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Expert has been involved with Boating, Maritime Accidents and claims including sinkings, deaths, engine problems, construction, electric and non electric doors, as well as slip and falls.

Inspector of over 13,000 boats and ships for condition, valuation, insurance, donation, finance, risk, disaster, salvage, damage, repair, hull, moisture, delamination, corrosion analysis, wood, Kevlar, FRP, including Ships, Submarines, Submersibles Landing Craft, Barges, Tow Boats, Jack Up Rigs, Tankers, Mega Yachts, Yachts, Commercial fishing, Sport fish, Sail, Houseboats, Pontoon, Boat Trailers, I/O engines, Outboard gas engines, Gas and Diesel Inboard Engines, Freight, Sea Trials, On and Off Hire Surveys, Trip and Tow Surveys, as well as Cargo by all shipping methods. Extensive knowledge of scaffolding and ladders as well as the use of ladders and scaffolding to board vessels in boat and shipyards as well as the proper securing of ladders to vessels due to use in family boat yard in New York, as well as thousands of boarding of boats and ships in boat and shipyards to inspect vessels.

Expert has been a licensed USCG Master since 1963 and has held a USCG Engineering License > 4000 H.P, in addition to an unlimited towboat license. His experience goes all the way back as a boy of six starting in his family's business of party and commercial fishing boats (a family business which goes back to the 1920's in New York). As he grew older, he worked in the engine repair facilities and boatyards the family owned. At 14, Expert was docking 140' boats.

Expert has done hundreds of inspections, depositions and court cases since the mid 1980's including work on the BP Deep Horizon oil spill. He has testified as an expert witness in cases worldwide as well as the U.S. and Florida and has done accident reconstruction on small craft, yachts, as well as commercial fishing and work boats and large ships including the newest 1000' long passenger ships. These include collisions, sinking’s, fire, groundings, death cases including alcohol related.

Expert has also done diminished value claims. His business has built over 150 vessels in Fiberglass, composite, wood, steel and aluminum under the USCG Hull Identification AMS and in earlier years, before Hull Identifications, the "Ocean Horse" label. He has attended most of the marine engine schools over the years and did some work for GM on the early upgrades of the 53,71 and 149 engines as a young engineer. He is a certified FLIR Infrared Thermographer as well as a certified Non-destructive Testing audio-gauger, and has all the latest equipment including engine computers, bore-scopes, and ultrasound equipment in addition to the infrared thermal imager and audio-gauge.

Expert attended various schools and seminars throughout the year on accident reconstruction, electrical, and vessel construction. He does work for the Polish Registrar of Shipping, Lloyd's of London, as well as several French and domestic insurance companies. Expert has been hired by both plaintiff and defense and has always been accepted as an expert witness and surveyor. His position is always "just the facts."

As a ships Master, Engineer, as well as a surveyor, he has inspected ships elevators, electrically and hydraulically controlled water tight as well as passenger doors in used, as well as new condition or as the ship has been reconstructed. Expert does condition, appraisal inspections as well as valuation appraisals, Infrared Thermal Imaging, NDT audio-gauging, Accident Reconstruction, including death, fire collision sinking, collapsing hatch supports both mechanical, electric and hydraulic, slip and falls, boatyard accidents, Diminished Valuation, Seaworthiness, Proper Repairs and Build, Boat and ship engines, and Paint condition.

Experience:
(1) Numerous experience as certified expert witness in the Marine Field in the past 33 years, including Diminished Valuation, Accident Reconstruction, Vessel collisions, Sinkings, Fire Reconstruction, Injury and Death, Cruise ships Accidents, Boat Construction, Repair and Quality Control, Marine Engines and Installations, Testifying in the United States, Great Britain, BVIs, Mexico, Spain, Puerto Rico, France, Poland and Greece.

(2) Experience with Docks (loading and unloading), Boatyards, and Marinas, Boat Construction, Repair and Quality Control, Boat and Ship Construction, as well as Management of New Construction and Repair.

(3) Experienced boat builder Ocean Horse Label (before HIN’s) 178FRP Commercial boats, 3 Steel, 3 Aluminum, 7 Wood, 8 sail 5 FRP and 3 Steel, and from 2007 on under the AMS HIN Experienced and licensed operator (Master since 1963).

(4) Experienced Marine Engineer License 4000 Horsepower or greater from 1970 to 1993 (not renewed due to lack of use).

(5) Appraiser for recreational, commercial charter, and fishing vessel safety (Certified to give the USCG inspections of commercial fishing vessels, sail, and commercial workboats).

(6) Inspector of over 16,000+ boats and ships for condition, valuation, insurance, donation, finance, risk, disaster, salvage, damage, repair, hull, moisture, delamination, corrosion analysis, wood, Kevlar, FRP, including Ships, Submarines, Submersibles Landing Craft, Barges, Tow Boats, Jack-Up Rigs, Tankers, Mega Yachts, Yachts, Commercial fishing, Sportfish, Sail, Houseboats, Pontoon, Boat Trailers, I/O engines, Outboard gas engines, Gas and Diesel Inboard Engines, Freight, Sea Trials, On and Off Hire Surveys, Trip and Tow Surveys, as well as Cargo by all shipping methods. Extensive knowledge of scaffolding and ladders as well as the use of ladders and scaffolding to board vessels in boat and shipyards as well as the proper securing of ladders to vessels due to the use in boatyards in New York, as well as thousands of boarding of boats and ships in boat and shipyards to inspect vessels.

(7) Inspect MOLEX INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, Pumps, Motors, Electrical Panels, in two Plants in St. Petersburg, Florida. Using FLIR Infrared Thermal Imaging to test motors.

(8) FLIR INFRARED THERMAL IMAGING and Bore-scoping of marine vessels and land-based properties for mold and water intrusion. This includes specialized work for the United States Government and LOCKEED-MARTIN as subcontractors.

(9) Certified Internationally NDT testing (Audio gauging Steel and Aluminum).

(10) Learned Steel and Aluminum Construction under the tutelage of Duckworth Boats.

(11) Equipment Associated with Boats and Ships.

(12) 2010 POLISH REGISTRAR OF SHIPPING Inspection Course (2 weeks) on CE examinations and ship inspections (Gdansk, Poland).

(13) Certified Diver, Familiar with Deepwater work as well as shallow work, including remote as well as attached tankage, Deepwater saturation work.

(14) Engine Surveys and Inspections: Diesel Engine Schools Attended, GM Detroit Diesel and Gas (all venues), YANMAR, VOLVO PENTA Diesel, CATERPILLAR, JOHN DEERE, MAN, MTU, DEUTZ, LEHMAN, PERKINS, IZUSU, CUMMINS, and ONAN. Gasoline Engine Schools, MERCURY, MERCRUISER, VOLVO PENTA, YAMAHA, EVINRUDE, HONDA, SUZUKI, TOHATSU.

Project management for Yachts and Ship retrofitting.