A&L MARITIME EXPERTS, LLC. A&L MARINE SURVEYORS, LLC

Marine and A&L MARITIME EXPERTS, LLC. Maritime Experts

Boat Surveys, Pre-Purchase, and Insurance Divorce and Donation Appraisals

Accident Inspections and Investigations United States Federal Court Approved 21636 Silver Bay Place

Land O Lakes, FL 34637 Office (727) 647-7112

captaleiner@gmail.com

C/V of CAPTAIN ARLEN LEINER

• Numerous experiences as certified expert witness in the Marine Field in the past 38 years, including Diminished Valuation, Accident Reconstruction, Vessel collisions, Sinking's, Fire Reconstruction, Injury and Death, Cruise ships Accidents, Jones Act investigations and noncompliance, Boat Construction, Repair and Quality Control, Marine Engines and Installations, Testifying in the United States, Great Britain, BVIs, Mexico, Spain, Puerto Rico, France, Poland and Greece.
• Experience with Docks (loading and unloading), Boatyards, and Marinas and Marina Dockage, Boat Construction, Repair and Quality Control, Boat and Ship Construction, as well as Management of New Construction and Repair.
• Experienced boat builder Ocean Horse Label (before HIN's) 178FRP Commercial boats, 3 Steel, 3 Aluminum, 7 Wood, 8 sail 5 FRP and 3 Steel, and from 2007 on under the AMS HIN Experienced and licensed operator (Master since 1963).
• Experienced Marine Engineer License 4000 Horsepower or greater from 1970 to 1993 (not renewed due to lack of use).
• Appraiser for recreational, commercial charter, and fishing vessel safety (Certified to give the USCG inspections of commercial fishing vessels, sail, and commercial workboats).
• Inspector of over 16,000+ boats and ships for condition, valuation, insurance, donation, finance, risk, disaster, salvage, damage, repair, hull, moisture, delamination, corrosion analysis, wood, Kevlar, FRP, including Ships, Submarines, Submersibles Landing Craft, Barges, Tow Boats, Jack-Up Rigs, Tankers, Mega Yachts, Yachts, Commercial fishing, Sportfish, Sail, Houseboats, Pontoon, Boat Trailers, I/O engines, Outboard gas engines, Gas and Diesel Inboard Engines, Freight, Sea Trials, On and Off Hire Surveys, Trip and Tow Surveys, as well as Cargo by all shipping Extensive knowledge of scaffolding and ladders as well as the use of ladders and scaffolding to board vessels in boat and shipyards as well as the proper securing of ladders to vessels due to the use in boatyards in New York, as well as thousands of boarding of boats and ships in boat and shipyards to inspect vessels.

• Inspect MOLEX INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, Pumps, Motors, Electrical Panels, in two Plants in St. Petersburg, Florida. Using FLIR Infrared Thermal Imaging to test motors.
• FLIR INFRARED THERMAL IMAGING and Bore-scoping of marine vessels and land-based properties for mold and water. This includes specialized work for the United States Government and LOCKHEED-MARTIN as a subcontractor.
• Certified Internationally NDT testing (Audio gauging Steel and Aluminum).
• I learned Steel and Aluminum Construction under the tutelage of Duckworth
• Equipment Associated with Boats and
• 2010 POLISH REGISTRAR OF SHIPPING Inspection Course (2 weeks) on CE examinations and ship inspections (Gdansk, Poland).
• Certified Diver, Familiar with Deepwater work as well as shallow work, including remote as well as attached tankage, Deepwater saturation work.
• Engine Surveys and Inspections: Diesel Engine Schools Attended, GM Detroit Diesel and Gas (all venues), YANMAR, VOLVO PENTA Diesel, CATERPILLAR, JOHN DEERE, MAN, MTU, DEUTZ, LEHMAN, PERKINS,

IZUSU, CUMMINS, and ONAN. Gasoline Engine Schools, MERCURY, MERCRUISER, VOLVO PENTA, YAMAHA, EVINRUDE, HONDA, SUZUKI, TOHATSU.

• ABYC Electrical ABYC Electrical
• ABYC Collision
• First Marine Claims
• Knox Claims Seminars 2007, 2009, 2012,
• ABYC Composites
• ABYC Electrical Corrosion
• ABYC Composites
• IBEX Composites
• IBEX Advanced Composites
• IBEX Surveying and repairing Advanced
• IBEX Improving Gel Coat
• IBEX Demystifying Propeller
• IBEX National Meetings 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002,2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012,

2014, 2018, and 2019

• WORKBOAT National Seminars, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009,

2011, 2013, 2018

• IAMI National Seminar 2003 (Panama City Beach, FL), 2008 (Baton Rouge, LA).
• SAMS® National Seminars 1999, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014,

Education and Work Experience

• 1991to present A&L MARINE EXPERTS, LLC, A&L MARITIME EXPERTS, LLC. AAC  MARINE  SURVEYORS,  LLC  Sold    A&L  MARINE

SURVEYORS LLC was formed in 2022 when the buyers of AAC Marine Surveyors,

LLC, left lower Florida, combining all affiliate corporations, including family-owned boat building, boat repairs, and boatyard.

• 2010 to Present. Worked on Litigation against BP during the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
• 1970-1998: President, KNOT Just Maritime Services, SAGA Marine, Davie Marine Engine Rebuild, and AAC Marine Surveyors; Marine surveying of boats and engines, including pre-purchase as well as damage, Vessel and ship deliveries around the world, which included commercial Tug and Barge Handling, as well as Yacht deliveries and Private Captain for large sport-fishing boats. Boat handling and operational experience, including running and operational hands-on experience of Ships to 650 feet, Commercial Fishing Boats, including large trawlers, factory-style vessels, shrimp boats, long-line commercial fishing boats, offshore scallop boats, and commercial grouper fishing boats. Manufacturing and Construction of commercial Owner of Davie Marine Engines, LLC, rebuilds of marine diesel and gasoline engines, which was sold in 1982.
• 1967-1979: Manager of the family-owned party fishing boat fleet, Brooklyn, NY; Managed fleet of seven boats between New York and other northeastern states. and Florida for the family. I spent half a year working for GM, as an engineer on upgrades concerning GM Diesel 53, 71, and 149, as well as early views of 92 series marine. Additional work as a United States Government employee for the CIA in Vietnam and Cambodia, wounded 3 times.
• 1963-1969 Part-time and full-time captain of family party fishing boats, in New York, summers and weekends, helped run family-owned repair yard in New York, in addition to repairing boats and engines in our family-owned boatyard.
• 1963-1966 University of Toledo; BS and MS in Mechanical Engineering/ combustion Engines.

CERTIFICATIONS/SPECIALTIES/PROFESSIONAL-MEMBERSHIPS

(past and present)

• International Institute of Marine Surveyors (IIMS)
• Registered US boat builder under HIN: Given by USCG.
• International Association of Marine Investigators (IAMI). (Fraud and Accident Investigation Certified)
• Over 650 court cases since
• Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME).
• US Surveyors Association (Certified Master Marine Surveyor).
• National Association of Marine (NAMS)
• American Boat and Yacht Council (ABYC).
• National Fire Protection Association (NFPA).
• Society of Accredited Marine Surveyors (SAMS®), (Accredited Marine Surveyor) #695.

• USPAP (Certified appraiser)
• US Boat
• Learned sailing at Kings Point Merchant Marine Academy, held sail
• Certified
• USPAP Certified
• Member Boat US CAT
• USCG 100 Ton Master in 1962
• USCG High Speed License since 1991
• USCG/Oceans Merchant Marine Master, 11^th Issue since
• Military Sea Lift Command during Desert Storm as a Captain to deliver troops and equipment to the Middle East, 1990-1991 .
• Completed all STCWs for the US and International
• Unlimited Towboat license since
• Certified to Inspect Commercial Fishing and Work Boats and give “stickers”.
• Marine Engineering License Greater than P.
• Level 3 Internationally Certified INFRARED THERMOGRAPHER (over 8900 vessels inspected since 1991).
• Internationally Certified NDT Audio gauge
• Maritime Law Classes at New York University
• Approved Subcontractor to Lloyds of
• Certified and approved to testify in the US Federal
• Certified and Accredited Engine and Electrical
• Associate to PRS (Polish Registrar of Shipping).
• Named associate to IMCI and EUROCONTROL, both European CE marking Notified Bodies.
• Maritime Services International- UK, Surveyor and Marine
• Accident Inspections for the Florida Wildlife Commission, which handles boating accidents and arrests.
• United States Government Approved Marine Expert for The S. Coast Guard Maritime Litigation.

Additional Information

I have been a licensed USCG Master since 1962 and have held a USCG Engineering License

> 4000 H.P, in addition to an unlimited towboat license. My experience goes all the way back to when I was a boy of six, starting in my family's business of party and commercial fishing boats (a family business which goes back to the 1920's in New York). When I was older, I worked in the engine repair facilities and boatyards that my family owned. At 14, I was docking 140' boats. I have done hundreds of inspections, depositions, and court cases since the mid

-1980's, including work on the BP Deep Horizon oil spill. I have testified as an expert witness in cases worldwide as well as the U.S. and Florida. I have done accident

reconstruction on small craft, yachts, as well as commercial fishing and work boats, and large ships, including the newest 1000' long passenger ships. These include collisions, sinkings, fire, groundings, and death cases, including alcohol-related. I have also done diminished value claims. My business has built over 150 vessels in Fiberglass, composite, wood, steel, and aluminum under the USCG Hull Identification AMS and, earlier, the "Ocean Horse" label. I have attended most of the marine engine schools over the years and did some work for GM on the early upgrades to the 53, 71, and 149 engines as a young engineer. I am a certified FLIR Infrared Thermographer (LEVEL #, which is a teaching level)as well as a certified Non-destructive Testing audio-gauger/, and have all the latest equipment, including engine computers, bore-scoping, and ultrasound equipment, in addition to the infrared thermal imager and audio-gauge. I attend various schools and seminars throughout the year on accident reconstruction, electrical, and vessel construction. I do work for the Polish Registrar of Shipping, Lloyd's of London, as well as several French and domestic insurance companies. HAVING BEEN HIRED BY BOTH PLAINTIFF AND DEFENSE AND BEING ACCEPTED AS AN EXPERT WITNESS AND SURVEYOR. MY POSITION IS ALWAYS "JUST THE FACTS."

As a ship's Master, Engineer, and an accredited and certified marine surveyor, I have inspected ships' elevators, electrically and hydraulically controlled watertight doors, and passenger doors in used, new, and refurbished conditions. I do condition, appraisal inspections as well as valuation appraisals, Infrared Thermal Imaging, NDT audio-gauging, Accident Reconstruction, including death, fire, collision sinking, collapsing hatch supports, both mechanical, electric and hydraulic, slip and falls, boatyard accidents, Diesel Engines, Diminished Valuation, Seaworthiness, Proper Repairs and Build, Boat and ship engines, and Paint condition.

*Captain Arlen Leiner