Giray Kincal

Giray joined the firm in 2006 immediately upon establishing of our Istanbul office and became a Partner in 2016.

Since then, he has attained expertise on all kinds of casualty surveys and investigations for both H&M Underwriters and P&I Clubs and has supervised -from A to Z- several multi-million repair projects in Tuzla and Yalova shipyards, including a major explosion damage repair project, acting the overall Project Manager for 12 months.

With his background as a Master Mariner he specializes in investigation of collision and grounding accidents, possessing hands-on experience in navigating the Bosporus and Dardanelles Straits.

In addition, Giray having carried out at least 500 P&I Loss Prevention Surveys himself for both IG and Fixed Premium Clubs, is responsible for the quality control of such surveys undertaken by our global office network.

Giray has also completed numerous Warranty Surveys of all kinds, specializing in Towage Approval, Office Management Assessment (JH 2013/007C), and Shipyard Risk Assessment (JH143).

Giray, together with Tugrul Ak, are in charge of all Istanbul and Shanghai offices daily operations and surveyors’ management.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE and QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master Mariner/ Deck Officer – 10 years sea-going experience on board chemical/oil tankers
• ISM Internal Auditor for shipping companies
• Certified Operator for Ultrasonic hatch cover tightness testing with Class Type Approved Sherlog TA.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• Associate Degree in Deck Department, Istanbul Technical University
• Bridge Team Management Course
• Framo System / Cargo Operations Course