Las Palmas Office
The Las Palmas Office is known for the responsiveness and technical expertise in both local and international repair coordination, serving as a critical outpost for damage assessments, risk surveys, and casualty attendances. With strong ties to local port authorities and repair yards, the office ensures efficient claims handling for Underwriters and P&I Clubs operating in the region.
Experienced Team Members
WORK EXPERIENCE
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May 2025 – to date Senior surveyor in charge of Las
Palmas Office / Partner Ertem, Rivero & Partners ·
Oversees and manages surveys
and cases of Las Palmas office including monitoring of progress of cases and
liaising with customers. ·
Carries out casualty /
damage surveys and all types of machinery damage surveys including main
engines, auxiliary engines, auxiliary machinery, propulsion systems, rudder
assemblies, deck and shore cranes damages. ·
Carries condition, loss
prevention & warranty surveys on all types of vessels locally and
worldwide, Office Audits / Management Risk Assessment Surveys as well as
Shipyard Risk Assessment Surveys on behalf of H&M Underwriters, P&I
Clubs and other Principals. ·
P&I, H&M and Pre -
Purchase Condition Surveys ·
Certified Operator qualified
for Ultrasonic tightness testing with Class type Approved Sherlog TA ·
Marine Warranty Surveys
(Shipping / Oil & Gas) to manage MWS including Offshore Construction
& Transport, Heavy Lift & Rigging Operations, wind turbine (cargo /
discharge / transhipment) Load-out & Towage Approvals, Vessel Suitability
Inspections and Risk Assessments & HSE Compliance. ·
Project Cargo Port Captain /
superintendency. Analyze cargo specs, handling requirements, and
technical drawings, to carry out loading & discharge Supervision and Safety
& Risk Management. ·
Cargo condition surveys. ·
Wreck removal / Salvage
Operations obo P&I ·
Builds trust relations with
key partners and stakeholders and acts as a point of contact for some client. |
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Jan 2024 – April
2025 Marine surveyor in charge
of Las Palmas Office Evdemon & Partners ·
Oversees and manages surveys
and cases of Las Palmas office including monitoring of progress of cases and
liaising with customers. ·
Carries out condition and
casualty surveys worldwide. ·
P&I, H&M and Pre -
Purchase Condition Surveys ·
Certified Operator qualified
for Ultrasonic tightness testing with Class type Approved Sherlog TA ·
Marine Warranty Surveys
(Shipping / Oil & Gas) ·
Project Cargo Port Captain ·
Wreck removal / Salvage
Operations obo P&I ·
Builds trust relations with
key partners and stakeholders and acts as a point of contact for some client.
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2020
– Jan 2024 Marine
surveyor Evdemon & Partners Gibraltar
Office ·
Carries out condition and
casualty surveys worldwide. ·
P&I, H&M and Pre -
Purchase Condition Surveys ·
Certified Operator qualified
for Ultrasonic tightness testing with Class type Approved Sherlog TA ·
Marine Warranty Surveys
(Shipping / Oil & Gas) ·
Wreck removal / Salvage
Operations obo P&I ·
Builds trust relations with
key partners and stakeholders and acts as a point of contact for some client. |
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2018 – March
2020 Project Manager Oil & Gas /
Ship Manager Astican - Canary
Shipyards (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain) ·
Manage and control the
project during dry-docking / Ship repair at quayside. ·
Lead project teams and
manage different type of off-shore projects such as MODUs re-activation, SPS,
MPD installation and drilling riser re-certification. ·
Planning the project in
order to accomplish its goals within constraints such as Time, cost and
agreed quality standards. ·
Plan a schedule of works by
studying project objectives and specifications. ·
Deal with contractors and
the ship-owner to achieve objectives. ·
Design and justify the best
engineering solutions for the project. ·
Control work’s costs by
approving expenditures, administering contractor contracts, problem solving
and providing solutions, meet deadlines, ·
Maintain Quality and Health
and Safety standards. |
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Jan/July – 2018 Production
engineer Navantia (Puerto Real, Cádiz, Spain) ·
Manage assembling works on
dock of vessel blocks. ·
Control schedule and monitor
the progress of works. ·
Define priorities and manage
the deliveries of finished works for the approval of Ship-owner and Class
surveyors. ·
Solve problems that can come
up providing solutions, meet deadlines, maintain Quality and Health and
Safety standards. ·
Develop production
engineering to detect incidences during newbuilding and solving together with
engineering area. |
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2015
– 2018 Ship
Manager / Project Manager Oil & Gas Astican - Canary
Shipyards (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain)
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Deal with contractors and
the ship-owner to achieve objectives. ·
Design and justify the best
engineering solutions for the project. |
EDUCATION /
TRAININGS
2012-2015 Polytechnic
University of Madrid, Madrid
MSc Naval Architecture and Off-shore Engineering
2009-2012 University
of Cadiz
Bachelor degree in Naval Architecture
2007-2009 C.E.
Ave María San Cristóbal, Granada
Technical College Degree: Develop and Application of
Construction’s Projects
COIN (Official
association of Naval Architect and Marine engineer of Spain)
ADDITIONAL
SKILLS
Languages:
Spanish
native, English fluent
CERTIFICATIONS
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Basic Health and Safety Certificate.
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BOSIET (Basic Offshore Safety Induction
Emergency Training) May 2019 Grupo Stier OPITO Training Centre. Renewal
10/02/20223 validity May 2027.
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SOERMAR FOUNDATION INTERNSHIP 1 ST AWARD 2017
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Wärtsila Ship propeller repair course. Wärtsila
Canarias. November 2017
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Certified Operator qualified for Ultrasonic
tightness testing with Class type Approved Sherlog TA
TRACK RECORD
/ MAJOR PROJECTS INVOLVED
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MWS for the wet towage of distressed and damaged
vessels towed between Canary Island – Europe / Turkey and Spain, North Europe
to Turkey and Greece, Spain to Australia, etc. – International H&M
Underwriters and P&I Clubs (UK, Scandinavia, Germany, France, etc.).
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Manage Pressure Drilling (MPD) project
installation project management – Discoverer India / Transocean, Las Palmas.
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SPS and MPD installation project management,
Developer Driller III / Transocean, Las Palmas.
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Reactivation / major upgrade projects
preparations for tendering, specification of works and project management
during reactivation / upgrade project, - Deepwater Mykonos & Deepwater
Corcovado Transocean – Las Palmas.
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MWS for the decommissioning of subsea equipment
(production lines, water/gas injection lines, umbilical) including PSV
transformation, new structural elements construction and installation
supervision, loading in of subsea equipment, suitability condition of PSV sea
fastening, decommission project supervision and pipelines / subsea umbilical
handling and load out – Ocyan / UK.
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Load out / in and transhipment of wind turbine
blades and hubs. Motril and Aviles, Spain - Shipowners, Underwriters and
shipping companies.
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Load out / in and marine transportation of different
size yachts. South Spain, Gibraltar and Canary Islands – Shipowners,
Underwriters and shipping companies.
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Load out / in and marine transportation of oil
rig subsea equipment. Las Palmas, Spain - International Underwriters (UK, USA, Scandinavia,
Germany, France, etc.).
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Insurance surveyor for vessels collisions,
groundings, floods and fires at South Europe, Midle East, Canary Island and
West Africa – IG P&I Clubs and international H&M Underwriters.
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Condition surveys and risk assessments of
vessels – IG P&I Clubs and H&M Underwriters.
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Handling Load in and marine transportation of
850 jack up barge from Gibraltar to Australia, Australian Marine UWs.
Antonio MORILLAS
Senior Surveyor in charge / Partner+34 661 96 53 89
laspalmas@ertemrivero.com
Calle Juan Rejón 91, 2nd floor 35008
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria,
Spain
+34 661 96 53 89
laspalmas@ertemrivero.com