Over 50 Years of Experience at Your Service
Capt. Menezes has been an Expert Witness for maritime cases since 1992, and a practicing Maritime Arbitrator and Mediator since 2013. His areas of arbitration cover a representative cross-section of maritime claims. His mediation practices have involved casualties on the West Coast of India and expert witness assignments include both national and international clients.
Besides being a Master Mariner, he obtained his LLM and PG Diploma in Maritime Law from London Metropolitan University, his Law degree from Mangalore University and is a Humanities Graduate from Osmania University. Until 2022 was an Executive Board Member/Trustee at the Nautical Institute headquartered in London and a member of Coastal Vision Group formed by the Government of Karnataka. He is also the immediate past Chairman of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers' East India Branch in Chennai, as well as the past Chairman of the Nautical Institute India South West Branch in Kochi.
With over 12 years of experience in conflict resolution, Captain John P. Menezes has acquired exceptional professional competence that will help you deal with complex legal and marine issues.
- Completed pre-sea training on training ship Rajendra from 1975 to 1976 (Winner of Digbe Best Silver Medal for General Proficiency)
- Obtained certificate of Competency — Master Foreign Going 1985, Govt. of India
- Certified Liberian Flag State ISM and ISPS Codes Lead Auditor from Southampton UK
- Liberian ILO-Maritime Labour Convention 2006 – Maritime Labour Inspector from Southampton UK
- Approved Casualty Investigator of Bahamas Maritime Authority, London.
- Completed Helicopter Underwater Escape Course at the Naval Maritime Academy, Mumbai
- Acquired Basic Offshore Safety Induction & Emergency Training (BOSIET) at the Naval Maritime Academy, Mumbai
- Liberian Registry Inventory of Hazardous Materials (IHM) Survey Course
- Positions of Cadet, third officer and second officer of Scindia Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. Mumbai from 1976 to 1981
- Chief Officer from 1982 to 1988 of Wah Kwong Shipping Co. Ltd., Hong Kong
- Master from 1988 to 1990 of Wah Kwong Shipping Co. Ltd., Hong Kong
- Chief Officer of VLOC Hitachi Venture, known for being the world’s largest pure solid bulk carrier in 1983
Milestones Over the Years
Present Positions
Past Positions
Working for the Community
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1992 – 2019
Member/Office Bearer of Rotary Club, Mangalore
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2007 – 2017
Member of Academic Council St. Aloysius College, Mangalore
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2007 – 2013
Member of Governing Board at Fr Muller Charitable Institutions Mangalore
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2008 – 2012
Member of Academic Council St. Agnes College, Mangalore
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2010 – 2016
Member of Academic Council St. Josephs Engineering College Mangalore
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2013 – 2016
Member of Father Muller Centenary Charitable Trust Mangalore
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2014 – 2016
President of The Catholic Association of South Kanara (CASK)