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London, England, United Kingdom

The Chief Harbour Master provides leadership to a team of over 200 marine professionals and administrative colleagues. The role's key accountabilities across the UK’s biggest port and busiest inland waterway are:- Ensure that the PLA operates in a way that fully complies with the legal obligations of a Statutory Port Authority and the requirements of the.

Bournemouth, United Kingdom

Conducting a research PhD with Bournemouth University's Disaster Management Centre into High Reliability Organisations in a complex, multicultural, multinational environment. Focus of research will be to better understand linguistic and cultural factors and their impact on information exchange in a High Reliability Organisations such as a large complex ship.

Southampton, England, United Kingdom

• Responsible for CUK’s Health, Environment, Safety and Security programme (HESS) and ISM Governance operation ensuring that all CUK ships are operated safely and fully compliant under the leadership of Ship’s Master.
• ISM Code Designated Person Ashore (DPA) and Operating Line Compliance Manager.
• Responsible for a multi-disciplinary team providing operational support to Carnival UK’s fleet and shoreside operation in Nautical Operations, Maritime People and Training, Risk Management, and Crisis Management.
• Responsible for the oversight and management of multi-million pound Maritime People and Training budget for over 1000 seafarers.

Southampton, United Kingdom

• Responsibility for a multi-disciplinary team providing operational support to Carnival UK’s fleet and shoreside operation in the areas of Nautical Operations, Operational Support, Maritime People and Training, Risk.
• Responsible for the oversight and management of multi-million pound Maritime People and Training budget for over 1000 seafarers.
• Member of the Fleet Leadership Team charged with translating the business strategic intent and providing leadership and guidance to shipboard senior management teams.
• Developed an Ops Support hub for supporting Fleet and coordinating cross-departmental support.

Southampton, United Kingdom

• Responsibility for a multi-disciplinary team providing governance and operational support to Carnival UK’s fleet and shoreside operation in the areas of Maritime Investigations, Maritime Security, Crisis Management and.
• Lead for maritime accident investigations and delivery of continuous improvement programmes across all areas of responsibility.

Hamburg Area, Germany

• Carnival Maritime is the Marine Service Unit operating on the highest technical standards for the Costa Group, Europe’s leading Cruise Company. The unit bundles marine operation competences and best practices providing.
• Responsible for the day-to-day nautical operations of a globally deployed cruise ship fleet of 38 ships through the company’s Fleet Operation Centre including coordinating multi-stakeholder support for significant.
• Collaborative partner in the development of custom-built software tools such as the Neptune proprietary software application which is a state-of-the-art tracking and data analysis platform providing real-time.
• Other responsibilities included maintaining and developing the shore-side crisis management response, intact stability issues, shipborne operational quality assurance programme, Nautical support and Incident Commander.

Hamburg Area, Germany

• Carnival Maritime is the Marine Service Unit operating on the highest technical standards for the Costa Group, Europe’s leading Cruise Company. The unit bundles marine operation competences and best practices providing.
• Employed as the Director Operational Quality Assurance responsible for running a Quality Assurance programme across 36 ships of the Costa Group and Carnival UK fleet.
• Other responsibilities include maintaining and developing the shore-side crisis management response and Duty Incident Commander.

Southampton, United Kingdom

Carnival UK is the UK operating company for P&O Cruises and Cunard Line. Employed as the Senior Quality Assurance manager within the Maritime Department with responsibilities for operational safety, Quality Assurance and ISM Assurance. Also led on marine accident investigations including the publishing of investigation reports and the implementation of.

Plymouth, United Kingdom

Flag Officer Sea Training (FOST) is the UK's world-class centre of excellence for the operational training of warships. Employed as Commander Mobile Sea Training responsible for the training of UK and foreign warships covering a broad spectrum of activity from basic sea training for ships proceeding from refit / build to those preparing for overseas.

Selected to command a brand new Type 45 Air Defence Destroyer and tasked with taking it from build on the Clyde to first Operational Deployment. Responsible for a Ship’s Company of 200 personnel, a billion pound asset, delivery of a complicated engineering project with a multi-million pound budget. Within the first year was successful in getting the ship.

Shrivenham, United Kingdom

A course to prepare officers for high-grade appointments at executive/board level, by developing command, analytical and communications skills and by providing a broad understanding and knowledge of defence and security as a whole. Course attended by over 250 personnel from UK military, UK Civil Service and officers from 50 other countries. awarded a MA.

Portsmouth, United Kingdom

Employed as the Second-in-Command of a Type 42 Destroyer during a busy 24 month period incorporating two operational deployments and final decommissioning from service. Role was effectively Chief of Staff on-board responsible to the Commanding Officer for the output of the ship as well as the responsibility for discipline and welfare of 250 personnel..

Northwood, Middlesex

Selected from over 30 tri-service peers for this demanding role supporting one of the three principals in charge of the UK’s Joint Headquarters. Role was the coordinator of the Operations Division (UK’s joint operations centre) and tasked with providing command of UK’s globally deployed forces and giving politically aware military advice to the Ministry of.

Northwood, Middlesex

Employed in a variety of roles in a small team of high calibre tri-service officers responsible within the Joint Headquarters for the UK's contribution to operations in Afghanistan. Undertook a raft of duties including Liaison Officer in Afghanistan; Deputy Team Leader; Foreign Force coordinator (troubleshooting issues involving the multinational force.

Portsmouth, United Kingdom

Initially appointed as Principal Warfare Officer (Above Water Warfare) tasked with ‘fighting the ship’. Assumed additional role of Operations Officer, which involved planning the Ship's operational programme. Successfully planned and executed a joint HMRC / Immigration Service operation in UK waters as well as numerous exercises and training packages. On.

Northwood, United Kingdom

Selected in summer 2002 to be the personal aide to the operational head of the Royal Navy. Role involved the planning and running of the Admiral’s programme, collating and producing strategic level briefings, accompanying the Admiral during national and international visits and to plan high profile official functions. Appointment involved working at the.

Plymouth, United Kingdom

Navigating Officer for the Royal Navy’s 5th largest warship deployed globally conducting oceanic surveys. Responsible for all aspects of navigation, pilotage and bridge watchkeeping. Additional role as Alternate Survey Manager, tasked with planning, execution and collation of hydrographic survey.

Portsmouth, United Kingdom

Position required in-depth analysis of environmental, intelligence and tactical data to provide advice to senior commanders of the best method in which to exploit the environment to gain the tactical advantage. Role also include being able to rapidly re-survey port infrastructure post natural disasters. Served in North Atlantic and Arabian Gulf – in the.

Portsmouth, United Kingdom

Navigating Officer of a Hunt-Class Minehunter. Highlights including the role of Force Navigating Officer for a NATO On Call Mine-countermeasures Force during a demanding 6 month deployment around Northern Europe. This included responsibility for the safe navigation of up to 10 other vessels.

Cpd - Short Course, Fundamentals Of Accident Investigation

Postgraduate Diploma, Strategic Management And Leadership

Cmi Level 7 Diploma, Strategic Management And Leadership

Advance Command And Staff Course

Masters, Defence Studies, Distinction

Post Graduate Certificate, Applied Metorology And Oceanography, Distinction

Bsc Hons, Oceanography, 2:1

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