Captain Nick Cutler, MCA Master 3,000 GRT Class IV

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1 Captain Nick Cutler, MCA Master 3,000 GRT Class IV About Me. I have been professionally involved full time in many diverse facets of the Marine industry for the past 25 years. I cut my teeth in dinghy sailing as a very small boy and have followed a path on the ocean wave since being able to start my career as a Shipwright Boatbuilder when leaving school and choosing the traditional Apprenticeship route to further education. In this time I have gained an extensive all-round knowledge of the boating industry and through my passion for yachts have been fortunate to travel the world aboard them. I have been involved in full commissioning and refit programs for large charter companies and private projects alike. I have performed in house project management of many maintenance & refit projects including large ABS class surveys. With my employment history I have gained a healthy marine engineering knowledge and have a strong hands on approach to my work. I have Captained Charter and Private yachts in a variety of international destinations with an in-depth knowledge and love of those local waters and cultures. I have an impressive track record with client and guest satisfaction in the large sailing yacht charter world and have cruised with many high profile clientele. I have a credible amount of Blue-water sea-time in command situations and have subsequently logged well in excess of 150,000 nautical miles. I am also a fully qualified Shipwright. I am considered by my employers and piers as one of the industries professionals. This is directly reflected in the standard of vessels that have been in my care and the longevity and stable environment I provide to the owners,vessels and crew under my command. I have the HIGHEST Safety, Seamanship and Personal standards which I am proud to stand behind 100% and never compromise or shortcut. All Documentation, Commands and Mileage logged are Attested by the Professional Yachts Association and the Maritime Coastguard Agency in the UK and are in date & CURRENT. Contact: Captain Nick Cutler (Master 3,000 GRT) Specialist Freelance Yachting Projects Global USA Europe Skype : nickcutler Nationality / Passport - Australian

2 Maritime Licenses and Qualifications M.C.A Master of Yachts Deck Officer Class 4 with Command Endorsement to 3,000GRT STCW 95 Compliant. ISPS : International Ship & Port Facility Security Code VSO : Vessel Security Officer CSO : Company Security Officer PFSO : Port Facility Security Officer Royal Yachting Association/Dot Yacht-master Ocean /Celestial Commercially endorsed. Cert #12161 Royal Yachting Association/Dot Yacht-master Offshore. Commercially endorsed. GMDSS General Radio Operator license. Sydney Technical College, Ultimo, Sydney, Australia. Qualified Shipwright/Boat-builder. Trade advanced Composite and GRP vessel construction. Trade advanced Clinker and Carvel Boatbuilding techniques. PADI Open Water and Advanced Open Water Diver. Full member of the Professional Yachtsman's Association. Professional Yacht-master Navigation and Radar Ships Stability and Construction. Survival at Sea. Maritime Business and Law Fire Prevention and Fire Fighting. Advanced Fire Fighting. Medical First Aid Medical Care onboard Ship. Formerly Ships Captains Medical. Royal Prince Alfred's Yacht Club of Australia Full member. Valid B1B2 USA Visa

3 Nicks Mission Statement Firstly I thank you indeed for taking the time to read my presentation. It is always hard to narrow down the details when asked to be brief on a colorful history without omitting fact. As you may note, all of my engagements have been long term and stable. In 2012 I am embarking on a new angle in my Career and am very excited to have launched NCMaritime which will endeavor to provide the Large Yacht Industry with Highest Calibre Freelance Crew available at short notice - Worldwide. Whether you are in need of a Captain, Chief Stewardess, Engineer, or Chef my 25 years of industry networking will go a log way top provide you with a NO FUSS straight to the point approach to get your Passage Plan back on a steady course. Life is full of challenges and I would like to take my Captaincy to the Next Level and am more than ready to step up to my next adventures and have no reservations about making sure that my next engagements will be exciting and enjoyable for all parties. The right vessels on my portfolio at NCMARITIME are as important to me as is the need for you to feel harmonious in your decision with choosing NC Maritime too. As I am sure your decision to consider me as a Captain has many parameters and wish lists of your own, so too does my future and I sincerely as always hope that we may develop an exciting, safe, and transparently trustworthy relationship and look forward to opportunities that may arise aboard your vessel that require a seamlessly integrated Captain and or Relief crew. As my career has developed I have many other supplementary engagements and have been involved in many other short term capacities that we do not have the space or time to fill in here. As diverse as a North to South Delivery a 125 Motor-yacht via the entire inter-coastal waterways of the USA, to Charter Captain in New York City for the Annual MACY S Fireworks display, you can be assured that there is a very diverse and wealthy boating knowledge that is the very backbone of my nautical experience. I am as comfortable on the Bridge of a Super-yacht as I am knocking around in the boatyard workshop and adore classic boat restoration of any size. Highest calibre and discreet personal & professional references are available to further interested parties upon request.

4 EMPLOYMENT HISTORY July 2004 Oct 2011 S/Y Freedom 37Mt S+S Ketch I was in Full time command of this vessel operating a very busy luxury commercial charter schedule on a Worldwide Cruising itinerary under Perini Navi USA charter clearing house. The vessel operated with 6 full time crew and had a very busy Owner and Corporate schedule. I managed a very busy maintenance and management program with this vessel, keeping a 25 Year old classic Yacht up to date with 2011 maritime standards. Full and rewarding maintenance and refit schedules were performed over the time aboard and I completely self managed Freedom s Special ABS Survey Hull 4 (20 year special) and spent a rewarding amount of time working with Flag State to provide just the very highest of commercial charter standards for the yacht. April 2004 S/Y Red Dragon 45 Mt Ed Dubois custom sloop. I was requested to stand in as delivery Captain for this vessel taking her across the Pacific Ocean from the Galapagos Islands to Nuku Hiva in French Polynesia August 2000 March 2004 S/Y Julie Marie / Solaris 70 custom pilothouse sloop. I Captained this privately owned sloop cutter designed by Douglas Peterson. I joined the boat in Northern Italy and supervised the final stages of her refit. Since then we have extensively cruised the Caribbean and the Eastern seaboard of the United States from New York to Maine. In June 2003 we raced her from Newport Rhode Island to Hamburg Germany in the Daimler Chrysler North Atlantic challenge. I logged 27,000 Bluewater Ocean miles aboard this vessel. January 1997 August 2000 S/Y Lady C I have been involved in this yacht from its conception and was posted in Sweden from the beginning of the build to oversee production as the owner s representative. Since her launch I have personally logged 17,500 Nm with cruises ranging from Northwestern Sweden to Turkey, The West Indies and back to the Mediterranean. February - November 1996 Sunworld Sailing Position CHARTER CAPTAIN Responsible for the operation of an eleven yacht fleet incorporating complete refit and maintenance programs. Budgeting and costing of all local spares and finally the day to day running of the holiday program accommodating 40 guests per fortnight. August - September 1995 El Torito (22m Diving /Research) Position FIRST MATE Aiding the skipper in all aspects of the operation and navigation of the vessel in the Cape York area of far Northern Australia. Operations in Diving, environmental impact research and fisheries studies. Our charters were of a very diverse nature accommodating everything from Turtle Tagging to Bird watching expeditions in the wild North of Australia.

5 February - December 1994 Sunsail Greece Position MEDITERRANEAN SPECIALIST CAPTAIN Involvement in new staff training; Bareboat and Flotilla Charters; Emergency back up and delivery Skipper for all Mediterranean bases. Based in Athens and traveling extensively on Crew Training exercises through out the Eastern Med and Southern Aegean. January December 1993 Sunsail Turkey Position FLOTILLA SKIPPER Responsible for the management of a twelve yacht fleet including maintenance programs, liaison with local authorities and safe operation of Flotilla holidays, cruising with up to sixty clients per fortnight. February 1992 January 1993 Sunsail Caribbean Position CHARTER CAPTAIN Responsible for the first of the companies Flotilla sailing programs in the Caribbean. Other duties included assisting the base manager with all the day to day running of the Tortola operation which in its day had a 45 Yacht fleet. October February1992 S/Y Tenereze Position FIRST MATE Aiding the Skipper in all aspects of the operation of the Yacht Passages Sailed: Marmaris - Malta. Malta - Palma, Majorca (Extensive refit carried out in Palma) Palma - Gibraltar Gibraltar - Gran Canaria Gran Canaria Antigua March 1990 October 1991 Sunsail Int. Position MEDITERRANEAN G.R.P SPECIALIST Flotilla Skipper, Dodecanese, Greece. For the 1990 season responsible for the whole of the Mediterranean cruising areas, repairing and overseeing all cosmetic and structural damage to all fleets. For the 1991 season, running the first of the Flotilla programs in the Dodecanese area of Greece. August 1989 February 1990 Foreshore Shipwrights Position FOREMAN SHIPWRIGHT Overseeing the maintenance and construction of many different yachts with two other tradesmen and two apprentices. Very Busy general maintenance and repair Facility on Sydney s beautiful waterfront. December 1984 August 1989 Cockatoo Island Position APPRENTICE BOAT BUILDER In this period I served my apprenticeship of 4 years duration. Training in many facets of Boatbuilding. I studied formerly at Sydney Technical college with the finishing qualifications of Shipwright. The Dockyard was a Civil position within a very large and traditional Australian Naval Dockyard. Over the term of my traditional apprenticeship we were posted in many internships around the sectors of the shipyard. Drydocks, Submarine refit, Classic Boathouse, Lofting & Design, GRP Repair, Crane and Heavy lifting, Ship Construction just to name a few.

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