| Current Position at CWA
External Consultant. Retained as specialist on LPG/LNG
carriers and ship/shore facilities, loss prevention and safety auditing, training,
operational manuals, incident investigation.
Summary
of Previous Employment
1990 - date
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Dorchester
Maritime, Isle of Man - Gas and Safety Consultant
Dorchester Maritime is part of the world-wide Schulte Group of Companies; involved with
the operation of the 50 gas ships operated by the Group in general and day-to-day with the
30+ LNG and LPG gas ships operated from the Isle of Man.
Particular responsibilities include cargo system maintenance and upgrading, contamination
claims and training of sea staff to IMO requirements - courses approved by UK, Liberian,
NIS and Polish Administrations. Carries out onboard training courses and safety reviews
within the managed fleet, and for third parties on a consultancy basis.
Instructor for special IMO courses aboard LNG/LPG training ship, ANNABELLA.
Presented papers on gas ship training to the Gastech 1993 Conference in Paris,
February 1993, Gastech 1994 in Kuala Lumpur, October 1994. 'Ship Repair and
Conversion’ 1995 in London, November 1995, Gastech 1996 in
Vienna, December 1996 and SMi “Understanding LNG” Conference in
London, February 1999.
He was the LPG Session Chairman at Gastech 1998 in Dubai and LNG Session Chairman at
Gastech 2000 and Gastech 2002.
He established the Gas Safety Course at the Marine Training Centre in the Republic of
Kiribati in March 1993 and established the Gas Safety Courses for a series of new LNG
carriers in the UK and for LPG ships in Poland.
He conducted the Gas Training Course for Surveyors of a Red Ensign-group Flag
Administration, an IACS-member Classification Society and the United States Coast Guard. |
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| 1979-1990 |
Kosangas,
Copenhagen - Gas Superintendent with fleet of LPG tankers
This position involved ship inspection, cargo system maintenance and upgrading,
dry-docking, cargo specifications, Charter Party compliance, contamination claims, general
company safety policy and training of officers. Also Superintendent for two new
buildings, plus inspection and trials on four new/second hand purchases.
In 1982, Chris transferred to Isle of Man subsidiary company in charge of gas cylinder
filling depot, road transport, bulk tanker operation (domestic and industrial) plus gas
engineering aspects of the associated town's gas company. Built two new LPG road
tankers and refurbished two second hand units.
Work for Kosan Tankers included gas trials, emergency repairs and contamination claim
consultancy. The town's gas work involved a major computer analysis of the pipe
network with extensive trouble-shooting and CAD work to optimise flows. The boosting and
pressure governing systems were also extensively upgraded. Also involved with the
LPG tank storage and import operations, and organising various training courses. |
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| 1978-1979 |
Southampton
University - Postgraduate Studies
In addition to academic studies, was seconded to British Gas to assist with the
computer-aided design (CAD) of the new LNG plants. |
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| 1978 |
Powell
Duffryn Oil and Chemical Storage Co Ltd - Operations Supervisor/Plant Designer, Purfleet
Depot
The work involved a broad range of terminal and plant activities with a wide range of
oils, petrochemicals, liquid gases and chemicals including jetty road and rail tanker
operations; product heating and temperature monitoring, drying, blending and drumming
operations; boiler and steam plant operation and maintenance, construction, maintenance
and survey of pipelines, pumps and valves, steam boilers. |
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| 1973-1978 |
After graduating in Chemistry,
joined the International Chamber of Shipping in London. Secretary of Gas and Chemical
Tanker Committees. Represented shipping industry at numerous UK Government and United
Nations (IMO) meetings, member of UK and IMO groups which prepared the IMO Construction
Codes for both Chemical and Gas ships. Compiled the ICS Tanker Safety Guide
(Liquefied Gas) - the standard industry safety 'bible'. Compiled the ICS Tanker
Safety Guide (Chemicals) amendments; on IMO groups that compiled the chemical and gas
training syllabuses for the STCW Convention. Lectured at a number of training courses.
Published a number of technical papers and spoke at various seminars and conferences. |
Summary of Experience
for LPG Supply Storage and Distribution
Chris has been closely involved with the
development of LPG supply and storage projects over the last 15 years. Specific
experience includes:
- Technical and operational advice on a number of
new jetty and storage developments as regards design parameters.
- Installation of new bulk LPG storage sphere and
bullets in the Isle of Man including the conception, design, safety case review, transport
of components, construction and testing and commissioning. The tanks involved were
three off second hand 100 ton verticals and one off 600 ton sphere.
- Updating of safety and operational facilities
at existing LPG storage sit, including road tanker stands, transfer pumps, emergency
shutdown and gas detection systems, gas bottling plant and towns gas production plant.
Chris is fully familiar with UK, EC and US
safety regulations form LPG installations. He is thoroughly familiar with UK and
similar Codes of Practice and Guidelines issued by HSE and Fire Authorities, as relevant
to LPG installations.
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