Capt. Simon Hodgkinson is the Head of Loss Prevention at West P&I ensuring the members are supported in all aspects of their operations. This ranges from the publication of safety-related materials, individual advice on cargoes and trading conditions as well as safety management and other audits. Simon was at sea for 25 years rising up through the ranks, with the final 10 years as Master on Offshore vessels in the Oil and Gas sector. He then moved ashore and successfully ran the Operations Department for an offshore company in the Middle East for the nine years before moving to West.