Hazari is married, with three children, and lives in Surrey, well placed for access to the Thames, South Coast and receivers of cargoes in the London / Evesham areas.

Education: 

Royal College, Colombo 1969-1980

University of Sri Jayewardenepura 2006- 2009

Qualifications:

Master Mariner (United Kingdom)

MBA (Sri.J)
Lead Auditor ISM and ISO9001

Membership of Professional Bodies

Associate Fellow of the Nautical Institute
Company of Master Mariners (Sri Lanka)
British Association of Cargo Surveyors

Hazari has 33 years maritime experience in liner shipping, port operations, chartering, ship management, P&I Club loss prevention initiatives and marine surveys at all levels including command and senior shore management. Member of the founding team instrumental in Hayleys venturing into ship owning, ship management and bunkering.

Career History:

Present:

Independent marine surveyor, Seden Clarke Limited

Full range of marine and cargo surveying experience, including expertise in:

• Survey of general containerised cargoes.
• Survey of small to medium bulk cargoes, dry and liquid.
• P & I condition surveys.
• Pre-purchase inspection surveys.
• 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 coasting vessels.
• Stack and stow collapses and other CSM related matters.

2012 – 2014:

Loss Prevention Executive, Shipowners’ Mutual (P&I) Club, London

Primary responsibilities for:

• Ensuring the efficient running of the Club’s Ship Inspection/Condition Survey Programme carried out from the London branch.
• Analysis of causation of claims, claim trends and developing loss prevention initiatives for Members.
• Providing expert technical advice on marine related issues to internal departments.
• Producing accurate quality reporting and analysis to serve the needs of internal departments and that of Club’s Members and brokers.
• Developing and maintaining good working relationship with Members, surveyors and brokers.

2010 – 2012:

Staff Surveyor, Seden Clarke Limited

2003 – 2009:

Director, Hayleylines Limited

Commercial management of company, with expertise in:

• Ship management.
• Sale & purchase negotiations.
• Insurance of the fleet.
• Chartering.
• Pre-purchase inspection surveys.
• Damage condition surveys of hull & cargo.

2002 – 2003:

Orient Express Lines

Operations Manager, with responsibilities for:

• ·          Coordinating port & terminal operations.
• ·          Stowage planning.
• ·          Voyage instructions to masters.
• ·          Coordinating surveys on behalf of principals.

1996– 2002:

NYK Line, Lanka

Operations Manager, with responsibilities for:

• Port & terminal operations.
• Ship planning.
• Managing transhipment cargoes.
• Inventory control.

1994 – 1996:

Command experience, Master on ocean going Ships

• Liner trade with Ceylon Shipping Corporation

1990 – 1994:

Chief Officer on ocean going Ships

• Liner trade, Europe to Far East.
• Worldwide bulk trade, grain, timber, machinery, projects.

1981 – 1990:

Deck Officer on ocean going Ships

Cadet and 4th Mate on Cadet training Ship.

Worldwide bulk trade.

Interests:

• Cricket
• Reading
• Travelling