submit to the Court in assisting in splitting up those assets.  In many cases, we are hired as the sole appraiser for this type of appraisal due to our reputation in the industry for fairness, completeness and accuracy.  Helping attorney’s settle this type of issue is one less thing that is going to be litigated when emotions run high and misperceptions of value occur. At Scott Marine, we can assist you with either setting up or following through the implementation of the program, or review the program post incident.  WE ARE MEMBERS OF THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS As a former U.S. Coast Guard Officer, I have extensive experience in Law Enforcement, Marine Inspection and Investigations. I was also a Ship’s Officer aboard Coast Guard Cutters and Merchant vessels. This experience lends itself to providing detailed information for your cases from many different points of view. Being a non-lawyer member of the Maritime Law Association provides additional resources to assist you in litigation. I am a former wrestler and prepare for court like I am going into battle. I can promise you, I will know my portion of a case prior to testifying better than anyone in the room. In the unlikely circumstance that I am unable to provide you with that information, I have a significant list of competent associates who will likely be able to help. Welcome to Scott Marine Surveyors & Consultants Scott Marine is composed of maritime professionals who are knowledgeable in the regulations and standards associated with the marine industry. As such, Scott Marine is able to offer support to those who find themselves in need of assistance in almost any situation that may arise in the marine industry. Scott Marine Surveyors offers comprehensive Marine Inspection, Surveying, and Consulting services. These services include sport-fishing boats surveys, sailboat inspection, engine/ship/yacht surveys, commercial surveying, marine litigation & more.