Roger is married with three adult children and lives, in Woodbridge, well placed for connections to ports on the Humber, Wash, East Anglia, Thames and Medway, English Channel and Solent and to receivers of cargoes in the Midlands.

Education:
Colchester Royal Grammar School 1971-1978
University College London 1982-1985

Qualifications:
Class 3 Deck Officer
B.Sc. Chemical Engineering
Diploma in Marine surveying

Membership of Professional Bodies:
Nautical Institute
International Institute of Marine Surveyors
Roger has 17 years maritime experience in bulk carriers; in refrigerated vessels; in a UKHO Chart Agency, running the chart maintenance service to client shipping companies, and in marine surveying. Part of the management team who have earned Seden Clarke Limited’s reputation as one of the foremost professional marine surveying companies in the UK.

Career History:
2006 – present
Seden Clarke Limited independent marine surveyors
Director/ Staff surveyor
Full range of marine and cargo surveying experience, including expertise in:

• Survey of general containerised cargoes: ambient, chilled and frozen, solid and liquid; primarily o/b Carriers and P&I Clubs.
• Survey of small to medium, dry and liquid bulk cargoes.
• P&I condition surveys, including ultrasonic leak testing of holds and other water-tight spaces.
• General hatch-surveys.
• Draught surveys.
• Design and implementation of cargo lashing and securing schemes for containerised, both in- and out-of-gauge, and break-bulk cargoes.
• On-hire and off-hire surveys of cellular container vessels, Ro-ro vessels and specialist vessels.
• Stack and stow collapses and other CSM related matters.
• Marine Incident Investigation

1997 - 2006
SCD Ltd
Chart Agent with particular responsibility for all aspects of the chart maintenance service to commercial clients.

1993 – 97
Part-time appointments
Vehicle recovery.
Chart corrector and general operator for print finishing.

1992 – 93
Whelan Environmental Services
Sales and Marketing for treatment and disposal of chemical waste.

1985 – 92
BP (Chemicals)
Chemical Engineering support for utilities and manufacturing.
Production Superintendent
Responsible Signatory for Hot and Cold Work and Entry Permits
Procedures and reports for BS5750 and CIMAH.
Design and implementation of HMCE licensed ethanol receipt, storageand distribution facilities.

1983 – 85
Crescent Shipping Co. Ltd., relief 2nd Officer,
Middle trade: steel reels, fertilizers.

1978 – 82
Salen UK Ship Management Co., Cadet and 3rd Officer.
Worldwide frozen and chilled reefer trades.
Worldwide timber, grain and sulphur bulk trades.

Interests
Cruising under sail.
Wooden boat maintenance!
Small boat activities: rowing, sailing and canoeing