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Master Mariners

 BASED IN LIVERPOOL

 
 
PAUL CAVAGAN
Master Mariner
 
Mobile: +44 (0)7770 440331
 
Paul Cavagan, a Master Mariner, with an HND in Nautical Science, joined Brookes Bell in July, 2002 from a position as Chief Officer within the B.P. Shipping fleet. He became a partner in 2008. During his 14 years at sea, he served on various ship types, including clean product tankers, various sizes of crude oil/dirty products tankers up to VLCC size, and LNG carriers.  His main area of work relates to the safe carriage of various types of crude oil and petroleum products, steel and break-bulk cargoes, and a range of nautical matters, including navigation, seamanship, ship-handling and port operations, including single point mooring, damage to port structures, vessel structural damage and pollution.  Paul has provided expert reports for, and given expert evidence in, both court and arbitration proceedings in the UK.
 
ADRIAN SCALES
Master Mariner MNI
 
Mobile: +44 (0)7725 453194
 
Adrian Scales, a Master Mariner with an HND in Nautical Science and a Diploma in Marine Surveying, joined Brookes Bell in January 2007 directly from sea, having previously served as Master with P&O Ferries (Irish Sea) Ltd., sailing on both the conventional Ro-Pax / Ro-Ro craft and the HSC Express and held pilotage exemption for relevant ports. During his 18 years at sea, Adrian served on refrigerated / general cargo vessels, small passenger vessels and ferries in all ranks up to and including Master. Adrian completed a Diploma in Marine Surveying during 2006 and is a member of the Nautical Institute and serves on their National Council.
  
JON MILNER
Master Mariner
 
Mobile: +44 (0)7770 478993
 
Jon Milner is a Master Mariner with an HND in Nautical Science. He joined Brookes Bell in March 2010 from a position as Chief Officer with Maersk Line. During his 14 years at sea Jon served on Panamax and post Panamax container vessels trading worldwide in all ranks up to and including Chief Officer.
 
MALCOLM DANN
BSc (Hons), MNI, Master Mariner
 
Mobile: +44 (0)7770 440339
 
Malcolm Dann, a Master Mariner with a first class honours degree in Nautical Studies, joined Brookes Bell in 1984.  He was a partner from 1990 to 2007 and is now a consultant.  His seagoing experience covered an 11 year period during which he served with a major oil company and with the Royal Fleet Auxiliary in ranks up to and including First Officer.  For 2 years thereafter he was Assistant Manager of a major oil inspection company in the United Kingdom.  He has worked on numerous ship types as a surveyor and investigated oil terminals and refineries both in the UK and abroad, and is now principally involved in oil cargo related surveys and a wide range of nautical matters, including collisions, groundings and unsafe port disputes.  These have led to attendance in court and at arbitration as an expert witness, both in the UK and overseas.  He has also been actively involved in the development and running of a joint Oil Pollution Claims Office in La Coruña and in Venezuela.
 
CHARLES H. BLIAULT
FCMS, BACS, Extra Master
 
Mobile: +44 (0)7770 440340
 
Charles Bliault, an Extra Master Mariner, joined Brookes Bell in 1983.  He was a partner from 1994 to 2009 and is now a consultant.  Charles had 13 years' seagoing experience, principally with Cunard where he progressed from Cadet to Chief Officer, serving on a wide variety of ship types.  His main work involves cargo and related surveys especially in connection with dry bulk and break bulk cargoes.  He advises on a wide range of other nautical matters including salvage, grounding, hull damage, port safety disputes, hatch cover condition and personal injury disputes.  He has attended arbitration and Court as an expert witness and is on the list of approved SCRs.
 
DAVID J.B. ANDERSON
BSc, BACS, DMS, Master Mariner
 
Mobile: +44 (0)7770 440338
 
Dave Anderson, a Master Mariner with a degree in Nautical Studies, joined Brookes Bell in 1982.  He was partner from 1986 to 2010 and is now a consultant.  Before becoming a marine surveyor, Dave was at sea over a 17 year period serving on a variety of vessels in all ranks up to and including Chief Officer.  He advises on a range of navigational and cargo matters, and especially on personal injuries and fatalities, and ventilation, and also carries out cargo-related surveys in the UK and overseas.  This has led to attendance in court and arbitration.
 
 
 BASED IN TOWER BRIDGE 
RICHARD J. GAINS
Master Mariner MNI
 
Mobile: +44 (0)7775 625782
 
Richard Gains, a Master Mariner, joined Brookes Bell in 1998 direct from serving as Master of large bulk carriers and became a partner in 2004.  Richard has 22 years seagoing experience on gas tankers, product carriers, general cargo, passenger liners and bulk carriers and served in ranks up to and including Master.  His work includes surveys involving all types of vessels and providing advice on a range of nautical matters including collision, grounding, port safety disputes and aspects of the ISM Code.  He has acted as expert witness in court and arbitration hearings. 
 
 
BASED IN SIDCUP
 
 
 
MARK A. KEENOR
MNI, MRIN, Extra Master
 
Mobile: +44 (0)7770 440343
 
Mark Keenor, an Extra Master Mariner, joined Brookes Bell in 1992. He has been a partner since 1997.  Before becoming a marine surveyor, Mark was at sea over a 15 year period serving in a variety of ship types including general cargo vessels, bulk carriers, container ships, crude oil and product tankers up to the rank of Chief Officer.  He was also Chief Officer and Master over a two year period of a sail training vessel based in Hong Kong.  His main work involves cargo and related surveys and providing advice on a range of nautical matters including collisions, groundings and port safety disputes.  These have led to numerous attendances in court and arbitration both in the UK and abroad.
 
ALISTAIR D. ROAF
BSc(Hons), MBA, Master Mariner
 
Mobile: +44 (0)7771 665734
 
Alistair Roaf, a Master Mariner with a degree in Maritime Studies and a Master's degree in Business Administration, joined Brookes Bell in January, 2008. Prior to joining Brookes Bell, Alistair was at sea for 18 years, serving mainly on tankers and rising to the rank of Master with BP Shipping. Alistair has served on various sizes of tankers, including a coastal lube oil tanker, clean and dirty product tankers, LPG and crude oil carriers up to VLCC size. He has also worked on a dredger and sailed as relief Chief Officer on a square-rig sail training vessel. Whilst with BP Shipping, Alistair was seconded ashore where he worked as an Operations Superintendent responsible for post‑fixture voyage management and provided technical advice to charterers and oil traders.
 
PAUL DAVIDSON
Master Mariner
Mobile: +44 (0) 7515 598115
Email: paul.davidson@brookesbell.com
CV: Paul Davidson
Paul Davidson is a Master Mariner with a BTEC in Nautical Science.  He joined Brookes Bell in 2008 from a position as Marine Surveyor with the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) where he served for almost four years.  Prior to joining the MCA he spent four years as Fleet Marine Superintendent following over 16 years at sea.  During his time at sea, he served on a variety of vessels including clean coastal oil tankers, container vessels, multi-service vessels, passenger ferries, freight Ro-Ro’s, anchor handling tug supply vessels (AHTS), semi-submersible mobile offshore drilling units (MODU), mining vessels, drill ships and cruise vessels, serving in all ranks up to Chief Officer.
JOHN H. THIRD
Extra Master, RSA (SM)
 
Mobile: +44 (0)7798 690537
 
John Third, and Extra Master, joined Brookes Bell in 1981 and was a partner from 1982 to 2010, initially in Hong Kong and, since 1984, in our London officeand is now a consultant. He has over 15 years' seagoing experience ranging from general and refrigerated cargo vessels and passenger liners to offshore supply vessels and served in ranks up to and including Master.  Since joining Brookes Bell, John has been engaged in surveying general and specialist cargoes, hull, collision and grounding damages and the preparation of repair specifications for both minor and major works.  He is on the list of approved SCRs.  His specialist activities include navigation, seamanship and collision analysis, cargo stowage and container securing system failures.  John has extensive experience as an expert witness in judicial forums throughout the world.