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Starting as an Apprentice Engineer on board Cunard passenger ships, Alan followed a career at sea for 35 years becoming Chief Engineer mainly on tankers carrying liquefied gases (LNG, LPG, NH3 and chemical gases) belonging to British and Norwegian owners. This was followed by 10 years as a Senior Lecturer at Solent University’s Warsash facility mainly teaching gas and oil tanker safety, but also engineering subjects from HND to MSc level as well as Postgraduate Learning and Teaching. Since retiring from full time teaching Alan has operated his own consultancy, mainly offering support and training to companies new to LNG. He is currently working with the Society for Gas as a Marine Fuel (SGMF) assisting with the development of competency and training guidelines for Officers and Crew working on board the new generation of ships that are powered by alternative fuels as covered by the IMO IGF code.
Alan is a member of the IMarEST Professional Affairs and Education Committee (PAEC) and the Independent Case Panel (ICP) that reviews non-standard applications for membership and Engineering Council registration. He carries out Professional Review Interviews and is also a member of the Midlands Branch Committee.
He represented IMarEST at IMO during the early stages of the IGF Code development, and has previously presented papers relating to the use of LNG as a fuel at Tanker Safety and GasTech conferences.
For relaxation he enjoys sailing cruising yachts, and is an RYA qualified Skipper.
Chairman of C4FF, Coordinator of MarEdu, Director of MariFuture and Vice Chancellor of UCGC.
The UK and Turkish Professorships, Emeritus Professor and visiting/industrial Professor. Held several international and national posts. Awarded national diplomas and prizes. Developer of many EU funded ‘Best in Europe’ maritime projects. Chair of CE-AQPC, Past Immediate Chair - IMechE Midland and currently Chair of IMarEST Midlands. Over 300 papers/articles. His recent works on ideal port, ideal ship, GreenShip and IMO funded ISM Code have broken new grounds in creating new ideas for future of shipping. He is currently working on several EU funded maritime projects.
