Capt. Daley is a licensed, working master of U.S. and Vanuatu flag vessels. He has operational and command experience with sailboats, powered yachts, commercial workboats, tankers and cargo ships. He has commanded oilfield workboats in US, Mexican, and South American waters and has accomplished several trans-ocean deliveries. Since June of 2009, he has worked the East and West coasts of Africa. As a working captain, he brings an analytical, operations-based approach to maritime consulting and litigation. Operating vessels necessitates that he remains current in operational procedures, vessel equipment and relevant U. S. & international regulations.

Safety is of prime importance to Capt. Daley. There has been no lost-time injuries and no deaths on vessels under his command. In April, 2012 he was awarded the first Safety Leader Award of Tidewater Marine, LLC. He has received numerous accolades from clients for performing complex procedures safely. Capt. Daley has developed several anti-piracy procedures and techniques which have successfully kept his vessel and crew out of harms way in the pirate infested waters of East and West Africa.

As a working captain, he must limit his consultations to a handful of germane cases. By opining on maritime matters while in command of a vessel, his opinions are experience based, to the point, and credible. Capt. Daley's work schedule is typically 60 days at sea followed by 60 days of leave, allowing ample time for maritime consultations. Capt. Daley is able to communicate verbally at any time of the day or night while at sea or in port via maritime satellite phone.

Capt. Daley can receive and transmit documents via the internet when the vessel is in port and on some vessels, while underway. Vessel inspections, depositions and trial testimony must be scheduled during shore leave. Reading and analyzing materials can be accomplished offshore or onshore. Much research can be done offshore with internet access. Most report preparation can be performed offshore.

Capt. Daley is known to express complex engineering and operational concepts in plain English accompanied with helpful graphics, photos and charts. If you want to understand the operational aspects of your case, industry and vessel standards, international and domestic regulations and/or how the wind, sea & current affect operations, you will benefit from Capt. Daley's maritime consulting services.