Technical Committee
The Technical Committee meets four times per year to discuss issues and problems which have come to light within the maritime industry.
It is directed under the chairmanship of Captain John Hughesl. The Professional Development Officer (PDO) is an employee of the Honourable Company and has responsibility for the co-ordination of the technical and professional activities of the Honourable Company and is normally the first point of contact for such issues. The secretary to the committee, Mrs Alison Harris, in addition to minting each meeting collects and distributes papers and looks after the technical section of the library. In addition to the seven work groups, the technical committee is also made up of a number of appointees to various external committees. These are listed below:
Captain John Hughes (Chairman)
Miss Betheny Ellis (Education and Technical Administrator)
Mrs Alison Harris (Secretary)
Captain Rod Lingard (WG 1 Law, Administration and the Insurance)
Captain Ian Giddings (WG2 Offshore and Fisheries)
Captain Sam Judah (WG3 Ports and Pilotage)
Captain Rod Brown (WG 4 Education and Training)
Captain Robert Crump (WG 5 Safety and the Environment)
Captain Cian Timmons (WG 6 Sea Service and Operations, Joint Informal Meeting Co-ordinator)
Captain John Hughes (WG 7 Shore side Management, Associate Parliamentary Maritime Group liaison)
Commodore David Squire (Journal Editor, NI liaison)
Captain Rodney Chew (Nautical Assessor)
Captain John Bryant (Nautical Assessor)
Captain Keith Hart (LR Technical Committee)
Captain John Wright (CHIRP liaison, HEAG liaison)
Captain Nik Gralka (UKSON)
Captain Philip Hanton (RN liaison)
Captain Malcolm Parrott (CILT liaison)
Captain Gordon Gurman (Elder Statesman)
Captain Peter Widd
For further information please contact the Education and Technical Administrator:
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