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Jeff Hinnrichsen commenced his seagoing experience working as a PADI SCUBA Instructor and Skipper in Queensland and Master in Byron Bay after relocating from Western Australia. On returning to WA Jeff joined the Sail Training Ship Leeuwin II as 2nd Mate and Chief Officer traversing the WA Coast from Esperance to Darwin for about two years. In 2005 Jeff came ashore to work for the WA Department of Transport conducting Oral Examinations and Sea Time Assessments and undertaking Safety Management System, Registered Training Organisation and Port Security Plan Audits. Jeff was a member of the State and National Oil Spill Response Teams and was National System for Commercial Vessels (Part D and E) Project Manager at DoT WA. With the impending Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) coverage of all Domestic Commercial Vessels, Jeff was seconded to AMSA to drive and implement the National System changes to the States/NT Certificates of Competency structures and to implement the Certificate of Operation changes.In February 2013 Jeff left the State and Federal Government positions and accepted a position with PB Towage / PB Sea-Tow as their Group HSEQ Manager, Designated Person Ashore and Company Security Officer. The first project to achieve in the new role was to implement a new HSEQ Management System meeting the requirements of ISO 9001, 14001, OHSAS 18001 and ISM; this was achieved in September 2013 with Lloyd's Accreditation. This role continued at Smit Lamnalco with an Australasian fleet of 36 Tugs, Lines or Pilot Boats until April 2017 when the role was moved to Sydney and Jeff decided to stay in Fremantle with his young family. Jeff is now Managing Director of his own Company; Marine Certification Solutions offering solutions to the (mainly) Domestic Commercial Vessel sector in Australia in addition to Oil Spill Response and Port Security compliance and training solutions. Jeff holds a Bachelor of Business (Maritime Logistics Management) from the Australian Maritime College, Graduate Certificate in OH&S and Certificate 4 in Training & Assessment. Jeff also holds memberships to the Nautical Institute, Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport and the Company of Master Mariners.