And, while that’s true of Martin, what’s more important is the sea is always on his mind.
With over 40 years’ experience, including over a decade at sea, Martin has plied his trade across a wide swath of the marine industry including Junior Engineer to Chief Engineer of an ocean-going passenger vessel (by age 32), Marine Engineering Manager, ABS Senior Surveyor to his current position as a Consulting Marine Engineer/Surveyor.
Martin is a well-known and respected Marine Engineer/Ex-ABS Surveyor, with extensive experience in Offshore Production and Drilling, Seagoing, Technical Management, Shipyard, Surveying and Auditing.
MG Marine Consulting provides a wide range of surveying and consulting services in the areas of:
Condition Inspections (ocean-going, inland and off shore vessels)
Company office and vessel ISM and ISPS audits
MLC Inspections
Litigation assistance and expert testimony
Personal injury investigation
On-hire and off-hire inspections
Dry cargo surveys (including general, break-bulk, and bulk—damage inspections, loss investigation and its remediation)
Liquid cargo surveys (including measurement surveys and operations, loading/discharging operations, pre/post loading tank inspections of crude oil products, chemicals and LPG)
Project cargo management
Dock damage inspections
Vessel technical superintendence and port captaincy
Offshore platforms damage inspections
Casualties, pollution incidents, spill management (including command and control, cost audit, federal and state liaison)
Collisions/damage/survey analyses
Saturation dive system inspections and surveys for compliance with IADC, ABS and PVHO requirements
Dynamic positioning (DP) surveys
Failure mode effects analysis (FMEA)
DP proving and Annual DP Trials
Development of DP operations manuals
Common Marine Inspection (CMID) and Offshore Vessel Inspection Documents (OVID)
Crane Inspections (annual and re-testing surveys carried out in accordance with API RP-2D, repairs and installation surveys)
Marine Warranty Surveys - offshore and project cargos (including fabrication, load out, securing, tow out, up-ending, hook-up and commissioning)
Drilling system components (including inspection and witness of overhauls and repairs to all types of drilling equipment)
Refrigerated cargo vessel 360Q and sanitation surveys
US Coast Guard Subchapter M internal audits, surveys and dry-docking inspections
