EDUCATION AND TRAINING

1983-1986 Trinity House Navigation School

Hull

East Riding of Yorkshire.

O-Levels : Mathematics, Physics, English Language, Geography,

Seamanship.

1986-1988 The College Of Maritime Studies

Warsash, Southampton,

Hampshire.

July 1988 BTEC National Diploma in Engineering.

5 Distinction's, 9 Merit's, 4 Pass's

1988 -1989 1 Year sea service as Marine Engineer Cadet.

1989-1990 The College of Maritime Studies

Warsash, Southampton,

Hampshire.

June 1990 BTEC Higher National Diploma in Engineering

4 Distinction's, 13 Merit's, 1 Pass

July 1990 : Department of Transport

Class 4 Steam & Motor Certificate of Competency

Marine Engineer Office

EDUCATION AND TRAINING (Cont'd)

April 1993 - July 1993 South Tyneside Nautical College

South Shields.

July 1993 : Department of Transport

Class 2 Motor Certificate of Competency

Marine Engineer Officer

Sept 2001 : Vanuatu Offshore Installation Manager Certificate

Professional Institutions : Associate Member Institute of Marine Engineers, Science & Technology.

Registered Engineering Council Member.

TRAINING COURSES

31/01/02 : Advanced Safety Audit.

30/11/00 : 4-Day Management Of Major Emergencies.

12/05/00 : Survival Craft- Coxswains.

15/12/99 : Risk Assessment & Safety Management.

04/10/99 : Offshore Survival Refresher.

06/11/98 : 5-Day Stability Theory.

07/05/98 : 2-Day Coastguard Search & Rescue.

17/04/98 : 5-Day Marine Operations of Self Elevating Platforms

27/11/97 : 4-Day Offshore Installation Managers Regulations

13/11/95 : Offshore Survival

EMPLOYMENT

Feb 04 - present SBM - FPSO Production Supervisor/Production Superintendent

Apr 03 - Feb 04 SBM - FPSO Control Room Operator

June 00 - Apr 03 GlobalSantaFe International - O.I.M

Dec 95 - June 00 Santa Fe International - Barge Engineer.

Apr 94 - Dec 95 Lindsey Oil Refinery - Process Operator / Control Room Operator

Nov 91 - Nov 93 Searoads Ferries - 3rd & 2nd Engineer Officer

Jul 90 - Nov 91 Blue Star Ship Management - 4th Engineer Officer

Sep 86 - June 90 Royal Fleet Auxiliary - Marine Engineer Cadet

WORK EXPERIENCE

Company : Single Buoy Moorings - Monaco

Position Held : Production Supervisor/Production Superintendent

Location : FPSO Serpentina - Zafiro Field - Equatorial Guinea

Offshore Rota : 6 weeks on / 6 weeks off

Fully responsible for production operations ensuring Topside & Subsea plant operated to nominated production & plant design criteria. Roles & Responsibilities can be summarised as follows:

• Responsible for Topside Oil Train, Gas Train, Water Injection System & Associated Plant operation.
• Responsible for subsea Flow Assurance Management.
• Responsible for ensuring operations conducted in accordance with company SMS.
• Responsible for vessel F&G System and Operation.
• PTW Co-Ordinator - Issuing & Control authority.
• Responsible for plant equipment start/shutdown & associated isolation identification.
• Responsible for Vessel Automated Maintenance & Operation Monitoring system.
• Responsible for Major Intrusive Maintenance Planning & Safe Execution.
• Responsible for Pigging operations.
• Control Room co-ordinator during Emergency Response.

Company : Single Buoy Moorings - Monaco

Position Held : Control Room Operator

Location : FPSO Serpentina - Zafiro Field - Equatorial Guinea

Offshore Rota : 6/6 week .

FPSO experience of conversion, commissioning, First Oil, and maximum production operations.

Fully responsible for control room operations:- operate Siemens DCS production train control system ensuring Topside Production plant, Gas Lift plant, Water Injection plant, & all associated Utility plants operated at optimum conditions & within plant design parameters;. Operate FMC/WWI Subsea control system ensuring optimum flow conditions & flow assurance management. Operate & maintain status Siemens/Tyco DCS F&G/Emergency shutdown panel.

FPSO Serpentina Specification:

Oil rate 110,000 bpd - Produced water 50,000 bwpd - Produced Gas 95 mmscf/d - Gas Lift 50 mmscf/d - Gas Dehydration 65 mmscf/d - Water injection 150,000 bwpd - Flaring 75 mmscf/d - Flaring (instantaneous) 110,000 mmscf/d - Stabilized Crude Import 185,000 bpd - Storage Capacity 2.2 million bbls.

Subsea: 19 x production Wells , 6 x water Injection Wells Water Depth: 450m - 792m.

Calcium Naphthenate Reservoir experience.

WORK EXPERIENCE (Cont'd)

Company : GlobalSantaFe International

Position Held : Offshore Installation Manager

Hours : 2 week rota.

Job Description : Served on the offshore mobile drilling unit ' Monitor'. The installation was under contract with BP working in the Central North Sea, ETAP Field.

As Offshore Installation Manager fully responsible for the Installation, Operations, and Health & Safety of the workforce. Role and Responsibilities can be summarised as follows : to be familiar with current offshore Health, Safety & Environment legislation; fully responsible for ensuring the Installations compliance with Legislation, Global Santa Fe policies, Clients policies,

combined operation policies, and classification society rules & regulations; to implement, review, and audit company policies & procedures; Liase with Senior Management, HSE, and Classification

Surveyors regarding Installation operations; Liase with Engineering department regarding maintenance programme, current & proposed projects; Conduct accident / incident investigations, submitting reports to relevant bodies; Hold regular Health & Safety meetings with workforce; Hold regular safety committee meetings with Safety Representatives; submit daily, weekly, and month end reports to head office; Responsible for carrying out Installation Rig Moves, ensuring units stability in both afloat & jacked-up modes; to ensure daily loading / stability of unit is within operating criteria; to constantly promote good communications, working practices, working conditions, competence, and leadership within the workforce to create a confident, efficient and productive team environment.

Company : Santa Fe International

Position Held : Barge Engineer / Assistant Offshore Installation Manager

Hours : 2 week rota.

Job Description : Served on the offshore mobile drilling unit 'Britannia' in the Southern North Sea Sector. The rig was under long term contract to Shell Exploration for the drilling of new gas wells/workovers on depleted reservoirs utilising 'Under-balanced-drilling' technology. This method of drilling gas reservoirs was a first in the offshore industry.

As assistant to the Offshore Installation Manager I was involved with all aspects of the rigs operation in the afloat, jacked-up, and drilling mode. Role & responsibilities can be summarised under the following categories :

Managerial : Be familiar with current Offshore Health & Safety Legislation and assist the OIM in ensuring the units compliance, be competent with the companies written policies and procedures ensuring their implementation and participate in revising as required, assist in accident / incident investigations and submitting of reports to relevant bodies. Liase with HSE and Insurance Surveyors as delegated by OIM, Complete all daily and weekly rig reports , maintain records of all Surveys, Certificates, Inspections, Licenses, etc..informing OIM of renewal date. Participate in installation Risk Assessments, carry out audits on contractors equipment and operating procedures.

Marine :Be familiar with the units jacking, piping, and ballasting systems and all structural aspects of the rig to ensure correct loading of the structure, to monitor and report on a daily basis the loading of the unit, e-mail to head office daily loading report, responsible for co-ordinating

WORK EXPERIENCE (Cont'd)

necessary preparations & requirements for rig moves, monitor and co-ordinate all supply boat operations ensuring all loading / backloading is completed within safe limits of the units stability, supervise the safe operation of the jacking system during the raising / lowering of the unit.

Maintenance: responsible for the maintenance of 13 272 ton hydraulic jacking system comprising of 4 x 5000 p.s.i. hydraulic power packs, 24 x 553 ton jacking actuators, high pressure piping, directional control valves, and plc control system ; responsible for the maintenance of all installation systems including salt water, firemain, rig air, instrument air, drill water, pot water, ballast, fuel oil, flare cooling , rig deluge; responsible for maintaining the steel structure and ensuring monitoring programme, i.e. tank inspections, wall thickness readings etc.. is adhered to. Maintain and ensure correct operation of all safety equipment & systems.

Company : Lindsey Oil Refinery

Position Held : Process Operator - Unifiner & Platformer Plant.

Hours : Continental Shifts

Job Description : Outside Plant Operator

Responsible for the safe operation of plant and all associated systems and machinery. To carry out routine checks, gas tests, and specification tests of LPG and light gasoline products.Valve routing of rundown products as instructed by control room. To safely isolate, de-pressure, and nitrogen purge systems and equipment. To bring on-line/off-line systems and equipment as required in compliance with company operating procedures.

Experience of operating the following equipment: gas-fired product heaters, endothermic & exothermic reactors, splitter columns, stabilizing columns, high pressure gas/liquid separator, low pressure gas/liquid separator, condensate extraction pots, shell/tube heat exchangers, fin fan coolers, LPG transfer pumps, hydrogen circulation compressor, Hydrogen Sulphide compressors, sour gas Knockout pots, heat recovery steam generators, and all associated basic plant equipment, i.e. pumps, control valves, etc... Fully responsible for the control and adherence of Permit to Work for plant area.

To carry out all duties in accordance with Company Quality Assurance Standard BS 5750, Company Environment Standard, COSHH regulations, and Company operating procedures.

Company : Lindsey Oil Refinery

Position Held : Control Room / Process Operator - Utilities Plant.

Hours : Continental Shifts

Control Room Duties :

Operating DCS control system. Fully responsible for 32 MW electrical generation, to maintain supplies to refinery process units of high purity treated water, high pressure

superheated steam, medium & low pressure steam, plant air, instrument air, cooling water, and fuel oil.

Experience of operating the following equipment : 3 x I.C.L 46 bar 60 Nm3 / hr superheat dual-fired boilers, 1 x Denayeur 46 bar 80 Nm3 /hr superheat dual-fired boiler,

WORK EXPERIENCE (Cont'd)

2 x Brown Boveri 7 MW turbo alternators, 3 x Joy 7 bar 5000 Nm3/ hr multi-stage rotary air compressors, raw water treatment plant, 260 Nm3/ hr reverse osmosis plant, cation / anion

de-ionization plant, condensate recovery units, sour water treatment plant, refinery cooling water plant, fuel gas system ( Knockout pots, pressure control ), refinery fuel oil plant ( storage, filters, heat exchangers, pumps ), refinery plant air, refinery instrument air (lumina & silica drier units ).

Responsible for Issuing and control of Permit To Work system.

Outside Plant Operator Duties :

Routine checks on all equipment and refinery systems, to bring on / off line as required : compressors, pumps, turbines, heat exchangers, filters, water treatment units, air driers, chemical batching / dosing, valve operation / product routing as directed by control room. Responsible for gas testing.

Company : Britsh Merchant Navy - Blue Star + Searoads Ferries

Position Held : 4 ^th , 3 ^rd , & 2 ^nd Marine Engineer Officer

Responsible for the Operation & maintenance of main propulsion plant, main & auxiliary power generation plants, and all associated auxiliary utility plants.

Experience of both Steam and Motor vessels - both slow speed and medium speed engines. Responsible for stock & supply of spare parts.

Completed 4-year Marine Engineer officer training programme with the Royal Fleet auxiliary.