John F. Lewis MNI, CRSP, P.Mgr., Principal Consultant

John Lewis is the holder of both Canadian and Irish Master Mariner's Certificates. He has sailed for 16 years in the Merchant Marine as both a Master and Chief Officer - primarily on chemical tankers.

He is a CRSP (Canadian Registered Safety Professional) and holds a BC Instructor Diploma in addition to other qualifications.

He was Manager of the BC Fire and Safety Training Centre at Maple Ridge from 1987 to 1997 when he left to form his own marine consulting company - John Lewis and Associates. In addition to training he acts as a safety and risk management consultant.

John has taught marine shipboard fire fighting for the Alaska State Fire Services Training Center in Juneau, Alaska. He presented the "Port and Marina Emergencies" Seminar at MITAGS (Maritime Institute of Technology and Graduate Studies) presented by the Maryland Fire & Rescue Training Institute in October 1998. He has also presented an "Overview of marine fire fighting" to MFSA (Maritime Fire and Safety Administration) Portland OR (1999) and to Battalion 6 of Los Angeles City Fire Department (1999).

In addition to British Columbia Fire Departments, he has also presented courses in marine fire fighting to Toronto Fire Services.(see article).

He taught Crowd Control on board cruise ships and ferries and worked with both BC Ferries and MOTH Inland Ferries on Evacuation (Survival Craft) Drills and Interagency Response (with fire departments).

John makes regular presentations at educational conferences. His latest contributions include:

• SMART (Safer Marine Transportation) Forum at UBC in June 1998
• International Association of Arson Investigators, BC Chapter 15, 1998 Conference
• Society of Fire Protection Engineers, 1998
• Fire Rescue Expo 1997 in Anchorage, Alaska
• Fire Department Instructor Conference (FDIC) West in Seattle, Washington.

John's published works include:

• Contributing author of 'Marine Fire Fighting' (see index)
• Author of the chapter on Port fire protection for the textbook, "The Work of the Harbourmaster";
• Several articles published in Safety at Sea International, Fire Journal (Ireland and UK), Fire Fighting in Canada and Seaways;
• Discussion paper on training published by MIACC (Major Industrial Accident Council of Canada)

John Lewis and Associates' clients include municipal fire departments, port authorities, and major industrial corporations as well as the cruise and shipping industry. John currently is Chair of the IFSTA (International Fire Service Training Association) Marine Firefighting Committee and a member of the National Working Group on Marine Chemical Emergency Response for Canadian Coast Guard. He is active with the Fire Training Officers' Association of BC and is a Director of the BC Branch of the Nautical Institute (a worldwide association of shipmasters.) He was Secretary of the Institute[?] from 1996 to 1999.

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