John Kavanagh Email & Phone Number

Brisbane, Australia

Pacific Maritime Lawyers Pty Ltd is a multi-disciplinary professional practice offering specialist maritime legal and notarial services.We are more than specialist maritime lawyers; we also have maritime and military qualifications and experience.Pacific Maritime Lawyers has extensive experience in providing practical legal advice and support in a range of contexts, including project and asset management, maritime incident investigation and support, maritime compliance, audits, risk assessments, commercial dispute resolution, negotiations, due diligence and business management.Pacific Maritime Lawyers offers practical and results-oriented legal services to all sectors of the Maritime Industry, from Superyachts to Dredging and everything in between.

A member of the Maritime Trade Operations and Legal branches, performing part-time work as a Navy Reservist.

Launceston, Australia

Teaching undergraduate and postgraduate students in Business Law, Maritime Law and Maritime Policy

Onslow Western Australia

Master and Chief Officer on Split Hopper Barge Pagadder working on Wheatstone Dredging Project

Darwin, Australia

Chief Mate on TSHD Vox Maxima, operating in the Darwin Pilotage area.

Navigation and Cargo watches on the Shell operated LNG tankers operating from Dampier to SE Asia, mainly Japan.

Darwin, Australia

Sole navigational charge of a 96m Split Hopper Barge in Darwin Pilotage Area for 12 hour night shifts

Brisbane, Australia

I reported directly to the General Manager Maritime Safety Queensland and was responsible for 60 staff and a budget exceeding $9 million across a range of disciplines and work units, including: Vessel Traffic Management – policy, technology (QShips) and technical support; Spatial Services – GIS and tides for Queensland; Asset management - capital works, aids to navigation and vessels;Port Developments – reviewing EIS for major infrastructure proposals (such as Gladstone LNG); Marine Environment Protection – pollution response and environmental policy; Pilotage Regulation – including licensing of pilots and incident investigation; Corporate support – including finance and administrationKey issues that I had ultimate responsibility for include:• Shen Neng 1 – implement recommendations of independent incident response report and cost recovery of $5 million claim• Pacific Adventurer – response to Incident Analysis Team report and National Plan Review and recovery of $31 million claim• ReefVTS – extension south of Mackay - $2.5 million project• Gladstone LNG developments - marine safety, port operations and environment

Brisbane, Australia

Solicitor working in Maritime and Commercial Litigation groups

Australian Flagged Ships

Deck Officer on BHP Transport ships, including bulk carriers such as the MV Iron Pacific; oil tanker MT Iron Gippsland and chemical tanker MT Seakap.

Graduate Certificate In Military Law, Military And International Operational Law

Bachelor Of Laws (Llb), Maritime Law, Iia Honours

Diploma Of Applied Science, Nautical Science