Ensuring Safer Seas with MARINE SAFETY InvestigationS AND training

Accidents happen, but the lessons they teach can save lives.
We deliver marine safety investigations, training and consultancy to ensure marine safety investigations are effectively conducted.

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Marine Safety Investigation Training

With extensive experience leading high-profile investigations, Capella Maritime delivers training that prepares professionals to conduct thorough and effective marine safety investigations. Our two-week course follows the IMO Model Course 3.11, covering everything from risk assessment to investigative interviewing and report writing.

Bespoke training solutions

Understanding that every client has unique needs, we offer customised training modules focusing on investigative interviewing, analysis techniques and report writing. Our interactive, in-person methodology, ensures practical application through case studies and exercises that encourage critical questioning.

SAFETY INVESTIGATIONS, Policies & Procedures

For organisations looking to refine their approach to safety investigations, we can conduct safety investigations or provide expert guidance on analysis techniques, report writing or developing investigation policies and procedures. Whether at a state or company level, we help you establish frameworks that ensure compliance and effectiveness.

Capella Maritime brings training to you, ensuring accessibility and tailored delivery to suit your operational environment.

blame-free Safety investigations are a critical component in developing a strong safety culture

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About Us

At Capella Maritime, we believe that every maritime incident presents an opportunity to enhance safety. Our expertise stems from years of front-line experience both conducting marine safety investigations at the highest level and commanding Royal Navy ships. We are dedicated to equipping countries and organisations with the skills and actionable strategy necessary to prevent future incidents.

Gavin Pritchard OBE

A former principal inspector at the UK’s Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) Gavin was either the investigator-in-charge or supervisor of over 40 serious marine casualties. These investigations encompassed all marine industry sectors including yacht and ferry groundings, collisions, fishing accidents and industrial fatalities. Gavin was closely involved in training newly recruited inspectors and was closely involved in the delivery of investigation training to staff from Red Ensign Group registries.

Prior to his accident investigation career, Gavin spent 30 years as a warfare officer in the Royal Navy, including command of four warships. He is a guest lecturer in accident investigation at Cranfield University, an Associate Fellow of the Nautical Institute, a Liveryman of the Honourable Company of Master Mariners, a Younger Brother of Trinity House and was awarded an OBE in 2009.

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Tony Brown MBE

Following 20 years in the Royal Navy, Tony spent the next 20 years with the MAIB. During that period, he investigated or managed over 100 marine casualties of various types, all ending in published reports. Among these were the structural failure of the container ship Napoli, and the fire on board the cruise ship Star Princess, both of which led to changes in international standards and regulation.

Since retiring from the MAIB in 2021, Tony has delivered marine accident training courses to national accident investigation authorities, and to large shipping companies. He has also assisted in the development of an online marine accident training course through the World Maritime University for use by the EU and has maintained currency by conducting three investigations for different flag States.