John Lang

Rear Admiral John Lang joined the Royal Navy in 1962 after three years with P&O as a navigating officer cadet. During a 33-year naval career he commanded two submarines and a frigate, was responsible for the submarine command course and served as Director of Naval Operations. He retired in 1995.

He then served for five years as the UK's Chief Inspector of Marine Accidents. He later became a Governor of Southampton Solent University, Chairman of the Shipwrecked Mariners' Society and a member of the RNLI Council, and worked as an International Maritime Organization consultant on training administrations in marine casualty investigation.

He was a panellist at Mare Forum in 2000 and 2001.