Claude Hamilton – Consultant

Claude Hamilton served 18 years as a seagoing Engineer in the British Merchant Navy, leaving as a Chief Engineer with an Extra First Class (Steam & Motor) Certificate of Competency. He was then with the MCA and its predecessors for 23 years and was Chairman of the Subgroup that created the Class 4 and Class 5 Deck certificates specifically for professional yachtsmen. After 5 years as Chief Examiner he took over the Codes Branch with responsibility for writing LY2. He took early retirement in 2006 and is currently working as a consultant on several projects, including advising a Balkan administration on legislation suitable for mega-yachts.