The Administrator

The . Administrator continues to receive excellent co-operation and a sistance from per ons in ?oth the public and pnvate sectors as well as from the international Fund's Director and members of 1ts Secretanat.

In 1979 (then a private lawyer) he was retained as counsel on the legal team for the CCGffCMS in the events immediately following the catastrophic break-up ofthe British registered oil tanker Kurdistan in the abot trait. Jn this major incident, the CCGffCMS and EC demonstrated their oil spill respon e readine in the alvage ofthe tern section and its cargo, the towage ofthe bow section with cargo to the edge ofthe continental shelf- where it wa sunk by naval gunftre, the clean-up of oil pollution damage in Newfoundland and ova cotia and the expedited settlement of claims from individuals. REET's advice to the on-scene commander wa critical to the ucce ofthe operation. This positive petforrnance by the Crown, including the rescue ofthe crew, prompted highly favourable editorials in the national media.

See Kurdistan at page 47.

A Dalhousie Law School graduate, he was called tothe Bar of Briti h Columbiaand ova cotia. He al o attended University College London, England - receiving a Master of Laws in merchant hipping law and international law of the sea.

In private practice he represented shipowners, insurer , alvors and government departments in ca ualtie , oil pollution damage, and salvage, as well as environmentalists and fi hing intere t . The e experience ha e proven mvaluable in performing his duties and re ponsibilitie as Admini trator.

He served in the RCNR.