Captain Peter Roberts offers Marine Consultancy and Expert Witness under the banner of Loadlines Consultants Ltd
Peter has 30 years’ experience as a deep sea mariner
onboard dry cargo, container ships and bulk carriers,
including Command of Panamax Bulk Carriers.
He has 3 years’ experience of ship operations with a
London based ship operator, and 20 years’ experience
as a Marine Consultant and Expert Witness.
Peter offers independent, unbiased, practical advice on a wide variety of marine matters to a range of clients, including Solicitors, P&I Clubs, Vessel Owners and Charterers and Cargo Owners. This ranges from preliminary opinion to producing substantive reports and providing expert evidence at Arbitration Hearings and the High Court, in the U.K. and overseas.
He has an unlimited Master Mariner’s Certificate of Competency; he was the first successful candidate for the Nautical Institute’s Command Diploma. He has a BSc. in Nautical Studies with Commendation, for which he specialised in Maritime Law and Commerce. He is both a Fellow of Nautical Institute (FNI) and a Supporting Member of the London Maritime Arbitrators Association.
He is Author of “Watchkeeping Safety and Cargo Management in Port” published by the Nautical Institute, sponsored by the UK P&I Club, and was a major contributor to the Nautical Institute publication Bulk Carrier Practice.
Peter was the Seamanship/Navigation advisor for the families at the Reopened Formal Inquiry into the loss of the “Derbyshire”, the largest British ship ever lost.
Peter was one of the Founding Partners of Cwaves Ltd and was formerly employed by London Offshore Consultants (LOC).
Services
01. Expertise in Charter Party Disputes
- Unsafe Berths and Ports: This is my speciality
- Proper actions of a prudent Master
- Obligations of Owners and Charterers
- Current Practice of Vessel Operations
- Performance of shipboard equipment
- Seaworthiness and Cargo-worthiness
- Hatch cover condition and testing
- Ship Performance (speed & consumption)
- Due diligence
- The ISM Code
- Draft surveys
- Deadweight calculations
- Dead-freight and Off-Hire
- Fraud including scuttling
- Sweat or water ingress?
02. Expertise in Navigation
- Investigation of Collisions and Groundings
- Analysis of Voyage Data Recorders (VDR)
- Reconstruction of tracks, use of AIS
- Safe Speed
- Depths, Drafts and Squat
- Use and correction of charts & ECDIS
- Application of Collision Regulations
- Tidal heights and currents
- Advice on best navigation practice
- Operation of navigational equipment
03. Expertise in Seamanship
- Best practice and Prudent Procedures
- Ship-handling
- Voyage Routing
- Anchoring and mooring
- Hold cleanliness and suitability
- Hatch cover condition and testing
- Vessel Operations
- Heavy weather precautions
- Weather Routing
- Actions of crew in shipboard emergencies
04. Expertise in Dry Cargo
- Investigation of Cargo Damage
- Cargo-handling systems
- Adequacy of packaging
- Proper Stowage
- Appropriate use of dunnage
- Cargo securing
- Cargo ventilation and sweat
- Fumigation of cargo in transit
- Liquefaction
05. Expertise Bulk Cargo
- Grains and other agri-products
- Coal and Coke, including Petcoke
- Mineral Concentrates
- Scrap metal
- Bagged produce, including Rice
- Timber and forest products
- Fertilisers
- Ores, including DRI
- Steel (plate, sheet, coils, sections)
Business Contact Details
Darimarna, Cilcain Road, Pantymwyn, Flintshire
24/7