This was the Programme for the 45th Session NSOCC 2023

Final Programme

  • Day 1
  • Day 2
  • Day 3
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Day 0 - (for Delegates arriving Sunday 8th October, 2023)

1530        Check-in at Glasgow Grosvenor Hotel

1930        Dinner at the hotel’s Bo’Vine Meats & Wine Restaurant (Optional)

Day 1 - Monday 9th October, 2023

0700        Breakfast from 7 am for Delegates staying at Glasgow Grosvenor Hotel

0815        Coach transfer from Glasgow Grosvenor Hotel to The Lodge on Loch Lomond

0915        Conference Registration and coffee/tea

0930        Chairman’s Welcome. Opening of the 45th Session of NSOCC

0945        Lithium-Ion Batteries and the Challenges for Shipping

                David Handley, NorthStandard (Newcastle) & Adrian Scales, Brookes Bell (Liverpool)

1100        Tea/Coffee Break

1120        Conducting a health & safety investigation following a serious incident

                Bruce Craig, Pinsent Masons LLP (Aberdeen)

1205        Scottish Criminal Court Overview

                Gregor Smith, Horwich Farrelly (Glasgow)

1220        Lunch

1350        International comparison of compensation awards

                Imogen Webb, Horwich Farrelly (London),

                Andrew Forsyth, Burness Paull LLP (Edinburgh),

                Frithjof Herlofsen, Gjelsten Herlofsen Advokatfirma (Oslo)

1500        Non-destructive Testing and Corrosion Mapping

                Andrew Waller, The Lab at Brookes Bell

1600        Coach transfer from The Lodge on Loch Lomond to Glasgow Grosvenor Hotel

1715        Closing of Day One. Personal time

1815         Canapes at Glasgow Grosvenor Hotel beGIN bar

                - kindly sponsored by Horwich Farrelly & Brookes Bell

1845        Walk to Ubiquitous Chip Restaurant

1915        Hosts’ Reception. Whiskey tasting

                - kindly sponsored by Horwich Farrelly & Brookes Bell

2000        Informal Dinner

                - kindly sponsored by Horwich Farrelly & Brookes Bell

2130        Surprise...

2230        Walk back to Glasgow Grosvenor Hotel

 

Day 2 - Tuesday 10th October, 2023

0700        Breakfast from 7 am for Delegates staying at Glasgow Grosvenor Hotel

0845        Coach transfer from Glasgow Grosvenor Hotel to Glasgow Science Centre

0930        Subsea Cable Damage

                Christian Benedictsen-Nislev, DLA Piper Denmark (Copenhagen)

1030        Crane collapse

                John Holland, Hawkins (Glasgow)

1130        Role of the Government on maritime Emergencies

                Stephan Hennig, SOSREP

                (Secretary of State's Representative for Maritime Salvage & Intervention)

1230        Lunch at Glasgow Science Centre Café

1400        City sightseeing of Glasgow (and a 30 minutes tour of the Transport Museum at 1430)

1630        Closing of Day Two. Personal time

1830        Coach transfer from Glasgow Grosvenor Hotel to The Tall Ship Glenlee

1900        Chairman's Reception at The Tall Ship Glenlee

                - kindly sponsored by NorthStandard

2000        Formal Dinner at The Tall Ship Glenlee

                - kindly sponsored by Horwich Farrelly & Brookes Bell

                Dress code: Black tie / kilt / dress to impress

2230        Coach transfer to Glasgow Grosvenor Hotel

 

Day 3 - Wednesday 11th October, 2023

0700        Breakfast from 7 am for Delegates staying at Glasgow Grosvenor Hotel