Loss Prevention
Our dedicated Loss Prevention team has more than 100 years of seafaring experience. We work closely and strategically with our members to help reduce operational risk.
What we do - Loss Prevention the Skuld Way
We have a range of measures and activities to help our members with loss prevention. We listen to individual needs and tailor make our service to suit each member.
Emergency response exercises
Skuld Loss Prevention offers to conduct emergency exercises in accordance with the ISM Code and ISPS Code requirements. These exercises range in scale, encompassing smaller scenarios focused on testing communication lines, to larger-scale drills that assess both ship and shore organisations against their respective emergency exercise procedures.
Operational assessments
We help our members by assessing their Safety Management- and Operational procedures. For this, we apply ISO 19011 methodology, which is defined as the standard setting forth guidelines for management auditing systems. We call this assessment and not an audit since we, at the completion of the assessment, will not issue a report with non-conformities.
Condition surveys
Vessels under our P&I mutual insurance are surveyed according to the set IG criteria. The Skuld survey program goes beyond the IG criteria. When practical and cost efficient, Skuld will use their own technical managers from the Loss Prevention department to conduct the survey. This brings us closer to our members and we get to know the members and their seafarers better.
Our vision
Skuld will provide world leading Loss Prevention Service to our members by working closely with them to help them reduce their operational risk. The aspirational goal is zero casualties for our members.
Loss Prevention Resources
Officers’ conferences
Participation in officers’ conferences is part of the Skuld Service. We may lecture on a specific topic based on a member’s request, or on topics based on trends we see in Skuld. Seafarers will be talking to seafarers and there are no barriers in place. We share our knowledge based on the club’s experience and that knowledge raises awareness. Sharing insight directly with officers and ratings in such forums is a risk mitigating tool which power should not be underestimated.
Skuld School for seafarers
Skuld is committed to contributing to a safer future for seafarers and a more informed maritime industry. In November 2023, we held the inaugural Skuld School for Seafarers in Manila in cooperation with NTC. We believe in empowering seafarers with knowledge about marine insurance so they can navigate safely at sea.
NTCM/Skuld courses
Skuld is dedicated to promoting a safer life at sea. To achieve this goal, Skuld has partnered with the Norwegian Training Centre (NTC) in Manila, the leading maritime and offshore simulator training service in the global community. Together, NTC and Skuld will develop and deliver a seminar series for Skuld customers, Mental Health for Seafarers. Additionally, we will create a series of safety videos, the first of which will explore the risk of cargo liquefaction, a danger to those on board.
Safely with Skuld
Skuld has created a guide called “Safely with Skuld” to help seafarers understand our organisation and their role in preventing shipboard losses and injuries. The guide provides valuable insights on handling damages, the environment, and understanding the responsibilities related to their vessels and cargo. It is designed to be comprehensive yet easy to read and is available to all clients of Skuld. You can contact your local Skuld office to get print versions of the guide.
Understanding your world, sharing our insights
Providing timely, accurate, and actionable loss prevention advice and legal updates is a crucial service for our members and clients. In addition, Skuld.com provides our P&I members, clients, and brokers with online access to all relevant information 365/24/7.
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Geir Jørgensen
Senior Vice President, Global Head of Loss Prevention
Geir joined Skuld in 2018 as the Global Head of the Loss Prevention Department. He holds a BSc in mechanical engineering and has 9 years of seagoing experience in the seismic industry. His shore career began with consultancy work involving safety management and planned maintenance systems for the maritime industry. Later, he joined Höegh Autoliners, where he held various positions from 2007 to 2018, including roles as DPA, CSO, Head of HSSEQ, and Head of Crewing and Training. Geir has also served as a Director on the Board for Crewing Companies in both the Philippines and China.
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刘家洪 Jia Hong Liu
Assistant Vice President, Technical Manager
Jiahong joined Skuld in 2014 as a Technical Manager. He has a total of 20 years of seagoing experience, including 12 years as a Master Mariner. His experience includes working on oil tankers, bulk carriers, and passenger ships. Jiahong also spent four years with Wallem Shipmanagement as a Marine Superintendent and five years with ID Wallem as a DPA and Manager of the Safety & Insurance Department.
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Anatoliy Frank
Technical Manager and Senior Claims Executive, Skuld Hamburg
Anatoliy joined Skuld in 2012 as a Senior Claims Handler. In 2014, he assumed the role of Technical Manager, combining it with claims handling. Anatoliy has eight years of seafaring experience on different types of vessels, including LPG/C, Ro-Ro Container, Ro-Ro Passenger, and Cruise vessels. Before joining Skuld, he worked for almost five years as a P&I Claims Handler for a German fixed premium P&I facility.
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Dick Farrel Camoying
Assistant Vice President, Technical Manager
Dick is a Technical Manager and a part of Skuld’s Technical Management Team based in Oslo. He has a master’s degree in Ship Management (MSM) from John B. Lacson Foundation – Maritime University. Dick joined Skuld in the beginning of 2019, after a career at sea as Chief Engineer. He spent almost 18 years onboard Höegh Autoliners PCTC vessels from Engine Cadet up to Chief Engineer, followed by two years as a Technical Superintendent in Höegh Technical Management. His key competence is RORO cargoes, bunker handling, hull and machinery, damage and repair assessment, class rules, planned maintenance and ship management.
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Edward Wollaston
Vice President, Casualty and Major Claims
Edward is a member of Skuld’s Casualty and Major claims team, based in London. He was a Member of the Lloyd’s Special Casualty Representative Panel; is a Chartered Engineer and a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Naval Architects. He is particularly experienced in dealing matters related to marine casualty; classification, stability, large yachts, as well as ship structural; conversion and newbuild disputes. He was Shipping Technical Director with marine consultants LOC Group, working for them for almost 12 years, based in their London and Hong Kong offices. Prior to LOC, Edward worked for classification society Det Norske Veritas as a Ships in Operation and New Build Surveyor, based in Europe and China.
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Adrian Rognerud
Assistant Vice President, Technical Manager
Adrian joined Skuld in 2018 as a Technical Manager and holds an MSc in Offshore Asset Management, along with a BSc in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Stavanger. With a robust background in the oil and gas industry, he has served as a Project Manager and Technical Superintendent for significant drilling projects. Adrian also brings QAHSE management experience from a subsea equipment manufacturer.
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Morten Bjerregaard
Assistant Vice President, Claims and Technical Manager
Morten joined Skuld Copenhagen in 2011, where he currently serves as Assistant Vice President and Claims and Technical Manager. He is a Master Mariner with seagoing experience gained from his time at Maersk and the Danish Royal Navy. Additionally, he holds a Master's degree in Law from the University of Copenhagen. Morten re-joined Skuld in August 2019 after spending two years as Senior Legal Counsel in Maersk's maritime law and claims department.
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Martin Øhre
Technical Manager
Martin joined in 2018 as a Maritime Trainee and participated in the Norwegian Shipowners’ Association Maritime Trainee program. He later took the role of Technical Manager and has extensive experience in operational risk analytics. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Nautical Science from the University of South-East Norway and a Master’s degree in Maritime Economics and Logistics, from the Erasmus University Rotterdam.
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Simone Vitzthum
Assistant Vice President, Loss Prevention, Lawyer
Simone has been with Skuld since 2008 and is a qualified German lawyer with an LLM in Maritime Law. She possesses extensive experience in all P&I disciplines, including casualty work and handling FD&D cases. Simone began her journey with Skuld in Hamburg as a claims handler and continued in this role following her transfer to Skuld Nordics and Eastern Europe in 2012, where she also joined the Skuld Emergency Phone Team. Since November 1, 2019, Simone has been a valuable member of the Loss Prevention Team.
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Arnt Stensen
Assistant Vice President, Technical Manager
Arnt joined Skuld in 2021 as a Senior Claims Handler. He brings extensive experience from operation of chemical tankers and has 20 years of seagoing experience, including three years as a Master Mariner. Arnt also has 15 years of experience with leading operation departments for chemical operators and was involved in port operations six years ago.
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V. Rama Chandran
Technical Manager
Capt V. Rama Chandran is the Loss Prevention Manager for Skuld’s Singapore office. He is a Master Mariner with 32 years of experience in the maritime industry in various capacities, including sea-going roles, marine consultancy, P&I correspondents, serving as a DPA with shipowners, and working with a maritime authority.
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Nils-Petter Vik
Assistant Vice President, Technical Manager
Nils-Petter joined Skuld in 2024 as a Technical Manager after a career at sea as Chief Engineer on steam turbine vessels and motor vessels and later onshore as Technical Superintendent in Höegh LNG. He has spent close to 32 years onboard different vessels such as LPG/C, LNG/C's, shuttle and regasification vessels, floating storage and regasification vessels and small-scale LNG bunker vessels. His key competencies are LNG regasification systems, LNG Subcooling systems, gas management systems, dual fuel and triple fuel engines, diesel-electric propulsion systems, planned maintenance systems, integrated alarms and automation systems, high voltage power management systems, bunker handling, gas detection systems, boiler treatment, hull and machinery, damage and repair assessment, class rules and ship management.