PEGASUS  MARINE  SURVEYS   

CURRICULUM VITAE

DONALD  ORTCHISON

HIGHER EDUCATION AND ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor of Science Degree (Honours) : Mechanical Engineering
  Strathclyde University, Glasgow (1977)
• Diploma (Merit) : Marine Surveying - Accreditation in Small Craft
  International Institute of Marine Surveying & National Sea Training Centre (2003)

MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL INSTITUTIONS

• Fellow  : Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders in Scotland (1987)         FIES
• Member : Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (1983)  MIMarEST 
• Member : Institution of Mechanical Engineers (1982)                                   MIMechE 
• Member : International Institute of Marine Surveying (2003)                       MIIMS      
• Chartered Engineer : Engineering Council (1982)                                         CEng,  CMarEng

PROFESSIONAL DIVING QUALIFICATIONS

• HSE Part 3 :   Dorset Commercial Diving Centre, Poole, Dorset (1990)

CURRENT EMPLOYMENT

1988 - to date :   Pegasus Diving and Marine Services  &  Pegasus Marine Surveys

• Diving and Marine Services Contractor :   Owning and running Pegasus Diving and Marine Services - supporting fish farm, mussel farm, ferry and boat building companies, with diving support boat "Pegasus", and professional diving teams.  Marine services for boat owners, including hull cleaning and inspection, propeller clearing, underwater damage surveys, temporary underwater repairs.  Also, mooring surveys, design, installation, service and maintainence .  Salvage and towing of vessels and other marine installations.  Boatbuilding and repair work undertaken on GRP, wooden and steel vessels and other installations.
• Marine Surveyor :   Owning and running Pegasus Marine Surveys - Professional surveying of yachts and small craft, commercial fishing vessels and workboats.  Condition Surveys, Damage Surveys, Valuations and Investigations carried out and fully reported.  Authorised by the IIMS Certifying Authority to undertake examinations in connection with the Maritime and Coastguard Agency Codes of Practice for Small Commercial Vessels.

PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT RECORD

1980 - 1988 :   Lloyd's Register of Shipping, London

• Marine Surveyor and Technical Investigation Surveyor.  Based in headquarters in London, and working in shipyards and on board ships at various locations around world.

1977 - 1980 :   Weir Westgarth Ltd., Glasgow

• Design Engineer and Commissioning Engineer on large Multi-Stage Flash Desalination plants.  Based in headquarters in Glasgow, and also on site in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.