Clear analysis for complex maritime matters
Independent maritime investigations, support for management procedures, and implementing regulatory changes.
Safety Management Systems
Design, review, and simplification of ISM Safety Management Systems policies. documents, and procedures.
Focused on clarity at the point of use, operational reality, and regulatory compliance — producing systems crews can easily understand and apply.
Marine Investigations
Independent maritime investigations supporting legal, insurance, and operational matters.
Focused on holistic causation analysis, evidential integrity, and clear causation — delivering findings that stand up to technical and legal scrutiny.
Regulatory Support & Analysis
Providing clients with clear policies and procedures in response to regulatory developments.
Bridging regulatory intent and real-world maritime operations with clarity and precision.
Our Approach
Across all areas of work, the emphasis is the same:
Clarity over complexity
Substance over volume
Practical reality over theoretical compliance
Whether supporting a legal case, restructuring a Safety Management System, or analysing regulatory developments, our work is designed to be usable at the point of decision-making and defensible under scrutiny.
Jonathan Fielding
Master Mariner • Policy & Regulatory Consultant • Maritime Affairs Expert
I am a Master Mariner and Member of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers, with extensive experience in maritime operations, safety management, and regulatory analysis.
I founded Furness Maritime Services to provide clear, comprehensive, and creative solutions to complex maritime matters. This work is delivered through safety management system support, investigations, and regulatory analysis. I specialise in taking the expansive regulatory burden the maritime sector now faces and translating it into simple, practical solutions that work in real operational environments.
I also provide a fundamentally different approach to investigation support, delivering deep causation analysis that can be applied equally to legal argument or meaningful safety recommendations. Alongside this, my regulatory analysis has supported media commentary on maritime affairs.
Sectors
Ship Owners & Operators
Cruise & Large Yachts
Shipping Law Firms
Marine Insurers & P&I Clubs
Let’s Work Together
If you’re dealing with an incident, a procedural challenge, or a regulatory issue and want clear, independent maritime support — I’d be happy to discuss how I can help