Keith Hart

Personal Bio

Job Title: Maritime Arbitrator

Areas of Expertise: Arbitration

Captain Keith Hart RD

Keith commenced his seagoing career in 1973 as a Deck Cadet with Sir William Reardon Smith & Sons and went on to serve primarily in dry cargo and offshore vessels, reaching the rank of Master in 1984. In 1987 he gained his Extra Master’s Certificate of Competency and a BSc (Hons) in Nautical Studies. He then commenced a shore-based career as a Marine Consultant dealing with shipping casualties, salvage and wreck removal, offshore projects and providing Expert Evidence in Court and Arbitration cases, both in the UK and overseas. Keith is a Fellow of the Nautical Institute, the Royal Institute of Navigation and the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and a Liveryman and Past Master of the Honourable Company of Master Mariners. In 2016 he commenced practising as a Maritime Arbitrator and is an Aspiring Full Member of the London Maritime Arbitrators Association (LMAA).