As former Chief Pilot with a major UK airline, Chris has wide experience in flight operations, pilot recruitment, training and remuneration. Currently a Type Rating Instructor and Examiner on Boeing 787 'Dreamliner' aircraft, he is also an active light aircraft and seaplane pilot. Chris is an experienced expert witness - certificated by, and a Governor and Fellow of, the Expert Witness Institute - and a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society. He is also a 1st tier APIL expert and is winner of the prestigious...

Role of the Prudent Shipmaster: • Marine accident investigation • Charter Party disputes • Unsafe ports & berths • Due diligence • Navigation • Collisions • Groundings • Seamanship • ISM code • Hold cleanliness • Hatch covers • Cargo stowage & securing Ship operations: • Ship management • Ship performance • Seaworthiness • Passage planning • Fumigation • Liquefaction • Ship-handling • Weather routing • Containers Bulk cargoes: coal, concentrates, grain, ore, fertilizer, steel, timber, rice, sugar, DRI, fines, scrap, cement, sulphur Tankers: crude oil,...

1. Cargo damage 2. Navigation and shipping accidents 3. Contract disputes in oil and gas 4. Shipbuilding and maintenance disputes 5. Ship management and charter party disputes 6. Bunkering and ship supply 7. Bill of lading disputes 8. Ship recycling disputes 9. Port operations 10. Port maritime services 11. Goods transportation on land 12. Cargo clearance and customs 13. Investment in maritime assets