Offshore Supply Vessel Expert Witnesses

Venice, Florida

Maritime - Offshore, Coastal, Oil & Gas, Ship repair, Offshore supply vessel, Vessel maintenance, Yachts, Uscg inspections, Sailing, Uscg regulations, Navigation, Voyage planning, Accident and fraud, Cruise ships, Passenger vessels, Charter boats

Eric Watson Master Mariner | Maritime Operations, Safety & Passenger Vessel Expert Captain Eric Watson is a U.S. Coast Guard–licensed Master with more than 24 years of command and maritime operations experience aboard passenger vessels, small cruise ships, offshore supply vessels, charter vessels, sailing vessels, motor yachts, and private vessels up to 280 feet. He has logged more than 300,000 nautical miles and has served in command roles involving inland, near coastal, offshore, and ocean operations. Captain Watson has served as Captain on U.S.-flag passenger vessels operating under USCG Subchapter K and Subchapter T, with direct responsibility for vessel safety, regulatory compliance, navigation, crew management, emergency response, passenger safety, vessel inspections, and operational decision-making. His experience includes high-visibility guest service environments where safety, seamanship, regulatory compliance, and risk management are critical. His areas of expert analys...

Lafayette, Louisiana

Maritime, Safety - boat, ship, personnel basket, collision, dredging, personal injury, crewboat, offshore supply vessel, Platform supply vessel, crew management, navigation, Navigation Rules, CFR's, fishing boats, recreational boats, hurricane, ports, shipping, dynamic positioning, swing rope

Assisted both plaintiff and defense attorneys in understanding the industry standards and regulations of maritime operations, maritime safety, and maritime navigation. My export reports combine my years of hands-on captain experience with my MIT education producing meaningful reports that have expedited settlements. My trial testimony focusses on instructing judge and jury on the nature of the sea and how the involved parties were affected by it. My testimony has included demonstratives of my drone photography of the accident site and accident recreation. Additionally, qualified to opine on maritime forecasts and observations regarding significant wave height, maximum wave and rogue waves. Axcess to archived maritime forecasts and archived wind/wave analyses by the National Weather Service. - USCG Master Unlimited, Oceans - AFNI, Associate Fellow of Nautical Institute, U.K. - Dynamic Position Operator - Member, U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary - Certified Safety Professional with AS...