Philip Wiggs
Technical Adviser
Philip Wiggs joined IMCA in September 2001 from Lawrence Graham, an internationally known firm of solicitors, where he worked in the admiralty law department, mainly investigating marine casualties and acting for shipping clients from around the world. Prior to that he had a career at sea, mostly on foreign-going vessels, but including command on the coast, pilotage and experience of offshore support vessels. All provide special expertise for his role as Technical Adviser.
Not surprisingly, his work is primarily with the Marine Division and Safety, Environment & Legislation (SEL) committees, including oversight of third-party consultant-produced technical reports, co-ordination of topic-specific workgroups and the provision of briefing to members on relevant legislative and other matters.
In particular, Philip co-ordinates the Security Task Force and the Crane & Winch Operations Workgroup, which developed IMCA's lifting guidelines and has a variety of task-specific sub-workgroups on various offshore lifting-related topics.
Philip is IMCA's principal observer at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and works with various other industry groups, a role which requires a firm grasp of the implications of its work on members' activities and liaison with experts on IMCA committees and in member companies.
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