Marine surveying built on sixteen years at sea and on the slip.
TK Marine Consultants is an AMSA-accredited, AIMS-certified commercial marine surveying company covering Western Australia's commercial and recreational fleet — statutory compliance, pre-purchase condition, insurance, and cargo warranty surveys, plus consulting for towage and port operators, all under one ISO 9001 quality system.
ISO 9001 CertifiedQuality Management System
AIMS Certified CommercialMarine Surveyor™ — Tim Nexer
Two fleets, two pathways — same accredited surveyor.
Start with whichever best describes the vessel. Each page covers what's included, what we check, and indicative pricing.
Commercial vessels
AMSA-accredited surveying for domestic commercial vessels (DCVs) and regulated Australian vessels (RAVs).
- Periodic, renewal, damage, exemption & insurance surveys
- Fuel tank pressure testing for renewal surveys
- BINDT accredited thickness testing — steel & aluminium hulls
- Accredited DCV surveyor, reporting to NSCV standards
Recreational boats
Independent pre-purchase condition surveys for recreational vessels, before you commit to buy.
- Hull, machinery, electrical & safety-equipment inspection
- Out-of-water or afloat, whichever suits the sale
- Electronic report delivered within 24 hours
- Findings explained in plain terms, with the technical detail backing them up
Accreditation you can check, experience you can rely on.
Accredited expertise
AMSA-accredited, AIMS-certified commercial marine surveyor backed by a Diploma in Marine Surveying and STCW III/3 engineering qualifications.
WA-wide reliability
Perth-based and Port Hedland-active, with a national surveyor network to cover jobs anywhere in Australia.
Comprehensive scope
Commercial, recreational, insurance and cargo warranty surveys under one ISO 9001 quality system, so nothing falls between two specialists.
Straight-talking reports
Findings explained in plain terms first, with the technical detail an insurer, buyer or regulator needs to back it up.
The WA coast, Bunbury to Broome — and Australia-wide for project work.
Perth-based with active coverage the length of the Western Australian coast, and reach Australia-wide through a national surveyor network for project and consulting work.
Practical experience, not just paperwork.
Established in 2018 out of vessel management in the towage sector, TK Marine Consultants Pty Ltd combines statutory survey accreditation with a working knowledge of how commercial vessels are actually operated and maintained day to day.
Sixteen years of maritime experience spans coastal vessel time, technical oversight of fleet dockings, and a trade background in diesel fitting — the kind of hands-on grounding that shows up in a survey report.
Meet the teamVessel construction
Steel · Aluminium · Polyethylene · FRP
Service area
Perth-based, with active coverage the length of the WA coast — Bunbury to Broome — and Australia-wide through a national surveyor network.
Standards
NSCV, USL Code, AS1799 load line, and IMO convention knowledge applied to every job.
Thickness testing
BINDT accredited thickness tester for steel and aluminium hulls, at AMSA-stipulated intervals.
What clients say on Google.
A 5.0 average from 7 Google reviews (October 2026), from recreational boat buyers to commercial operators.
“Just had a boat survey completed by Tim from TK Marine Consultants and couldn’t be happier. Tim was extremely professional, thorough, and knowledgeable throughout the process. The report was clear and detailed, and the whole experience gave me real confidence. Highly recommend TK Marine Consultants.”
“10/10 would recommend Tim and will definitely be using him again. As a commercial vessel owner/operator living rurally, I was really impressed with how fast and smoothly Tim got the ball rolling on renewing my survey. Communication was excellent. Email replies were quick and clear, which made the whole process stress-free. Tim was professional, efficient, and genuinely easy to deal with.”
“Big shout out to TK Marine. They answered a last minute Christmas period call to do a pre-purchase survey of a recreational boat, and it was complete (including report for insurers) in less than a week of the call! Tim and Dave were super helpful and knowledgable. I would recommend them any time. Thanks guys.”
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