John Radcliffe - Marine Surveyor

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John Radcliffe is a Marine Surveyor and trainee Metallurgist with a BEng (Hons) degree in Mechanical Engineering.  John is currently progressing towards an MSc degree in Forensic Science and Engineering with Cranfield University located within the UK's Defence Academy.  During his time at university, John gained experience in a range of analytical methods including operation of electron microscopes, such as Scanning Electron microscopy (SEM), which he is now proficient in using as an investigative tool.

Prior to joining Taylor Marine, John spent a number of years working for various leading-locally based law firms, of which over 3 years was spent with Hill Dickinson, predominantly dealing with personal injury claims in matters of employment and public liability for major insurance companies, trade unions and other various commercially based companies.

Since joining Taylor Marine in November 2011, John has been involved in a wide variety of cases, including:

• Damages to cargoes at outturn, e.g. steel products and bulk cargoes.
• Temperature abuse to various refrigerated cargoes.
• Damages to vessel and/or cargo resulting from fire, collision and/or grounding, etc.
• Damage to fixed and floating objects, e.g. Port property, etc.
• Structural, damage assessment surveys, including assessment of repair costs and invoices.
• Groundings.
• Collisions.
• Oil Pollution.

John has also been involved in a variety of major shipping casualties resulting from fire and explosions on behalf of Average Adjusters in matters of general average and particular average claims, as well as Salvage firms, all of which have involved the compilation of comprehensive cargo schedules and databases tracking cargo movements and condition.

John is a Professional Graduate (ProfGradIMMM) member of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining: IMO3 and an Associate (ACSFS) of The Chartered Society of Forensic Sciences.