Khasiat Fadhilat (Isnad) Doa Haikal - Majmu' Syarif

On returning to England, he went to study naval architecture at the King's college (now Newcastle University), and gained a BSc degree with distinction in 1948. He then worked for two years as a scientific officer at the Royal Naval Scientific Service before returning to his alma mater as a lecturer. He obtained an MSc degree in addition to his teaching duties. In 1957, Brian became the chief representative in the UK of the French ship classification society Bureau Veritas (BV), with responsibility for seven offices. In 1962, he was appointed principal naval architect and later shipbuilding director in Yarrow Shipbuilders, Glasgow. Brian played a key role in the design and building of ships including the Leander class and Type 21 frigates. In this busy period, it did not deter Brian from acquiring a PhD in 1973 with a thesis entitled: The effects on British Shipbuilding of implementation of the Geddes Report. His last post, before retiring in 1984, was as the director of British Shipbuilders Training and Education Limited. Brian was well recognised by the profession, for example his election as the president of the Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders in Scotland (1979-81), and serving as a technical assessor in the formal inquiries on the loss of the bulk carrier Derbyshire, and sailing ship Marques. He was closely involved with Seagull Trust, a charity that gives canal trips for disabled children in Scotland and the first barge, The Yarrow Seagull, was built by the apprentices in Yarrow Shipbuilders as part of their training. Education and training were always close to his heart and it is not surprising that Brian extended his close relationship with academics by devoting the next 23 years working as a visiting professor at the University of Strathclyde. Brian's duties included lecturing to undergraduates on several marine topics, supervising student project work, and providing guidance on thesis preparation. Brian's strengths as a teacher were his sunny disposition, positiveness, patience, tactfulness, and the ability to see from the student's point of view. It was during this period that Brian became committed to helping in bringing home from Spanish waters the wooden merchant vessel Glenlee, which is now beautifully restored and rests on the Clydeside. Brian Baxter was a prolific reader and had a wide breadth of interest. His colleagues will greatly miss having their attention drawn regularly to the latest advances in ship and related technologies, and other up-to-date information. Having moved to Scotland in 1962, he made many friends, and acquired a love for playing golf and hill walking.