Marine Electrician and Marine Engineer, New Zealand and Australia
Ben Felton
Ben Felton is a marine electrician and marine engineer based in New Zealand. Ben has qualifications as an Engineer Class 3 and Master V and is also a member of IIMS.
Ben has 18 years seagoing experience. ETO on MV Jamaica Bay since 2005. Ben is AMSA and MNZ accredited surveyor for electrical design approval for ships electrical systems and inspection and testing of electrical systems on board ships.
Current New Zealand Accreditations:
- DAE – Design approval – Electrical – Specialist design approval for ships electrical systems
- Surveyor – Electrical Systems – Inspection and testing of electrical systems on board ships
- IC1 – Initial Constuction 1 – all materials for ships up to 45 metres, restricted to Offshore Limits
- P1r – Periodic 1r – all materials for ships up to 45 etres, restricted to Offshore Limits
Current AMSA Accreditations:
- Initial survey—plan approval
- Initial survey—electrical—extra low voltage
- Initial survey—electrical—low voltage
- Initial survey—construction or alteration—hull, deck and superstructure
- Initial survey—construction or alteration—machinery
- Initial survey—construction or alteration—equipment
- Initial survey—construction or alteration—commissioning
- Periodic survey
- Periodic survey—electrical
- Survey of safety equipment
- Survey of communications equipment
