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Captain Trip Vawter
Owner/Master Marine Surveyor/Accident & Fraud Investigator USCG, MMSAI, USSA, AAMS

"I have enjoyed a lifetime of experience in vessel operations. As Owner of All Florida Marine Survey and as an Accredited Master Marine Surveyor, I am highly experienced in Vessel Inspections and Survey Reporting for Condition, Valuation, Salvage, and Insurance. This includes inspection for Pleasure and Small Commercial, Charter, Sail, Power, Wood, FRP, and Kevlar vessels.
 
Other areas of expertise include Maintenance Inspection, New Hull Inspection, Yacht Repair Inspection, and Underwater Hull Inspection.

Areas of special interest are inspection for USCG Safety, Disaster Damage, Salvage, Fire Damage, Towing Damage, Accident and Fraud Investigation, and Litigation Support.  

Providing Litigation Support is a year round request for me. As an Expert Witness, I provide Reseach of Vessel, Supportive Vessel Documentation, a comprehensive Vessle Survey, and all information and reports needed. 


Client Confidentiality is our highest priority. All client information, inquiries, and the survey report will be kept strictly confidential. Any information relayed to other parties will be at the request of the clientAll Florida Marine Survey is an independent company and is not affiliated with Insurance Companies, Boat Dealerships, or Boat Brokers.
All Florida Marine Survey works for you!"


EXPERIENCE

Present                
                             Owner of All Florida Marine Survey
                             Accredited Master
Marine Surveyor

                             Standards based surveys. ABS, USCG, and ABYC standards

                             Vessel Inspector and Appraiser for Pleasure Yachts, Small Commercial, Sail, and Power vessels 

                             Marine Surveying and Consulting  

                             Accident and Fraud Investigator

                             Expert Witness in Maritime insurance and legal claims 

                                    
1988-Present:     Owner/Operator All Florida Marine Survey, Accredited Master Marine Surveyor

1999- Present:     Captain for hire for short term and long term trips

1990-Present:     Boat delivery, snow bird delivery

1990-Present:     Hurricane preparedness and mooring in “safe harbors”
1990-Present:    
Captain of winning vessel in worldwide saltwater and big game tournaments

EDUCATION

 Navtech                                                                                                               Fort Myers, FL                                                                                                                                             

 Marine Surveyors Courses:

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Recreational/Small Commercial

    • US Surveyors:  USCG Title 46 Fishing Vessel Inspection Certification
    • Accident and Fraud Investigation, Corrosion Control, Pollution           
    • Control, Specialized Commercial Inspection.
    • Material Quality Specialist Course:
    • Field and lab Testing of  construction materials

Chapman School of Seamanship                                                                                Stuart, FL                                                                                      

    • USCG Lic. Master 100 Gross tons
    • BST - Basic Safety Training
    • Bridge Resource Management
    • Able Seaman
    • Marine Radio Operators Permit
    • Celestial Navigation
    • Sport Fishing Training Program
    • Advanced Navigation

                                                                                             

Memphis State University                                                                                     Memphis, TN 
                         Bachelors of Business Administration

Other               Licensed Insurance Agent
                         Published Author
                         Ordained Minister                                                                             




Captain Harry Hall
Director of West Coast/Foreign Operations

Retired full-time professional mariner with over 5,000 days underway service as master

Master Marine Surveyor

Master Freight and Towing Vessels, 500 tons, Oceans; Radar Observer.

Able-body Seaman, Limited; Lifeboatman.

Professional Training with  Marine Safety Consultants/Tidewater School of Navigation;:

- US Maritime Law: USC Title 33 and 46, CFR 33 and 46.
- Western Rivers & Great Lakes Navigation Regulations
- Advanced Navigation
- Piloting and Dead Reckoning
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Navigational Safety
- Rapid Radar Plotting Techniques and Radar Observer Regulations
- Stability and Trim
- Damage Control Stability
- Advanced Fire Fighting
- Tankerman Regulations for Dangerous Liquid Cargo
- Handling and Stowage of Dangerous Cargo
- Handling and Stowage of General Cargo
- Ship's Business
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FCC Regulations for Marine Radio Telephone Operation
- Visual Communication (flashing light)
- Lifeboatman, and Lifeboat Navigation

Underway experience includes service in North Atlantic Offshore Commercial Fisheries, Sportfishing Charter, Marine Research, Salvage and Towing, and Inshore Supply.

Experienced in marine litigation support, and expert witness testimony; primarily on issues of seamanship as relevant to Jones Act claims.

Experienced boat builder having worked with some of the most prestigious builders of wooden sportfishing yachts in NE North Carolina, including Ricky Scarborough Boatworks.  Highly experienced with high strength to weigh epoxy composite construction techniques. Experienced in the structural repair, refurbishment, and total machinery re-fit of traditional wooden working watercraft of the Chesapeake Bay Region and Coastal North Carolina, having re-built and/or made significant structural repairs to wooden working watercraft ranging from 23' to 73'.  Experienced in carval planking, strip planking, sawn frame, and steam-bent frame boatbuilding techniques.

Master woodworker having worked on several 18th and 19th century National Historic Landmark Property restoration projects. Experienced Sportfishing Guide, both inshore and offshore. Today, he primarily pursues both inshore and offshore gamefish with fly fishing tackle. Outdoor Author and Seminar Instructor having published dozens of magazine and newspaper articles. Lecturer and Seminar Instructor at numerous hunting, fishing, and boat shows..

Email:office@allfloridamarinesurvey.com