Main activities are as Ship Management, Marine Surveyors, Drydock Superintendents and Design.

Responsible for controlling marine survey and preshipment inspections. Damage investigation & assessment on behalf of insurers and consigned. Quantity and quality surveying on behalf of shippers and receivers.

Development of SGS non-marine core business including Textile and Microbiology laboratories. Expansion of the work force and training

Surveyor and Consultant to all U.K. P & I Associations, local and international Insurance Underwriters Cargo damages, collision damage assessment, maritime fraud investigation, dead-weight calculations, on / off hire surveys, outturn monitoring all forms of cargo, vessel evaluation and condition for sale & purchase and pre-P & I entry. All types of survey and allied projects.

Non-exclusive surveyor for DNV on pre-towage surveys and barge movement operations in the Red Sea and Mediterranean area.

Dry-dock supervision for Chemical tankers, steel repairs, boiler rebuild, cargo tank sand blasting and Epoxy coating to system standards. Pre-purchase surveys and change of ownership for ' V ' Ships, Southampton.

Hull damage surveys for Mediterranean Average Adjusting, London. P & I Clubs cargo claims and pre-shipment surveys. On / Off hire and condition surveys of Fish factory vessels in The Gambia and Northern Scotland. Spares control and purchase for the Ibru Organisation, Nigeria.

Port Captain on secondment in Brazil loading all manner of steel products for the U.S. Gulf, East coast, Great Lakes and Far East, Singapore - Japan range for Grant Shipping, Bermuda.

Directly accountable to the company President. Responsible for operational procedures of all vessels under charter. Charter Party construction and draughting with shippers, Bills of Lading and claims negotiation.

Employment of surveyors and stevedores in all ports. Procurement of all Bunker fuels.

Served aboard general cargo, breakbulk, heavy lift, geared bulk, Ro-ro and container vessels. Geared with various cargo handling equipment including derricks, Velli / Thompson, Jumbo, Stulken and cranes. Hydraulic hoistable car decks and 400 mts stern ramp. Carrying forest products, cars, all manner of bulk, steel products and containers.

Cargo superintendent in the forest product and steel services for Celtic Bulk carriers and under secondment to Nor bulk forest product service, Far East.

Newbuilding in Norway of 42,000 Dwt. Ro-ro and shake down cruises for Seaboard, Canada, under management by Reardon Smith. Various positions on Transportation Maritime Mexicana ( TMM ) vessels under RSL management

Deck Officer First Class ( Master Mariner )

Member of nautical Institute

IRCA Lead Auditor
ISM Code - Auditor Training
ISM - Ship Operations
ISM - Mandatory Rules & Regulations
SGS Agri Operations
Management Liaison course - Royal Naval College - Greenwich
Hazardous cargoes course - Hull
Man Management Course - Southend