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TSM MARINE'S STORY OF EXPERTISE

Striving for industry excellence

Read on for information on how our story began, what we do, our mission and our core values. To get in touch with your enquiry or to book a complimentary consultation call, please get in touch below.

ABOUT TSM MARINE

OUR EXPERTISE

TSM Marine are an experienced, reliable, and diligent marine consultancy firm with nearly twenty-five years' sea going experience. Sailing in all ranks up to and including Chief Engineer on a variety of vessels, TSM Marine has since acquired sixteen years of surveying and consultancy experience spanning casualty investigation including collisions, pollution, hull & machinery failures and repairs; expert incident reports covering crane failures, fuel contamination and charter party disputes; environmental audits; and also expert witness evidence in court proceedings across the world. TSM Marine is based in the UK but is both experienced and equipped to provide consultancy services to the marine industry on a global scale. Discover our marine consultancy services below. For more information on how we can help or to book a complimentary consultation call to discuss your requirements, please get in touch. To read about TSM Marine's journey spanning 25 years at sea and 16 years consulting, visit our about page. From Hull & Machinery advice and information, to expert witness and opinion cases across the globe, TSM Marine have the knowledge and experience to provide you with an exceptionally high standard of consultancy services that you can rely upon. We have extensive understanding and experience from our 16 years in the industry of marine claims and incident investigations as well as surveys, inspections and audits across a wide range of vessels, all over the world. Please read on for more details...

About TSM Marine Consultants
TSM Marine Consultants Core Values

OUR MISSION

Our mission at TSM Marine is to provide our clients with a high-quality, expert service that can be relied upon whenever you need it.

We believe our enthusiasm, attention to detail and vast experience in the marine industry enables us to deliver consultancy that you can depend on.

CORE VALUES:

Experience

Our extensive experience in the marine industry enables TSM Marine to deliver the very best specialist service and technical assistance.

Reliability

With expertise at the heart of everything we do, you can rely on TSM Marine to consistently carry out honest and independent marine consultancy for stable, dependable solutions.

Diligence

The undeniable passion of TSM Marine makes for the complex understanding, careful planning and thorough execution of each and every one of our projects to the highest standard.

CURRICULUM VITAE

TOM MASTERS | TSM Marine Director

Marine Engineer, IEng, MIMarEng, MIMarEST

Tom Masters - a Marine Engineer with a First Class Certificate of Competency, who started his own consultancy in May 2022, previously having gained sixteen years of surveying and consultancy experience with two well-known London based consultancies, three and nine years respectively and four years with a London based, well known P&I and H&M Underwriter. Tom’s near on 25 years at sea saw him sail in all ranks up to and including Chief Engineer on a variety of vessels, including Ro-ro/Ro-Pax, High Speed Craft, Tankers, Handy Size Bulk Carriers, etc., propelled by two and four stroke, slow, medium and high-speed engines. Tom has experience of attending and investigating several types of causalities including collisions, fire damage, pollution, hull & machinery failures/damages and repairs (main and generator engines), personal injury and crane failures. Tom has also produced expert reports on a variety of incidents: crane failures, fuel contamination, main and generator engine damage, charter party disputes, personal injury etc. Since 2017, Tom has been involved in carrying out environmental audits and investigations on Passenger, Cargo and Tanker vessels. He has been called to attend UK and US Court Proceedings to give expert evidence, both oral and written.

Tom Masters Marine Engineer Director of TSM Marine Consultants

QUALIFICATIONS

Class 1 Marine Engineer 111/2 - South Shields Marine College, 1992 Class 2 Marine Engineer - Warsash Marine College, Southampton 1986 Diploma in Marine Investigation (Lloyd's Maritime Academy) Incorporated Engineer, MIMarEST/MIMarEng ISO 14001 (Environmental) Auditor ISM Lead Auditor METC and METC Advanced, Poplar Tech, Hackney College, 1978 -1982 Bond Solon Expert Witness Course

SURVEYING EXPERIENCE & EMPLOYMENT

April 2022 - PRESENT Marine Engineer Surveyor, Director - TSM (Marine Consultants) Ltd. April 2013 - April 2022 Marine Engineer Surveyor, Director - TMC (Marine Consultants) Ltd. Nov 2012 - Apr 2013 Marine Surveyor - Brookes Bell Sep 2010 - Oct 2012 Marine Surveyor - Braemar Technical Services Aug 2006 - Aug 2010 Staff Surveyor - British Marine Managers

SEA-GOING EXPERIENCE & EMPLOYMENT

1991 - 2006 Chief Engineer - P&O Ferries 1978 - 1987 Merchant Navy Officer: Engineer Cadet up to and including 3rd Engineer - BP Shipping, Jardine Ship Management

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"Believe me, my young friend, there is nothing - absolutely nothing - half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats."

KENNETH GRAHAME - The Wind in the Willows

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