Tutor for marine engineering at IMINZ / NMIT – International Maritime Institute of NZ / Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology. 7 years full time, currently contracting on casual base.
Teaching experience:
- all subjects for NZ diploma in marine engineering (level 6) MEC3 (STCW Officer in charge of an engineering watch)
- all subjects for STCW-F Chief engineer on fishing vessels up to 3,000KW propulsion power, NZ MEC4
- STCW High Voltage course for marine engineers – operational and management level
- MEC 5, MEC6, SRL engineering and Superyacht Crew engineering
Kongsberg K-Sim full mission engine room simulator operator and assessor for NMIT’s 4 simulated vessel’s engine room systems:
- VLCC tanker with a MAN B&W MC-90 main engine
- Passenger Ro/Ro Ferry with 2 Pielstick main engines
- Cruise Ship with High Voltage diesel-electric propulsion
- Fishing Trawler with MAK main engine
Co-author of a Ministry of Primary Industries research paper, lead by the Cawthron Institute, to analyze the effects of bio-fouling in ship’s sea water cooling systems, using NMIT’s Kongsberg engine room simulator for a variety of fouling scenarios. The paper was recently (Oct 2021) published in “Frontiers in Marine Science”
Consultant for German maritime publisher Formularus Verlag Paul Moehlke to help develop the electronic versions of ship’s engine room log books.