Aquamarine is accredited by Maritime Safety Queensland (MSQ) for design, survey, stability, machinery, loadline, positive flotation and marine pollution. Our $5M Professional Indemnity (PI) insurance is underwritten by Lloyd's of London. We use a team of naval architects and surveyors in Queensland and other States.
Aquamarine's Principal, Antony Krokowski, is a Registered Professional Engineer in Queensland (RPEQ), comitted to ethically serving the client, whilst ensuring public and product safety. Antony is also an active member of the National Marine Safety Committee (NMSC) Technical Advisory Panel, having been asked to give interpretations on national and international standards.
Antony graduated from UNSW in 1998 with a Bachelor of Engineering (Naval Architecture).
In 2005 Antony graduated from UNSW with Master of Business and Technology, majoring in Risk Management, and including: Project Management, Quality Management, Business Law and Technology, Managing Innovation and Technical Change. Learnings put to good use in establishing Aquamarine in 2006.
Antony's experience for the five years preceeding Aquamarine was as Senior Naval Architect for Maritime Safety Queensland (MSQ). Before this he was a Naval Architect for the NSW Waterways Authority (now called NSW Maritime). Antony is well versed in Certificates of Survey and the Protocol for Mutual Recognition for Certificates of Survey.
Antony has been actively involved in Continuous Professional Development with the Royal Institute of Naval Architects (RINA), Engineers Australia, and the Association of Professional Engineers, Scientists and Managers Australia (APESMA).
Antony has also attended a number of conferences hosted by Composites Australia and the National Marine Safety Committee (NMSC), and as invited speaker at Marine Safety 2003 on 'European Yachts for Commercial Service'.
Antony has been asked to be a Safety Judge for the Australian Marine Awards (Boat of the Year) for the past two years. He has also investigated a number of fatal recreational boating tragedies. He has been called as an expert witness in a number of successful cases involving both commercial and recreational vessels.
Before graduating, he also spent time as a slipway hand and sailing instructor and got his Statement of Attainment in Marine Coxswain. He is a keen offshore sailor and fisherman, and prefers nothing better than spending his spare time "messing about in boats".
Antony's previous projects include: (see Links page for recent Clients' weblinks)
Design Approval Projects
30m Composite Superyacht using Det Norske Veritas High Speed Light Craft (DNV HSLC)
33m Aluminium 1C Passenger Catamaran to DNV HSLC
30m Steel Fishing Ship using American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) Rules for Ships on behalf of another State authority
30m catamaran's aluminium lifting car deck structure based on 3D Multiframe™ analysis. Lloyds Register Special Service Craft (LR SSC) rules were used, with reductions to account for the less onerous operating environment
Welding equivalence and remedial welding and structure of a 23m aluminium dive boat to DNV HSLC
Helicopter landing deck using Multiframe ™ (finite difference) analysis
International America's Cup Class (IACC) (carbon fibre/Nomex™) yacht for passenger charter using principles of risk management and equivalence
19m Passenger Catamaran Stability to French Flag Administration Rules
15m Strip Planked Cedar Power Catamaran: Devised core/bond testing in conjunction with University of Southern Queensland (USQ)
13m Aluminium Dive Workboat to the National Standard for Commercial Vessels (NSCV)
10m USA imported Composite Monohull to DNV HSLC
10m European yacht to ISO standards
9m 50 knot Composite Catamaran, including polycarbonate windows
8m 50 knot Aluminium Monohull, including adhesive bonding to improve fairness of the hull.
26m Offshore Tug, towing winch installation and stability upgrade
20m Offsore Tug: upgrade to 2C using ABS structure and stability rules
Survey Projects
Out of water survey of 35m steel landing barge
Out of water survey of 30m aluminium catamaran, including shaft and bearing replacement and wave height speed envelope reduction for certificate of survey
In water survey of harbour tug, including direction to rectify dangerous CO2 E/R fire system installation
Assisted Navy surveyors with a tank survey of the 100m steel landing ship "Toobruk", including ultrasonic testing
Survey of 23m Class 3B aluminium catamaran to verify structural repairs due to poor design
Lightship check for prototype "Supercat" (Sydney Ferries )
Lightship/sistership approval and ABS Tug stability analysis for 20m Restricted Offshore (2C) Tug
Advice and strategy in successful dispute against major European production boat builder
57m steel bunkering lighter conditions of assignment
33m Passenger Catamaran
25m Offshore Tug
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