Chile Office

Martin is our Senior Partner overseeing and supervising the service delivery of all offices in the Americas, namely: Buenos Aires, Rio de Janeiro, Asuncion and Panama.

Martin is also carrying out all type of marine casualty work for major H&M Underwriters and P&I Clubs. He is carrying out auditing and risk assessment processes for various marine clients in the area, as well as delivering consultancy services and expert advice for clients and before courts in various countries in Latin America.

Martin is also developing and delivering marine training to various Owners and other marine clients on ISM Code aspects, Incident Investigation and root cause analysis tools and techniques, as well as on various marine technical aspects.

With his background as a Principal Engineer Surveyor and various management roles he performed in Lloyd’s Register for more than 16 years, in dealing with ship’s in service and new construction in Far East shipyard, that took him through offices in Buenos Aires, Busan, Shanghai, Hong Kong and Singapore, Martin brought a wealth of marine surveying experience in all ship types and both in-service and new construction fields.

Martin has also expertise in condition/loss prevention surveys and risk assessment such as JH 2013/007A (Engine Room, Machinery and Bunker Fuel Risk Assessment), JH 2013/007C (Crew and Office Management Assessment) and also having an in-depth knowledge of shipyards in Latin America and the Caribbean area, including carrying our Risk Assessment of yards (JH 143).

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE and QUALIFICATIONS:

• Class Surveyor (17 years)
• Superintendent Engineer (7 years)
• ISM/ISPS/ISO 9001 certified Lead Auditor (LR/RTD)

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• MSc Naval Architect & Marine Engineer, National University of Buenos Aires, Argentina
• MSc in Occupational Safety & Health, National Examination Board in Occupational Safety & Health (NEBOSH), UK

Juan Pablo is leading our operations in Brazil by overseeing and managing Surveyors of Rio de Janeiro office and often providing his support to our Panama office operations, allocating surveying work and managing the service delivery to all clients in Brazil. He also accumulated a significant experience in a wide range of casualty surveying for major H&M Underwriters and P&I Clubs, including major main engine damages, fire damages, engine room flooding, groundings and wreck removal operations.

He is leading our technical team in Warranty Surveys such as Towage Approval, Heavy Lift/Project Cargo operations, often undertaking projects for the energy sector. In this capacity, Juan Pablo has developed towage calculation tools and risk assessment techniques, to the highest recognized international standards.

Juan Pablo also possesses a vast knowledge of the LATAM shipyards and repair facilities in Brazil and the major South/Central America geographical region, combined with strong relationship with Brazilian Maritime Authorities at top level and the local maritime and energy sector community in general. In this context he has also carried out a number of JH143 Shipyard Risk Assessment Warranty surveys in the region, including a submarine building yard in Brazil.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE and QUALIFICATIONS:

• Manager of major offshore logistics company (3 years).
• Certified Operator for Ultrasonic hatch cover tightness testing with Class Type Approved Sherlog TA

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• MSc in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.