North has a long history of involvement in loss prevention both in developing initiatives and working with Members to address particular issues. In the past although there was a constant dialogue and exchange between the Club and Members in relation to loss prevention, most of the decisions with regard to the focus of loss prevention work were made by the Club on the basis of experience of claims and informal liaison with Members and their sea staff during meetings, seminars and workshops. It was recognised by the board of Directors of the Club that Members may well have more direct knowledge of issues faced on a day to day basis and that as such it would be beneficial to obtain a more proactive involvement of the membership with regard to the loss prevention activities of the Club.
The working party meets twice a year with the purpose of liaising with the loss prevention department about North's general loss-prevention activities and programme. It considers current issues in the industry that affect P&I risks and suggests means by which the Club's loss-prevention services could be utilised and means by which Members can address such issues.
It also reviews general loss-prevention information and suggests means by which Members may be able to assist with dissemination of this information.
Working Party Members
The loss prevention working party is appointed from the Club's membership and, although initially mainly from North European for logistic reasons, is composed with a view to having input from a cross-section of vessel types and operations. The current members are:
- Filip Olde Bijvank, Vroon BV
- John Collis, London Ship Managers Ltd
- George Cuthbert, OSG Ship Management (UK) Ltd
- Alastair Fischbacher, Rio Tinto Marine
- Stephen Goodacre, Time & Tide Shipping Ltd
- Crawford Paterson, Calmac Ferries Limited
- J Christian Severin, Mediterranean Shipping Company
- Robert Walker, ASP Tanker Management
The Club's representatives on the working party are Tony Baker and Colin Trappe.
Contact Loss Prevention to find out more about the activities of the working party.
