Trinity House - Lights and wrecks.
The evolution of technology behind Aids to Navigation and our role in maintaining the safe flow of trade by sea.
Commodore Rob Dorey MA RFA
Director of Operations
Trinity House.
Commodore Rob Dorey joined Trinity House as the Director of Operations in October 2015. In this role he is responsible for the operational functions of the Lighthouse Service delivered through the Engineering, Marine, Commercial and Planning departments. His teams constantly striving to deliver innovative and cost effective solutions which maintain an effective Aids To Navigation service for the safety of the mariner and shipping, the prevention of pollution and facilitating trade throughout our waters.
As an Elder brother he is a Trustee of the Corporation of Trinity House Maritime Charity, taking a part in overseeing the allocation of funding to a range of charities which meet the objectives of maritime benevolence, safety and education – a role which dates back some 500 years.
He came to Trinity House from the Royal Fleet Auxiliary where he qualified as a Master Mariner in 1990 and was promoted to Captain in 2004 and then Commodore and Head of the RFA in 2013.
During that time he has served around the world including conflicts in the Falklands, the Gulf and the Former Republic of Yugoslavia. He is a qualified RN Specialist Navigator and has completed staff appointments with the RFA, Royal Navy and in the Ministry of Defence.
He commanded a number of ships with his last seagoing appointment conducting counter piracy operations off Somali with embarked Royal Marine, medical and aviation detachments.
He is a keen advocate of innovation, the application of technology and business focussed personal professional development. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Marine Engineering Science and Technology, where he was President in 2018.
Rob relocated from Dorset to Essex on taking up the Harwich based post with Trinity House Rob will talk about the origins of The Corporation of Trinity House and how technology has facilitated the progressive development of Aids to Navigation, along with an insight to the handling of new wrecks and dangers in our waters, with the enduring task to provide a cost effective aids to navigation service for the benefit and safety of all mariners.
Organiser - Dick Beddoe