Safety, Security, Compliance

• A leading UK company in maritime and IT niche sector

• Helps maritime companies, ships, large yachts and ports to comply with regulations

• Associated consultancy services in ships, large yachts and ports

• 22 staff – including specialist Lawyer, Master Mariners, Chartered Engineers, Technical Superintendents and PhD qualified IT professionals

Introduction

Key skill set• 5 Master Mariners• 2 Chartered Engineers; 1

specialist marine lawyer• 13 First Degrees, 2 PhDs • 260 years of collective maritime

experience• 40 years collective experience

as government inspectors• Lecturers in maritime law &

operations in UK, EC, USA and Asia

• Accident Investigators & Nautical Inspectors

• Certified Marine Auditors

Key achievements• Profitable growth to £1.5 m

turnover within 8 years

• Consistent annual sales growth of 20%

• ISO 9001 and 14001 (Quality and Environmental Management System) certified by DNV

• Holders of a Document of Compliance for the safety management of large yachts

Key Points

• Development of new training course to be run at Warsash for Designated Persons ashore in compliance with new IMO Guidelines

• Development of bespoke risk management software to assess collision risks around offshore energy installations

• Consultancy and training for “HSEQ Excellence” for Wilhelmsen Ship Management

• Consultancy and partial SMS rewrite for Meridian Marine

Most recent projects

Digital Maritime Regulations

• Regs4ships provide digital maritime regulations to the maritime industry as a subscription service

• The product is supplied on disc as well as the Internet in order to provide guidance onboard and ashore.

• Our aim is for our customers to be confident when being inspected against International Standards that their ships and operations fully comply.

• Our subscription service includes a monthly email advising of changes to regulations, marine notices, IMO, EC or ILO material and best practice.

• Discs are sent to subscribers every two months

Product Features Matrix

• Digital maritime regulations fulfil Flag State regulatory carriage requirements

• Approved by the Flag States for use on ships instead of paper regulations – saves administering paper records

• Flag coverage now extends to 60% of world fleet

• System provides an integrated, searchable up-to-date information resource which identifies connections between regulatory documents.

• Validates Flag State regulations against International Conventions – a great help during Port State Control Inspections

Digital Regulations

Customised Data Products

Customised collaborative working environment

tofrom Constant exchange of emails

CDP is a web based application that provides a collaborative working environment using share point

• The normal communication between a ship and the office consists of two-way streams of emails which require careful cataloguing and filing.

• CDP takes those emails out of the equation:

• Ship files and operative documents are stored on the ship site

• Companies files are stored on the office site

• The two sites are synchronised once a day – the files modified/added

on the office site are replicated on the relevant ship site and vice-versa.

• This application stops the typical document control problems. No more

misfiled or unfiled documents, failure to forward a document, version

control issues with duplicates or unauthorised documents

Customised Applications

‘Due diligence' management system

which manages procedural and

regulatory changes

Management system for auditing worldwide

organisations

Ship and large yacht

management system

Project Management

Regs4ships' experienced mariners can help and advise shipowners and managers on most aspects of ship operation.

Recent tasks include:

• Advising a major oilfield service provider on establishing local offshore support vessel services in Africa

• Project managing change of flag state registration for a fleet of tankers

• Helping a large ship operator to upgrade and digitise their Safety Management System

Project Management

Technical Services and Audits

Regs4ships can provide a range of technical services such as:

• Safety Management Systems: in-depth experience of writing International Safety Management (ISM) Code Safety Management Systems for ships and large yachts

• Security: Regs4ships can write your International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code Manuals and produce your ISPS Ship Security Plan

• Flag State Surveys and Inspections: Regs4ships are recognised by a number of Flag States to undertake Flag State Surveys or Inspections on their behalf

• Large Yacht Consultancy: our large yacht consultancy regs4yachts consists of some of the leading figures in large yacht safety and regulatory compliance, we have unparalleled experience in large yacht safety

Technical Services

Regs4ships can rapidly undertake quick, objective and comprehensive audits including:

• Navigational audits: the state of ship navigational equipment, systems, documents and publications, as well as the crews ability to use it – including Bridge Team Management and bridge operational procedures;

• Technical audits: the technical condition, maintenance practices, technical organisation and logistical resilience of ship's machinery and equipment.

• Management Audits: the management of ships and shore-side offices including management responsibilities, job descriptions, qualifications and CPD requirements, procedures and checklists, reporting procedures and record keeping;

• Safety Audits: the state of ship safety equipment, it’s certification, test status and the ability and qualification of the crew to use it.

Audits

Training

We deliver training courses to a wide selection of the marine industry. Customers include:

• Warsash Maritime Academy - ISM, Auditing, ISPS, DPA, Business and Law courses

• Shipping companies such as Wilhelmsen, Sealion, Saga–ISM familiarisation to the company’s own procedures

• Liberian Shipping Registry – ISM and ISPS Training to Liberian Regulations for Ship Inspectors

• Port of London Authority and Associated British Ports covering incident investigations in Ports

Training

Ports

Our expertise in assisting Harbour Authorities originated in our Marine Enforcement division

•Advice on Port Marine Safety Code including compliance audits•Undertake complete and comprehensive Harbour Authority Strategic and Operational Reviews•Extensive port captaincy, port management and shipping agency experience•Designated Person for ports of Hamble, Portland & Hayle•Supports ING to manage the port of Hayle

Assisting the ports industry for 8 years

Captain Mark G Capon. Master Mariner, LLB - Managing Director

• Mark served 16 years at sea on a wide variety of ships culminating in 6 years as a Captain of an AHTS vessel supporting the North Sea oil and gas industry.

• Following his seagoing career, he qualified as a solicitor, spent 2 years with a London Shipping Law firm.

• Mark subsequently joined the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) for over 6 years as a Surveyor of Ships, a Port State Control Inspector and an Examiner of Master and Mates. He formed their first Enforcement Unit and became the Principal Enforcement Officer and Prosecutor

• He is an expert in Merchant Shipping Law and Port legislation and enjoys applying that knowledge in a practical, no nonsense way. He provides specialist assistance to wide range of customers in the port, shipping and yacht industries.

• He supplies Designated Person services to a wide range of ports, has been appointed as a consultant Harbour Master and has assisted in reformulating the governance of Harbour Authorities.

• Mark provides the strategic management for regs4ships

Nick Gladwell. C.Eng, EUR Ing, BSc. FIMarEST – Consultancy Director

• Nick progressed from a seagoing Chief Engineer to Superintendent of a fleet of Chemical tankers and thence to the MCA and Cayman Islands Shipping Registry during a career spanning 35 years.

• He was at the MCA for 9 years as a Surveyor and Examiner, was in charge of the Falmouth office; and latterly an expert in Dangerous Goods and MARPOL. He was Chair of, and sat on, several IMO committees and qualified as an auditor and conducted many ISM, ISPS, ISO and flag state audits.

• Nick then joined the Cayman Islands Shipping Registry as the Chief Surveyor and after 3 years was made Director of Survey and Safety based in the Cayman Islands. He led the growth of the CISR, particularly into super yachts, of which Nick is a world renowned technical expert.

Directors

Captain Mick Caulkin. Master Mariner, BSc. MNI - Commercial Director

• Mick leads with the delivery of the existing training courses and the development of new training partnerships. Regs4ships has developed a particularly strong relationship with Warsash Maritime Academy where Mick delivers a wide range of specialist training.

• Served at sea for 14 years on passenger ships, tankers and bulk carriers, latterly as Captain. He graduated in Shipping Law and Operations and worked in shore management in New Zealand and Australia

• Responsibilities whilst overseas included shipping and agency operations and profit centre management for a container shipping company. He returned to the UK after 7 years abroad and worked for the MCA for over 6 years as a Surveyor of ships, Port State Control Inspector, ISM Audit, Examiner of Masters and Mate, Enforcement Officer

• Within regs4ships Mick has developed the ISM, ISPS and ISO Systems, acted as DPA and CSO and assisted many customers with their systems. His expertise has been recognised and he commenced writing publications to share his knowledge across the industry.

Captain Richard Eastham. Master Mariner, BSc. MNI – Technical Director

• Richard has been responsible for the technical development of the regulations database into a unique and world leading resource. In addition he has led his team with many complex solutions for shipping customers involving content and document management software and e-mail applications.

• He has over 30 years experience in the marine industry. After 13 years at sea, latterly on passenger ships as Chief Officer he was appointed Port Captain with responsibility for project cargoes.

• Richard spent six years with the Maritime and Coastguard Agency as a Surveyor of Ships, Port State Control Inspector, ISM Auditor and Examiner of Masters and Mates.

• During his time at the MCA he became an ISM and Audit specialist including Lead Surveyor experience on cruise ships, superyachts and specialist research vessels.

• Richard is a twice past Chairman of the Solent branch of the Nautical Institute and is heavily involved in NI activities.

Directors

David Wright, C.Eng, BSc (Eng), MIMarEST; Head of Business Development

• Graduated from Kings College London and served in the Royal Navy for 17 years as a marine engineer officer. • Surveyor, PSC Inspector and Examiner of Engineers in the UK Dept. of Transport • Principal Marine Surveyor in charge of the Bermuda Registry of Shipping. • UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) as Chief Surveyor of Ship Construction then Deputy Director; Business

Development during which led an IMO mission to Sierra Leone to improve Port State Control capability• Project Director of the International Formal Safety Assessment Project to improve the safety of bulk carriers. • Leader of MCA and industry working groups to revise safety codes for fishing vessels; small passenger and workboats; and

take in-house the management of the UK Civil Hydrography Programme. • Former Governor of the World Maritime University; and Chair of committees including those for UK Safety of Navigation,

Shipping Hydrography, Domestic Passenger Ship Safety, Port Marine Safety Code and High Speed Craft Advisory Group.• Seconded in 2003 to the UK Foreign Office to serve in Iraq as Coalition Provisional Authority Envoy to Thi Qar Province. • Final post in the MCA as Registrar General of Shipping and Seamen for the UK Ship Register at a time when the register grew

by 28% in two years.

Key Staff

Dr Charles Kerr.B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D. Senior IT Project Officer

• Charles joined regs4ships in July 2008 as a systems developer for the company's customised product team. He brings with him over 15 years of IT systems administration and development.

• Charles obtained his doctorate from the University of Southampton where his research focused on novel techniques for integrating satellite imagery and airborne geophysical data as an aid for gold exploration. After working as a geophysics field technician for a site investigation consultancy, Charles spent 3 years working for the Natural Environment Research Council's Equipment Pool for Field Spectroscopy, developing custom software data processing tools and web-based technical documentation.

• From there he took up an IT support position at the School of Geography, University of Southampton, where, for 10 years, he was responsible for developing and maintaining the School's IT infrastructure. Charles gained extensive knowledge of implementing IT projects from the planning and testing phase through to deployment and user support. He was closely involved in the rollout of the School's Microsoft SharePoint service, a product which forms the basis of many of regs4ships' customised solutions.

Dr Jim MilneB.A., Ph.D. Senior IT Project Officer

• Jim joined regs4ships in July 2008 after a long career in higher education, having initially taught Geography at the University of Newcastle (1978-1983) and then serving in an IT support role in the School of Geography at the University of Southampton since 1986. Between these posts he worked as Executive Assistant in the Directorate of the Microelectronics Education Programme, which underpinned the introduction of microcomputers in schools.

• Jim has extensive experience in providing IT support, database applications, managing computer networks and software development for various platforms. Most recently he has been responsible for the design and maintenance of significant SharePoint applications at the University of Southampton. He is also experienced in topographic surveying and laser scanning.

• Jim's primary role at regs4ships is to develop custom SharePoint applications for the company's maritime clients and support the provision of regulations to the shipping industry.

Key Staff