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    Capt. Harshvardhan Kumar

    Job title: Director - Marine Technical Services

    Mobile: +61 (0)413 771 528

    Email: harshvardhan.kumar@charlestaylor.com

    Location: Melbourne

    Expertise: Associate Member of the Association of Average Adjusters, Hull casualties and marine investigation for collisions, allisions, groundings, P&I club surveys and investigations Condition, on hire and off hire surveys and pre AMSA inspections Drafts surveys and bunker surveys. Loading and discharging including project cargo superintendency Hatch cover weathertightness surveys Incidents involving cargo stowage and stow collapse Cargo contamination Lashing surveys

    Specialities: Marine, Marine Cargo, Marine Technical Services, Ports & Terminals

    About:

    Capt. Harsh has over 40 years of experience in the maritime industry and began his career as a deck cadet, serving onboard merchant vessels in various ascending capacities, obtaining his …

    Capt. Harsh has over 40 years of experience in the maritime industry and began his career as a deck cadet, serving onboard merchant vessels in various ascending capacities, obtaining his command in 1997. He spent 28 years at sea, 11 of them as a Master on bulk carriers with major global shipping lines where he faced numerous challenging situations. 
    He then hung up his “sea boots” in 2008 and moved to Australia to work as a marine surveyor. He has been involved in conducting various surveys including damage surveys, risk surveys, discharging project cargo, numerous investigations relating to major maritime losses and surveys for various P&I Clubs. 

    Professional qualifications

    • Associate Member of the Association of Average Adjusters
    • Master Mariner
    • Dip LA, ANZIIF (Snr Assoc)
    • CIP
    • AICLA (Aff)
    • AFNI
    • MAIMS


    Notable Assignments

    • 2021 – Extensive delays to vessel misdeclaration by shipper. AU$ 500K 
    • 2021 – Investigation into cause of loss of a vessel in port by sinking. $ 350K 
    • 2020 – Vessel casualty: technical report on stow collapse and loss of containers
    • 2020 – Accidental death of a crew member on board a vessel. AU$500K.
    • 2020 – Quantity & quality survey: cargo of lead concentrate damaged. AU$ 3.5M 
    • 2019 – Damage to vessel by excavator and subsequent delays in port - $ 200 k 
    • 2018 – Damage to Station Pier by passenger vessel on departure - $ 500k 
    • 2018 – Damage to passenger catamaran in heavy weather - $ 200k 
    • 2017 – Damage to LPG vessel and jetty while berthing  
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