At last week’s Nautical Institute London Command Seminar held at Trinity House on 17/18 May Philip Wake retired after 14 years in post as CEO and was succeeded by Captain John Lloyd.

Speaking at Trinity House, at the third of the Institute’s 2017 command seminar series, Captain Lloyd said: ‘I am delighted to be leading the next phase of development at The Nautical Institute, at a time of great change for our industry. Now more than ever it is important that the Institute champions best practice and professionalism and promotes a culture of safety first.’

In his previous role as Chief Operating Officer, John had overall responsibility for the Institute’ specialised training services, including the industry-standard Dynamic Positioning Operator (DPO) accreditation and certification scheme.