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Our Surveyors

Our marine surveyors are professional, knowledgeable and competent in their fields, producing reliable work of high calibre and presentation.

We have 25 surveyors of which 17 are based in the United Kingdom, 3 are based in France, 1 is based in Spain, 1 is based in Belgium and 3 are based in New Zealand. We also have associate surveyors based in South Africa and the USA.  As a result some of our surveyors are bi lingual, speaking Spanish, French, Dutch, German and Russian.

Our surveyors have an extensive range of expertise and include Master Mariners, Chief Engineers, Naval Architects and Electrical Engineers. 

Ian Biles
Qualifications:

  • Master Mariner
  • RYA Yachtmaster Ocean
  • Naval Architect (BEng Ship Science)
  • Business Management (MA Business Management)
  • Marine Surveyor (Diploma in Marine Surveying)

Experience:

  • Commercial ship (dry and tankers)
  • Yachts - power and sail up to 100m superyachts
  • Risk Assessments.
  • Hull damage. 
  • Expert witness

Bill Wyatt
Qualifications:

  • Naval Architect (MEng Maritime Engineering Science)
  • RYA Yachtmaster Offshore
  • Marine Surveyor (Diploma in Marine Surveying)

Experience:

  • Inclining experiments and stability booklets
  • Structural modifications
  • Recreational Craft Directive

Richard Hamilton
Qualifications:

  • Master Mariner
  • Lead Auditor for Quality Management Systems
  • Auditor for Maritime Safety Management Systems
  • ISPS Ship Security Officer
  • RYA Yachtmaster Offshore and Ocean with Commercial Endorsements

Experience:

  • Vessels up to 170,000 tonnes
  • Marine Safety and Security
  • Superyacht Consultancy and management
  • ISM & ISPS auditing and crew training

Hugh McQuaid
Qualifications:

  • Master Mariner FG Unlimited
  • LRQA Lead Assessor ISO9002
  • Lead Assessor ISM Code
  • OCIMF Register of Ship Inspectors
  • Marine Pilot

Experience:

  • Expert witness
  • ISO9002 & ISM Code Experience, both seminars and practical.
  • Oil Tanker Vetting Inspector.
  • 16 years Tanker Master to VLCC size.
  • Superyacht Audit Surveyor.

Gary Webster
Qualifications:

  • RYA / MCA Commercial Endorsed Skippers Certificate
  • Tech.Eng (Technician Engineer) Mechanical Engineering
  • Marine Surveyor (Diploma in Marine Surveying)

Experience:

  • Sailed and repaired boats (GRP and mechanical)for over 20 years
  • Investigative and diagnostic reporting for UK and Canadian insurance companies
  • Yachts - power and sail up to 24m
  • Risk Assessments
  • Engines and on board system
  • Motor vehicles and classic cars

Alan Stephenson
Qualifications:

  • Naval Architect
  • Chartered Engineer

Experience:

  • Stability Analysis and Design Approval of vessels up to 50m
  • Load Line and Tonnage computations
  • New build project management

William McMurray
Qualifications:

  • Coastal Chief Engineer - Merchant Navy
  • City & Guilds Marine Engineering - Advanced certificate

Experience:

  • MCA Coding
  • British Waterways Boat Safety Examiner
  • Recreational Craft Directive
  • Refit, repair and construction management
  • Marine Surveyor (Diploma in Marine Surveying)

Cedric Pinheiro
Qualifications:

  • Master Mariner
  • Bachelor of Science
  • Bachelor of Technology
  • Diploma in Management of Ship Operations

Experience:

  • Principal surveyor
  • Container terminal management
  • Port operation management

Christopher Fairgrieve
Qualifications:

  • BSc(Eng) - Electrical & Electronic Engineering
  • CEng - Chartered Engineer
  • Marine Surveyor (Diploma in Marine Surveying)
    AIIMS

Experience:

  • Royal Navy - Electrical Engineering Officer - 12 years
  • Computer & Electronics Industry - Project Manager and Consultant - 25 years
  • Marine Surveyor - Valuations, conversion supervision, casualty investigation, salvage and cargo damage - 3 years
  • Casualty investigation
  • Training course development

Keith Oulds
Qualifications:

  • B Eng (Hons) Aeronautical Engineering
  • Marine Surveyor (Diploma in Marine Surveying)
  • RYA Advanced Powerboat Instructor, Coastal Motorboat, Day Skipper Sailing
  • HSE Part 3, BSAC Advanced Diver, PADI Dive Master
  • MCGI Leadership & Management and Human Resources
  • Prince2 Project Management
  • STCW95
  • PADI Divemaster
  • BSAC Advanced Diver
  • HSE Part 2 Diving
  • H&S Manager & Risk Assessor

Experience:

  • Re-fit project management
  • Risk Assessment
  • Marine Surveying
  • Highly qualified Royal Naval Officer with over 20 years maritime experience
  • Leading the Navy's deep diving team
  • Executive officer of HMS Ark Royal


Perrin Towler
Qualifications:

  • Marine Surveyor (Diploma in Marine Surveying)
  • MSc Maritime Operations
  • BSc Mechanical Engineering (Naval Architecture)
  • RYA Cruising Instructor / Ocean Yachtmaster

Experience:

  • Marine Surveying
  • Project Management
  • Marina Operations
  • Ship build and re-fit Management

Richard Cray
Qualifications:

  • Marine Surveyor (Diploma in Marine Surveying)
  • BSc Engineering
  • B-TEC National Diploma in Engineering

Experience:

  • Risk Assessment
  • General condition


Sergiy Kovernik
Qualifications:

  • MSc Marine Engineer, Ships Power Plants
  • First Class Motor Unlimited Certificate of Competence
  • Third Class Steam Certificate of Competency

Experience:

  • Marine Surveyor
  • Dry dock planning and management
  • Classification Society Coding
  • Flag State administration


Terry Hayward
Qualifications:

  • BEng (Hons) Yacht Production & Surveying (current)
  • Marine Surveyor (Diploma in Marine Surveying)
  • Technicians Diploma Yacht & Boat Building
  • City & Guilds Parts 1, 2 and 3 in Yacht & Boat Building
  • RYA Coastal Skipper

Experience:

John Manley-Tucker
Qualifications:

  • Chartered Engineer
  • First Class Certificate of Competence, Steam. Endorsed for Motor

Experience:

  • Marine Surveyor
  • Tankers and refrigerated vessels
  • Ship build and re-fit Management
  • Safety Quality management Audits


Peter Plummer
Qualifications:

  • Master Mariner
  • Crude, Liquid Petroleum and Petroleum Products Endorsement
  • Liquid Chemicals Endorsement

Experience:

  • Marine Surveyor
  • Loading & discharge
  • Chemical tanker condition vetting
  • Insurance claim consultant
  • Expert witness


Timothy Radford
Qualifications:

  • Master Mariner
  • ISM Lead Auditor

Experience:

  • Marine Surveyor
  • Marine Safety Management Systems
  • Accident Investigation
  • Cargo Superintendence
  • Oil Cargo Loss Investigation
  • Charter Party Compliance

Alan Washbourne
Qualifications:

  • Master Mariner
  • Dangerous Cargo Endorsements
  • MSA & CPSC instructor

Experience:

  • Marine Surveyor
  • Safety & Survival
  • Risk Assessment
  • Incident investigations
  • Loading supervision


Derek Smith
Qualifications:

  • Incorporated Engineer
  • Company Security Officer (Lloyds Register)
  • National Incident Management System course & Annual Exercises
  • Internal Auditor (Det Norske Veritas)
  • Higher Diploma in Marine Engineering

Experience:

  • Presently Operational Director / DPA / CSO for Yacht Management Company
  • Safety & Quality Manager / DPA / CSO - 11 years at major yacht management house
  • Seagoing engineer onboard ships and yachts, including new builds and refits - 18 years
  • Safety Management Systems
  • Marine Surveyor
  • Flag & Port State requirements
  • Lead Auditor
  • Re-fit management

Ian Gough
Qualifications:

  • Master Mariner

Experience:

  • Over 30 years experience in the Royal Fleet Auxiliary Service
  • Directorate of Naval Operations
  • Helicopter controller
  • Commander British Forces Commendation for Outstanding Service

Liam Dowling
Qualifications: 

Experience: 

  • 18 Years experience as a Superyacht Captain
  • Project and Logistical Management
  • Weather Routing
  • Mast Specialist

Ian Munro
Qualifications: 

  • Department of Trade First Class Certificate of Competency for Steamship or Motorship
  • Higher National Certificate in Mechanical Engineering

Experience: 

  • Marine Engineer both shore based and sea going
  • Engineering Management
  • Superindependency
  • Ship repair
  • Survey Experience
  • Training

Colin Brown
Qualifications:

  • B.Sc. (Hons) Marine and Environment Biology.  St Andrews University.
  • HSE Part 4 Professional scuba.  Fort Bovisand.
  • RYA/MCA Yachtmaster Offshore (Commercially endorsed).
  • MCA Approved Engine Certificate
  • RYA Cruising Instructor Sail
  • RYA Shorebased Instructor
  • RYA Diesel Instructor
  • RYA Advanced Powerboat (Commercially endorsed)
  • STCW 95 Basic Training
  • GMDSS Long Range Radio Certificate & Satellite Endorsement

Experience: 

  • Commercial Diving
  • Aquaculture Management
  • Yacht Delivery
  • Training
  • Repairing and install systems

Andy Williams
Qualifications: 

  • Master Mariner Unlimited (STCW 95)
  • GMDSS General Operators's Certificate
  • Lloyd's Register ARN for ISM
  • IRCA 5 day Lead Auditor's Course
  • IRCA 2 day ISM Code Course
  • Lloyd's Register Company Security Officer Training
  • Diploma in Marine Surveying
  • Master of Business Administration

Experience: 

  • Operations Director Yacht Management Consultants
  • Operational, safety and technical management of large yachts
  • Master Mariner Certificate
  • Yacht Delivery

For more information or to speak to someone in our team please call us on +44 (0)23 9252 4490  or email us info(at)maritime.uk.com