Oil, Gas & Chemicals 

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CAREER SUMMARY - Anthony Garry Severn, Director

Current Position at CWA

Anthony Severn joined CWA as a technical officer/surveyor in 1983 and has been a Director of the Company since 1992.  Anthony is responsible for carrying out and supervising a wide range of services (both consultancy and survey) within the Marine and Oil & Chemical Departments of CWA.  Anthony has developed particular expertise in tanker (crude, product, bitumen, and chemical) and LPG carrier operations, especially in relation to all aspects of cargo carriage and transfer.  He has acted as an Expert Witness in Arbitration and High Court, and has carried out numerous, detailed investigations of loss and contamination incidents and ship performance studies.  Examples of these include cargo handling, pumping, venting, COW, ballasting, tank cleaning, bunker supply and consumption, integrity of containment systems and compliance with international regulations (IMO, SOLAS, MARPOL, US Coast Guard, etc).  Anthony has performed detailed analysis of all aspects of oil loss control and contamination matters on ships, in refineries and tank farms, and is responsible for the continued development of CWA software concerned with loss reconciliation (CAROL), LPG cargo calculation, trim/stability, etc.  He has been a member of the Institute of Petroleum Oil Loss Control and Oil/LPG Measurement Committee since 1985 which has produced detailed manuals outlining procedures for cargo surveyors in the measurement of oil cargoes (crude oil, petroleum products and LPG).  Anthony represents the Society of INTERNATIONAL Tanker and Terminal Operators (SIGTTO) as a member of a BSI Committee dealing with Measurement of Light Hydrocarbons.  Anthony is also on a SIGTTO working panel producing Guidelines in the Shipboard Odourisation of LPG cargoes.

Responsible for the co-ordination of Consultant Master Mariners within the CWA Marine Department, Anthony has accumulated ample experience in the management of Charter Party disputes, navigational issues, casualty response and investigation, personnel injury, etc, often necessitating the preparation of expert advice for litigation purposes.

Anthony was also responsible for the implementation of the Company's Quality Control Accreditation (ISO 9002) and acts as Management Representative with attendant responsibilities for internal audits and liaison with LRQA.

Specific Expertise and Experience at CWA

Cargoes

 Loss/Contamination Investigation

Anthony has attended and investigated numerous loss/contamination incidents in:

Alexandria, Aliaga (Turkey), Antifer, Antwerp, Bilbao, Bizerte/La Goulette, Bremen, Brindisi Civitavecchia Colombo, Cyprus, Dar es Salaam, Donges, Dover, Fawley, Fos, Fukuoka Genoa/Leghorn, Gibraltar, Harwich, Immingham, Iskenderun, Java (Anyer), Kaioshiung, Kalimantan (Bontang), Karachi, Kashima, Koper, Le Havre, Liverpool, London/Thames Marseilles, Milford Haven, Mongstad, Naples, Osaka, Pesaro, Porsgruun, Ras Tanura, Rayon, Rotterdam Salvador (Brazil), San Francisco, Sardinia, Sines,
Singapore, Stanlow, Sullom Voe, Terneuzen Thames area, Tokyo Bay, Ventspils, Yantian (China), Yosu

Ship Types

Mr Severn has specific experience of cargo handling operations onboard the following ship types:

• Oil tanker
• Ore/Bulk/ Oil carrier
• LNG
• LPG
• Chemical tanker
• Cargo barge

 Claims Evaluation and Expert Evidence

Anthony has considerable experience in troubleshooting and providing expert advice on a broad range of operational and commercial areas prone to incidents and claims.  Specific areas of expertise are:

Papers, Publications, Presentations

Institute of Petroleum (IP)
PM-L-3 Panel Member Since Inception in 1985
Responsible for Petroleum Measurement Manual (Part XVI)

"Procedures for Oil Cargo Measurements by Cargo Surveyors"
Section 1 - Crude Oil (Published March 1987)
Section 2 - Petroleum Products (Published March 1989)
Section 3 - Liquefied Petroleum Gases (Published February 1999)

Society of International Gas Tanker and Terminal Operators (SIGTTO)
Member of SIGTTO Working Group Producing
"Guidelines on the Shipboard Odourisation of LPG" (Published September 2000)

SIGTTO Representative on BSI Standards Committee PTI/12/2
"Measurement of Light Hydrocarbons"

Publications
"Shipboard Petroleum Surveys - A Guide to Good Practice" (For North of England P&I Association. Published by Anchorage Press 1995)

A full list of publications is available on request. 

Lectures
"Problems in Respect of Bulk Liquid Cargoes" (Oxford College of Petroleum and Energy Studies - September 1997)

"Oil Shortage Claims" (UK P&I Club Training Seminar/Video- March 1995)

Conference Papers
"Problems in Quality Control" (International LPG Industry - New Developments in Operations and Safety, July 1998)

"Quality Issues for Transportation of LPG" (European and North African LPG Conference, November 1998)

"Technical Problems in Loss Control" (Marine Surveying Conference - April 1991 with JT Williams)

Presentations
"Computerisation of Oil Loss Data" (WK Webster June 1991)

"Practical Problems in the Measurement of Bulk Liquid" (UK P&I Club - 1992)

"Measurement of Bulk Liquid and Crude Oil Loss Analysis" (Lloyds Claims Office - 1993)

"Independent Evaluation of Oil Shortage Claims" (Holman Fenwick & Willan - July 1994)

Technical Support
Technical advice on Bulk Liquid Measurement and Contamination for UK P&I Association Video "Tanker Matters".

Summary of Previous Employment

Anthony started his professional career in 1977, joining Shell Tankers (UK) as a cadet (as an A-level entrant) on a 4 year training scheme.  His service was completed on VLCC's, product tankers and LNG carriers.  On obtaining his Second Mate's Certificate he moved to Chevron Tankships (UK) Ltd and served on VLCC's, gaining further operational experience, including crude oil washing and ship to ship transfer operations.