John McAuley has successfully completed contracts in the Far
East and Australia in the offshore, shipping, towage, government
and legal sectors. John has also conducted audits for ISM, ISO
9001, ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001. Prior to joining forces with
Len, John was the NSW Senior Marine Surveyor for the Australian
Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) based in Sydney. He is highly
experienced in Ship Inspections and Surveys, Auditing of PSC
Inspectors, Accident and Safety Investigations, Oil Pollution
Investigations, Oil spill management and Examination of Marine
Engineers.
John has presented papers and lectured in ship safety, ship
inspections and dangerous goods in several countries, including
New Zealand, China, Hong Kong and Australia. During the 2000
Sydney Olympics, he was responsible for advising, formulating,
evaluating and testing emergency procedures on the 12 passenger
ships used as floating hotels. John has also spent time training
with the United States Coastguard (USCG) in Miami.
Prior to joining AMSA, John was an Engineering Superintendent,
managing the technical aspects of a fleet of vessels trading
world-wide. He has also stood by, as owners’ representative,
during new ship construction and major re-engineering projects
in Europe and has sailed as Chief Engineer on various vessel
types.