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- Technical drawing
- Textual record
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1897 - 1997 (Creation)
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Physical description
27 cm of textual records (52 leaves ; 24 x 38 cm)
14 technical drawings : both sides, some col., annotations ; 119.33 x 109.22 cm or smaller
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Name of creator
Biographical history
John A. Clarkson was a fulltime member of the Transportation Safety Board of Canada where reviewed and approved investigation reports regarding all air, rail, marine and pipeline accident/incidents. While working with the Council of Marine Carriers (CMC) he brought about changes to the new Marie Personnel Regulations for the west coast marine industry. He was also the Head of Delegation for Canada to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) for Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW). He was an Associate Dean and Head of the British Columbia Institute of Technology Marine Campus. He has connections with the national Pilotage Authorities, the Shipping Federation of Canada, the Canadian Shipowners Association, and the Chamber of Shipping of British Columbia. John retired in August of 2016, but since then has taken on advisor and part time positions. From 2018 to 2019 he was a Marine Technical Advisor for the National Board of Energy and starting November of 2019 he has been the Chair of the Board of Directors for the Maritime Museum of BC. He currently resides in Sooke.
Custodial history
The records were gifted to the Maritime Museum of BC by John Clarkson in 2022.
The fonds was acquired by John Clarkson while he was working for Transport Canada and as a Marine Examiner and Surveyor.
The leafs of correspondence were originally from Steam Ship Inspectors Office in Victoria.
Scope and content
The fonds consists of records retrieved and acquired by John Clarkson. The series of ship plans were acquired while he served as the Nautical Inspector for Transport Canada. These would have been used to help with the inspection of the ships. The correspondence series was retrieved by John Clarkson while he served as the marine examiner and surveyor in Victoria. The correspondence was originally from the Steamship Inspectors Office and contains different forms of correspondence regarding the surveys and inspections of ship that were requisitioned for the second world war before and after. These pertain to the inspection of different vessels that were active along the west coast.
The fonds is arranged into two series:
- Ship Plans-technical drawings
- Correspondence-textual records
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Physical condition
Immediate source of acquisition
John A. Clarkson
Arrangement
The material was arranged according to the original filing system of the creator.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
Location of originals
MMBC off-site storage.
Availability of other formats
Restrictions on access
No restriction. All requests for use must be made through the MMBC Research Request program (http://mmbc.bc.ca/collections/library-and-archives/research/). Please note that fees may apply.
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- Department of Transportation (Subject)
- Board of Steamship Inspection (Subject)
- Steamship Inspectors Office (Subject)
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Canadian Rules for Archival Description (RAD), 2008 edition.
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Dates of creation, revision and deletion
December 2023
Language of description
- English