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Marine Surveying · Quality Standards · Vessel Inspection · Consultancy Services
Programme
Robert C. North
16:00
Registration
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Registration opens on the eve of the summit.
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19:00
Welcome reception
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Welcome reception hosted by the Port of Rotterdam.
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08:00
Registration and coffee
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Registration and coffee on the opening morning.
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09:00
The need for a quality charter for marine surveyors and consultants
session
Opening session setting out why the profession needs a quality charter.
Ger Nieuwpoort, Massimo Canepa, Steven M. Hale, Willem de Ruiter
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10:15
Break
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Mid-morning break.
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10:45
Market requirements: now and in the future
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Underwriters, salvors and shippers set out what they expect from surveyors.
Karl Lumbers, David Taylor, Jean Labascat, Mike Shuker, Bote de Vries, Chris Welsh
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13:15
Luncheon
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Luncheon for delegates.
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15:00
The changing role of the professionals
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How the surveyor's and consultant's role is being reshaped by the industry.
Chris Jenman, Dirk Carpentier, Henk ten Hoopen, Niko Wijnolst, John Lloyd, Henk Arntz, Jim Harrison, Ian C. Biles
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16:15
Break
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Afternoon break.
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18:15
Day's conclusions and setting of the next day's goals
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The conference chairman draws together the first day and sets the agenda for the second.
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20:00
Conference dinner
social
Conference dinner for delegates.
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09:00
Designing a quality charter: the requirements
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Class, insurers, regulators and owners set out what a charter must contain.
Robin Bradley, Ian Tracey, Willem de Ruiter, Bent Overgaard, George Naccara
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11:15
Break
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Late-morning break.
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12:00
Concluding session: signing of the charter
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National surveyors' associations speak and sign the quality charter.
Massimo Canepa, Steven M. Hale, Carel van der Avoirt, Constantine Philippou, Gino Ansaldo, Jurgen Altstaedt, Pierre Lefebvre, Ross Hunter, Peter Tier, Maup Hoppzak
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13:00
End of conference and farewell reception
social
The summit closes with a farewell reception.
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Speakers & panel
Organizer
Ioannis (Jannis) Kostoulas
President
Mare Forum
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Panelist
Maup Hoppzak
President, Marine and Transport
Dutch Surveyors Association
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Panelist
Peter Tier
Member of Council
Yacht Designers & Surveyors Association (YDSA) UK
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Pierre Lefebvre
Professional Association of Marine Surveyors France (UPEM)
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Jurgen Altstaedt
President
Society of German Marine Experts
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Gino Ansaldo
President
Assoc. of Naval Architects & Marine Engineers Experts in Maritime Averages
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Constantine Philippou
Chairman
Hellenic Marine Technical Consultants Association
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Carel van der Avoirt
Chairman
Belgian Association of Marine Technical Surveyors
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George Naccara
Rear Admiral, Commander
US Coast Guard First District Boston
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Bent Overgaard
Captain
Danish Shipowners Association (ECSA)
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Ian Tracey
Claims Director
Aon Limited
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Hans Payer
President
Germanischer Lloyd (on behalf of IACS)
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Ian C. Biles
President
International Institute of Marine Surveyors UK
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Jim Harrison
Lloyd's Register
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Henk Arntz
Committee Member
Dutch Institute of Registered Surveyors (NIVRE)
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John Lloyd
Marine Director
Noble Denton Europe Ltd
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Nigel Rogers
Chairman
Association of Average Adjusters
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Henk ten Hoopen
Director, Shipping Inspectorate
Dutch Ministry of Transport
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Dirk Carpentier
Head of Group Maritime Industry, Deputy GM Western Europe
Det Norske Veritas
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Chris Jenman
Chairman
Global Maritime
Technical Advisor
IMCA
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Chris Welsh
Secretary General
European Shippers Council
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Bote de Vries
Executive Vice-President
NIB Capital NV
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Jean Labascat
President
International Salvage Union
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David Taylor
Permanent Secretary
London Joint Hull Committee
Special Advisor
IUA London
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Karl Lumbers
Manager, Loss Prevention Department
Thomas Miller P&I Ltd UK
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Willem de Ruiter
Head of Division of Maritime Safety
European Commission DG VII
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Steven M. Hale
President
National Association of Marine Surveyors Inc. USA
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Massimo Canepa
President
Federation of European Maritime Associations of Surveyors
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Keynote
Ger Nieuwpoort
Head of Maritime Transport
Dutch Ministry of Transport
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Chair
Rear Admiral Robert C. North
President
North Star Maritime, Inc.
Former Assistant Commandant for Marine Safety & Environmental Protection
U.S. Coast Guard
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14 June 2001
Rotterdam, Netherlands
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