High Risk Area Transit Risk Assessment and ISPS Code compliance of dry cargo vessels and tankers.

My duties as Managing Director of a Company providing technical management, crew management, accounting services and fleet operation services to a fleet up to 19 dry cargo vessels classed by RS and LR, ISM certified by DNV and RS include: - Office manning with an adequate and sufficient number of staff to ensure a professional management of the fleet. - Establishing vessels technical and economical maintenance standard and polices in compliance with National, International and Classification requirements. - Keeping Principals and Operators informed of any irregularities regarding the vessels performance or maintenance standard, in order to minimise losses due to commercial reasons. - Ensuring defects and potential dangers identified by the Company employees ashore and on board are dealt with and the necessary resources are released to take proper action. - Implementation, overall functioning and improvement of the SQM System within the Company. - Establishing Company crewing policy and ensuring compliance with the crew agreements. - Dealing with P&I/H&M/Charterers claims in association with Claims and Insurance party appointed by the Principals. - Establishing principal and policy making decisions within the Company. - Monitoring the Fleet operating expenses against approved budgets. - Establishing purchasing policies and logistic services influencing the operating cost of the fleet. - Keeping in contact with and evaluating suppliers, subcontractors and shipyards by personal contacts, and by obtaining feedback from the Superintendents. - Establishing a strategy for marketing and business development. - Contingency Group Leader, as described in the Company Contingency Plan. - Responsible for press releases and media contacts. - Hire and fire staff within the current rules.

As a Company DPA (Designated Person Ashore): duties in accordance with ISM Code, Chapter 4. My duties as Safety and Quality Department Manager included: - Monitor, support and regularly review the Shipboard and Shorebased SQM Systems, inspect, investigate and put forward constructive questions regarding all SQM activities. - Convene Company Safety & Quality Committee meetings at least twice per year and hold ad hoc meetings when consider necessary. - Issue Company Management Review twice per year. Review all Vessel Incident reports, Audit reports, Shipboard Safety and Quality Meeting reports. - Monitor all safety aspects of the shipboard SQM system. - Periodical audits onboard to verify vessels compliance with SQM system. - Gather information on new national and international rules and requirements becoming mandatory for the managed fleet, report to Managing Director and ensure corresponding preparation, implementation and compliance with the new rules and requirements as applicable. - Attend vessels as a Company representative in charge for preparation to PSC/FSC inspections, release from detentions, incidents investigation.

Master of MV "Arctic Voyager", Malta flag 48131 MT DWT bulk carrier managed by NB Maritime Management Cyprus Ltd.

Special duties in addition to the ones mentioned above for period since January 2005 to August 2009: - Company preparation for ISM certification by DNV due to the Company relocation from Sweden to Cyprus; as a result a new DOC was issued by DNV on behalf of Cyprus and Malta Administrations on 03/09/1999; - Conducting internal and attending external ISM audits on board 8 vessels ( 5 bulk carriers and 3 general cargo ships) joined the Company end of 1999 (total number of vessels under the Company management became 14); - Implementation of a new Safety Management System on board 8 vessels joined the Company end of 1999.

Chief Officer of MV "Arctic Voyager", Malta flag 48131 MT DWT bulk carrier managed by NB Maritime Management AB

Chief Officer of MV "Sophie", Antigua and Barbuda flag 7250 MT DWT general cargo ship managed by Columbia Shipmanagement Ltd.

Chief Officer of MV "Viktor Tkachyov", Russian flag 19252 MT DWT bulk carrier managed by Murmansk Shipping Company

Chief Officer of MV "Fortunate", Panama flag 18162 MT DWT bulk carrier managed by Th. Giavridis Bros. S.A., with international crew (Greek Master, Russian Chief Engineer, Filipino, Romanians, Egyptians).

4th Officer, 3rd Officer, 2nd Officer on bulk carriers and general cargo ships managed by Murmansk Shipping Company

GMDSS, GMDSS General Operator

Navigational, Deep sea navigation