Mine/Exploration Geologist • Safe carriage of bulk mineral cargoes • Valuation of mining and mineral properties Key areas of expertise Mining • Leaching • Smelting • Refining • Market analysis • Risk assessment for insurance purposes

Marine fires • Cargo spoilage • IMSBC cargo • IMDG cargo • Liquefaction

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,...

Fire investigation • Explosion investigation • Bulk cargo investigation • Bulk solid cargo subject matter expert

Building fires • Explosions • Marine fires • Vehicle, plant and machinery fires • Cargo spoilage • IMSBC cargo • IMDG cargo • Liquefaction • Contamination and pollution