Dubai Office

Tugrul has expertise on all kinds of casualty surveys, such as machinery damages, fire, explosion and grounding and collision investigations for both H&M Underwriters and P&I Clubs. Also he has supervised various high-profile repair projects in Tuzla and Yalova Shipyards.

With his background as a Shipyard Repair Manager, he possesses deep knowledge of local shipyards practices and tariffs for all kinds of repairs.

Having been involved in numerous main and auxiliary engines crankshaft damages, he may be considered an expert in in-depth root cause analysis of all kinds of engine failures. Also he has attained expertise on scope and machinery repairs practices and methods.

Tugrul intervenes on technical and handling issues of all casualty cases and provides guidance to surveyors. He builds trust relations with key partners and stakeholders and acts as a point of contact for important clients.

Tugrul, together with Giray Kincal, are in charge of all West Asia and Europe offices daily operations and surveyors’ management.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE and QUALIFICATIONS:

• Oceangoing 1^st Engineer – sea-going service on board bulk carriers, general cargo and container vessels (5 years)
• Shipyard Repair Manager and Procurement Engineer for NB projects (2 years)
• Certified Operator for Ultrasonic hatch cover tightness testing with Class Type Approved Sherlog TA

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• BSc in Marine Engineering, Istanbul Technical University, Turkey

Giray has expertise on all kinds of casualty surveys and investigations for both H&M Underwriters and P&I Clubs and has supervised -from A to Z- several multi-million repair projects in Tuzla and Yalova shipyards, including a major explosion damage repair project, acting the overall Project Manager for 12 months.

With his background as a Master Mariner he specializes in investigation of collision and grounding accidents, possessing hands-on experience in navigating the Bosporus and Dardanelles Straits.

In addition, Giray having carried out vast numbers of P&I Loss Prevention Surveys himself for both IG and Fixed Premium Clubs, is responsible for the quality control of such surveys undertaken by our global office network.

Giray has also completed numerous Warranty Surveys of all kinds, specializing in Towage Approval, Office Management Assessment (JH 2013/007C), and Shipyard Risk Assessment (JH143).

Giray, together with Tugrul Ak, are in charge of all West Asia and Europe daily operations and surveyors’ management.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE and QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master Mariner/ Deck Officer – 10 years sea-going experience on board chemical/oil tankers
• ISM Internal Auditor for shipping companies
• Certified Operator for Ultrasonic hatch cover tightness testing with Class Type Approved Sherlog TA.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• Associate Degree in Deck Department, Istanbul Technical University
• Bridge Team Management Course
• Framo System / Cargo Operations Course

Utku has been involved in undertaking casualty surveys of all kinds, with a focus on main / auxiliary engines and machinery/propulsion systems failures, though including risk /condition / warranty surveys of varying types acting for H&M Underwriters, as well as Loss Prevention surveys for P&I Clubs.

Utku had completed a 4-year term as oceangoing engineer on board Suezmax Crude Oil Tankers, reaching the 2^nd Engineer rank. During his seagoing service, he has attained an in-depth knowledge on tanker operations, on board maintenance and troubleshooting of main/auxiliary engines and machinery, as well as crude oil cargo operations. He also actively participated in vetting and drydocking inspections held during his service on board.

He is fluent in English.

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERTISE:

• Technical Superintendent, Oras Shipping (2 years)
• Oceangoing Engineer – up to the rank of 2^nd Engineer, Gungen Maritime (4 years)
• Certified Operator for Ultrasonic tightness testing

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• BSc in Marine Engineering from Piri Reis University, Istanbul, Turkey
• Diploma in Marine Surveying, Lloyds Maritime Academy, North Kent University