Best practice at sea – the role of risk assessors

Stuart Edmonston, of the UK P&I Club, explains the role of risk assessors and identifies some of the key issues they highlight aboard ships


The UK P&I Club’s loss prevention department comprises 14 internationally based members of staff, including eight master mariners and two chief engineers. Five of the master mariners and the two chief engineers in the loss prevention team are employed as “risk assessors” for the purpose of performing risk assessment surveys on board members’ ships, which aim to reduce members’ exposure to claims by raising awareness of risk.