ISAS APPOINTS STEVE GUY AS ACCREDITION ASSESSOR

Introducing Neil Marson as the ISAS Scheme, Manager and Executive Director.

It is great to welcome Neil as the Scheme Manager and Executive Director of International Spill Accreditation Scheme (ISAS). Neil’s last post in the industry was as Regional Manager in charge of the Caspian Regional Tier 2 Oil Spill Response Base, supported by a team of 50 skilled professional Oil Spill Responders and 65 Fire-Fighters working on behalf of several international clients in support of their oil and gas exploration and production projects. Additional duties included the provision of Crisis Management and Oil Spill Response Training to external organisations within the Region.

During his career he also served as Country Manager (Egypt), and has acted as Senior Consultant for assignments in Libya, Kazakhstan, Qatar, and India. In addition to his extensive operations management and national contingency planning experience he has been much involved in the design and presentation of training courses, notably for the European Maritime

Safety Agency (EMSA), HM Coastguard, as well as for many oil companies and government agencies.

Neil started in post on 1 June and is responsible for the delivery of the ISAS Accreditation Scheme. He joins at an exciting time when we are about to launch our revised and updated accreditation scheme to members and publish our new website which will become an important shop window for all of our accredited organisations.

Neil will be supported in post by Captain Bill Boyle, Senior Marine Assessor Neil is also the Secretary General and Fellow of International Spill Control Organisation (ISCO) with whom we have a close association.

Neil Marson JP. MRIN. MNI. F.Inst PA, FISCO, may be contacted on 07889714828 and info@isasaccreditation.org

ISAS APPOINTS STEVE GUY AS ACCREDITION ASSESSOR

ISAS is pleased to announce that Steve Guyhas joined the ISAS Accreditation Schemeas an Accreditation Assessor.

Steve has many years of experience working in the Oil Spill Response Industry, starting with ALBA in 1989 to 1998 and then Briggs Marine Environmental Services in 1998 until he retired in March 2020.

A lot of people will remember Steve as Head of Oil Spill Response Training for Briggs a position he held for 20 years. Steve is not only a well-recognised trainer, but he has also attended many oil spill response incidents Nationally and Internationally as Senior Operations Supervisor and On-Scene Commander Inland and Marine Oil Spill Incidents.

Steve will work with Neil as one of hisassessors for the accreditation scheme.