Summary:

• A self motivated professional with 10 years extensive experience as a Marine Surveyor. Presently employed with Independent Surveyors. (Since 2008)
• Served with Kuwait maritime and mercantile co., Kuwait as an Independent marine surveyor – Lloyds agency and PNI department Kuwait – Inchcape shipping services for 5 years. (2002 to 2008)
• Extensive experience in managing claims of various product portfolios including visiting the spot of loss, making thorough physical inspection, scrutinising supporting papers, books of accounts as per the requirement and submitting independent reports.
• Portfolios handled include Motor, Marine, Burglary and Engineering and Miscellaneous, Insurance.
• Experience in managing personnel issues of floating staff including crew training and appraisals. Proficient in using methodical and investigative approach to gathering information.
• Ability to interact effectively with people of diverse nationalities; comfortable working in a multi-nationality setup.

Professional/Academic Credentials:

Bachelor of Science

Master Mariner

DipMarSur (Lloyds Academy)

Other Courses Attended:

• Global maritime distress and safety systems operator –IV/2 issued by Ministry of Communications, India.
• Radar Observer Course
• Auto Radar Plotting Aid.
• Personal Safety & Social responsibilities
• Proficiency in survival craft and rescue boats
• Medical first aid
• Advance fire fighting
• Tankerman Petroleum, Crude oil washing and IGS Assistance

PROFICIENCY FORTE

Ship/ Vessel Operations:

• Carried out dry docking of various vessels in different parts of the world.
• Handling a diverse portfolios including Marine, Burglary & Miscellaneous.
• Managing the administrative activities and provide back end support to the management.
• Relationship management between the ship staff & shore staff.
• Complete responsibility for safe navigation & techno-commercial performance of vessels.

Maintenance:

• Planning, budgeting, supervision of dry-dock repairs & maintenance of vessel.
• Effecting measures/modifications in procedures to optimize resource & capacity utilization.
• Overseeing maintenance operations & scheduling corrective/preventative maintenance of complex cargo systems.

Inspection/ Safety Management:

• Analysing loss to raw materials/ finished goods under island/overseas transit due to various perils such as accidents of carrying vehicle, breakage, water damage, etc.
• Conducting pre dispatch survey and post delivery supervision.
• Implement safety systems & procedures for minimizing occupational hazards, pollution prevention & protection of Marine environment.
• Create awareness about safety among crew members & officers through training programs.

Analysis/ Claims:

• Estimating business losses resulting from fire, theft or other business disruptions.
• Implementing claims procedures; assessing the validity of claims notified and processing applications as per process defined, in compliance with the regulatory requirements.
• Ensuring fair and reasonable assessment of claims lodged and establishing good and robust practices to minimise the risk of invalid claims being paid.

Reports:

• Preparing documents/ papers/ reports as per the requirements and maintaining confidential work reports/ legal documents.
• Reporting the extent of damage and estimate costs to the insurer.
• Preparing reports and recommends action to reduce risks.
• Actively involved in the reassessment on reports of senior surveyors & survey cum investigations.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Key Result Areas:

• Handling the breaking of bulk surveys of dry and general cargo; commercial/ recreational vessel surveys.
• Overseeing the Hull and Machinery damage loss surveys; insurance, fraud, lost, investigations; P & I surveys – represented 26 PNI clubs.
• Managing the cargo outturn surveys, cargo salvage and transfer; cargo loss investigations; condition surveys of bulk carriers, general cargo and yachts; container surveys; collision and contact damage surveys; draft surveys, dry bulk surveys.
• Investigating cargo contamination disputes of dry, liquid and chemical cargoes; on/off hire surveys including tank cleanliness and suitability.
• Supervising the personal injury investigations; cargo quantity loss investigations; petroleum cargo inspections – investigation of quantity/quality disputes; vessel pre-purchase surveys; steel hull ultrasonic thickness testing.

Chief Accomplishments:

• Distinctively retained by cargo insurance underwriter/ PNI clubs to monitor and report on loading/discharge of project cargo, (rig and its associated parts, Tunnel boring Machines, piling equipments) steel casings, pipes for Kuwait oil company involved confirming effectiveness of stowage and securing arrangements also suitability and seaworthiness of the ship.
• Surveys carried out on rigs on behalf of Pan Projects-Panalpina, KMC oil Tools, united precision drilling co (Santa fe for engineering and petroleum projects, Kuwait drilling co, BBC Chartering and logistics GMBH &Co.kg, Jumbo Ships, Hyundai merchant marine, scantrans, CFL Marvel beheer Groningen. etc
• Non exclusive surveyor for classification societies viz., BUREAU VERITAS, ASIA CLASS etc Surveyor for Global shipping bureau to perform statutory surveys and certificates for fishing vessels, cargo ship, and pleasure craft.
• Played a key role as a super cargo for carrying out load/ discharge of military units on "American Roll – Roll off carrier" vessels, American Cargo Transport and port captain for Liberty lines; coordinated with stevedores in allocation of units storage at the quayside in a pattern of easy identification and uploading; arranged tally clerks, execution of tally on board as well at the ramp. Posting load/ discharge figures to the principals at proper intervals. Preparation of stow plan, cargo summary and load/ discharge list.
• Successfully completed the sales skills course conducted by Australian Academy.

OTHER ASSIGNMENTS

June 1992 - August 2002:

• As a Foreign Going Master and Chief Mate served in Merchant Naval Vessels such as Bulk Carriers, Reefer, General Cargo , Logs and salvage operation tugs.
• Served as a Cargo Super in "Blue Marine Shipping, India for loading construction materials and barges from Indian coast to Maldives and Colombo.
• Serving as a technical cargo expert for assisting Bulk vessels of PACIFIC BASIN Hong Kong in gulf region.
• Played a key role as a super cargo for carrying out load/ discharge of military units on "American Roll – Roll off carrier" vessels and port captain for Liberty lines; coordinated with stevedores in allocation of units storage at the quayside in a pattern of easy identification and uploading; arranged tally clerks, execution of tally on board as well at the ramp. Posting load/ discharge figures to the principals at proper intervals. Preparation of stow plan, cargo summary and load/ discharge list.
• Surveys carried out on chartered flights to inspect condition of Gas turbine systems imported from United States.
• Salvage operations of ships during cyclone in India Gujarat 1997.
• Appreciation from shipyards for execution of steel works during dry docking.