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Ms Teresa Hatch - Executive Director, Australian Shipowners Association
Teresa Hatch is a Naval Architect with a background in ship motions and port channel design. She regularly attends IMO meetings as an industry advisor to the Australian delegation and was the Australian shipowner representative at the International Labour Conference where the Maritime Labour Convention 2006 was adopted. She is the Chairperson of the International Chamber of Shipping Environment Sub-Committee.
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Mr Henning Christiansen - Federal Secretary, Australian Institute of Marine and Power Engineers
Henning Christiansen has held this position as Federal Secretary since 1986. He trained in the BHP fleet as a Marine Engineer and went on to work in international shipping before returning to the Australian coast. He was elected to the Newcastle Branch of the AIMPE 25 years ago after he had became involved in industrial activism over compensation for two victims of an industrial accident. He devotes much of his time to safety and regulatory issues.
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Prof Dennis Else - General Manager - Sustainability, Safety & Health, Brookfield Multiplex
Along with being the General Manager – Sustainability, Safety & Health at Brookfield Multiplex, Professor Dennis Else is also an advisor to its Global Board. He was Chairman of the National Occupational Health and Safety Commission 1996-2004. He is also the Foundation Chair of the Victorian Institute of Occupational Safety & Health, University of Ballarat.
Dennis has extensive experience in high risk industries including the mining and construction sectors. He has worked with a range of companies and particularly with senior managers on how best to influence OHS in their organisations and improve performance.
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Mr Allan Schwartz - Manager - Ship Inspections Group, Australian Maritime Safety Authority
Allan Schwartz first went to sea as a cadet Engineer with ANL and has sailed on a range of vessels including bulk carriers, container, passenger and self-discharging ships. In 1994 he joined AMSA as a Marine Surveyor. He now oversees all AMSA ship inspection functions including port State control, flag State control, cargo, exemptions, approvals and the OHS Inspectorate roles. He is an ISM Code auditor and one of two AMSA auditors that provide assistance to the IMO with the Voluntary Member State Audit Scheme.
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Mr Rodney Humphrey - Head of Approval - Sydney Maritime Centre, Det Norske Veritas
Rodney Humphrey is a principal surveyor with Det Norske Veritas (DNV) and currently Head of Approval at the Sydney Maritime Centre, responsible for plan approval of ship, new buildings and conversions. With DNV, Rodney has spent time working in Korea, Norway and the UK. In the UK he was involved in providing class services to the Royal Navy. This included plan approval and survey, safety case activities, and development of the Naval Ship Code which is providing an international framework for naval surface ship safety. He started in the maritime industry in 1983 at Williamstown Naval Dockyard and Department of Defence, joining DNV in 1993.
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Dr Michelle Grech - Maritime Platforms Division, Defence Science and Technology Organisation, Department of Defence
Dr Michelle Grech undertakes research into human systems integration and human factors. She is a chartered engineer and has worked in maritime industry in Malta, the UK and Australia. She has also been involved in a number of European Union maritime safety projects. Michelle has recently authored a book entitled Human Factors in the Maritime Domain published in March 2008.
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Capt Neil Butt - Health, Safety, Quality and Environment Manager, Farstad Shipping (Indian Pacific)
Captain Neil Butt has held this position as HSQE Manager since June 2003. He began his career in the maritime industry in 1964 serving with the British India Steam Navigation Company and then P&O General Cargo Division. He gained his Master’s certificate in 1973 and started working in the offshore industry obtaining command in 1976. He has been involved with the offshore sector, both at sea and ashore, for Australian Offshore Services, Atlas Offshore and since 1989 with P&O Maritime Services which became Farstad Shipping (Indian Pacific) in 2003.
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Kay Cottee AO - Australian of the Year 1988 and first woman to sail solo, non-stop and unassisted around the world
It was a childhood dream and a love of the sea that drove Kay Cottee towards her goal of being the first woman to sail alone, non-stop and unassisted around the world.
In 1988 Kay became the first woman in world history to complete a solo, non-stop and unassisted circumnavigation of the globe. Kay’s voyage took her across 22,000 nautical miles of the world’s oceans and around the five great Capes in the Southern Hemisphere. She did not eat fresh food for six months and woke almost every hour (or less) to check her course, to scan the horizon for ships and to ensure the sails were trimmed.
When Kay’s voyage ended, the accolades began. She was named the Bi-Centennial Australian of the Year in 1988, made an Officer of the Order of Australia and is the second only ever recipient of the Cutty Stark Medal – UK.
Kay’s homecoming bought about new challenges, with her book, “Kay Cottee – First Lady”, breaking Australian Publishing records.
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