▁have ▁proven ▁the ▁technical ▁skills ▁necessary ▁for ▁design ation ▁as ▁A MS . ▁There ▁is , ▁through ▁the ▁Survey or ▁Associ ate ▁program , ▁the ▁opportunity ▁for ▁less ▁experienced ▁members ▁to ▁particip ate ▁in ▁SA MS ▁and ▁h one ▁their ▁skills ▁under ▁the ▁tut el age ▁of ▁Acc red ited ▁Marine ▁Survey ors ▁in ▁their ▁local ▁area . ▁Aff ili ate ▁members , ▁who ▁benefit ▁from ▁the ▁association ▁with ▁the ▁Society ' s ▁members , ▁are ▁profession als , ▁corpor ations , ▁and ▁organizations ▁active ▁in ▁the ▁marine ▁field . ▁ ▁History ▁and ▁Philosoph y ▁ ▁The ▁Society ▁of ▁Acc red ited ▁Marine ▁Survey ors ▁has ▁its ▁roots ▁in ▁the ▁International ▁Mar itime ▁Techn ical ▁Institute ▁Conference ▁held ▁in ▁Brun sw ick , ▁Maine ▁during ▁the ▁latter ▁part ▁of ▁ 1 9 8 6 . ▁ ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁participants ▁expressed ▁a ▁desire ▁to ▁belong ▁to ▁a ▁professional ▁society ▁of ▁marine ▁survey ors ▁who ▁would ▁have ▁a ▁different ▁purpose ▁and ▁out look ▁than ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁existing ▁professional ▁organizations ▁of ▁the ▁day . ▁ ▁Among ▁the ▁participants ▁were ▁Jim ▁Rob b ins ▁of ▁C . A . ▁Hans en ▁Corporation ▁and ▁Fred ▁L owe , ▁formerly ▁Inst ruct or ▁of ▁Marine ▁Sur ve ying ▁at ▁the ▁Chap man ▁School ▁of ▁Se am ans hip , ▁Stuart , ▁Florida . ▁ ▁Jim ▁Rob b ins ▁and ▁Fred ▁L owe ▁founded ▁the ▁Society ▁of ▁Acc red ited ▁Marine ▁Survey ors ▁during ▁the ▁early ▁part ▁of ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁and ▁en list ed ▁Michael