Aquamarine

Aquamarine was accredited by MSQ on behalf of the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA). Our Professional Indemnity (PI) insurance is underwritten by Lloyd's of London. We use a team of naval architects and surveyors in Queensland, other states and Asia. We have experience as consultants to some of the world's largest engineering, mining and EPCM companies. Aquamarine's Principal, Antony Krokowski, is a Registered Professional Engineer in Queensland (RPEQ), committed to ethically serving the client whilst ensuring public and product safety, and particularly enjoys helping move major project cargo and MWS liaison. He graduated from UNSW in 1998 with a Bachelor of Engineering (Naval Architecture) and in 2005 with a Master of Business and Technology, majoring in Risk Management, and established Aquamarine in 2006. For the five years preceding Aquamarine he was Senior Naval Architect for Maritime Safety Queensland (MSQ), and before that a Naval Architect for the NSW Waterways Authority (now NSW Maritime). Antony is well versed in Certificates of Survey and the Protocol for Mutual Recognition for Certificates of Survey, is an active member of the National Marine Safety Committee (NMSC) Technical Advisory Panel and has been re-appointed to the Executive Committee of the RINA Australian Division Council. He has been involved in continuous professional development with RINA, Lloyd's Register, AIMS, IIMS, Engineers Australia and Professionals Australia. He was a Safety Judge for the Australian Marine Awards (Boat of the Year) for its last three years, has investigated a number of fatal recreational boating tragedies and has been called as an expert witness in a number of successful cases involving both commercial and recreational vessels. He is a keen offshore sailor and fisherman.