It was quite a shock to log onto Tumblr the other day and actually see the last time I posted a blog.
Author: Captain David Snider of Martech Polar Consulting Ltd.
Buy BookCaptain Snider is the CEO and Principal Consultant of Martech Polar Consulting, Ltd. He is a Master Mariner and with 33 years at sea, operating vessels in a variety of ice regimes in polar regions, the Baltic, Great Lakes and Eastern North American waters.
Captain Snider has served onboard Naval, Commercial and Coast Guard Vessels. As an Ice Navigator, he has authored and contributed to many ice regime shipping feasibility studies. He retired from Canadian Coast Guard service as Regional Director Fleet Western Region in 2012.
Captain Snider holds a Bachelor of Maritime Studies degree from the Memorial University of Newfoundland and is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. He was awarded the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee medal in 2011 for his years as a member of the Nautical Institute.
Captain Snider is President of the Nautical Institute and Chair of the Ice Navigator Working Group. The Ice Navigator Working Group is tasked with advancing the Nautical Institute's goal of establishing a global standard for ice navigators and contributing to safe navigation in ice-covered waters. Captain Snider participated in IMO discussions leading to the Polar Code as The Nautical Institute's subject matter expert on ice navigation.
Martech Polar Consulting, Ltd. is a privately-owned company providing global ice pilotage and navigation services in accordance with IMO Guidelines for Ships Operating in Polar Waters and Canadian Arctic Waters Pollution Prevention Regulations.
It was quite a shock to log onto Tumblr the other day and actually see the last time I posted a blog.
While wearing one of my other hats, as Senior Vice President of The Nautical Institute and member of The Institute’s NGO delegation to IMO, I am very much focused on the Polar Code as it progresses through it’s latest re-incarnation.
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