Company / individual name

Name
Mr Stephen James Garven, MEWI, MAE
Occupation
Diving Subject Matter Expert

Address information

Company
Address 1
Kip Marina
Address 2
INVERKIP
Address 3
City
Inverclyde
Post code
PA16 0AW

Contact information

Work Phone
0141 846 0935
Mobile

Expert profile

Summary

I began my career as an offshore diver in the 1980s and progressed to senior roles including Offshore Manager, Diving Manager, Safety Authority, and Diving Technical Authority. With nearly 40 years of global experience across the oil and gas, renewables, nuclear, and civil engineering sectors, I have led complex projects around the world.

For over 20 years, I have worked internationally as an expert witness in diving incidents and retrospective risk assessment analysis. Known for a calm, professional manner and straight-talking approach, I remain active in investigations, consultancy, and training. I am widely respected for my unwavering commitment to safety, risk management, and continuous improvement. I am also a Accident/Incident Investigation Root Cause Specialist and CEDR Accredited Mediator.

Specialist areas of work

Area
accidents- fatal accidents
business valuation - loss
civil engineering
cost of injury - disability - death
diving
energy engineering
engineering machinery - tools - materials
engineering testing - failure - disputes
environmental health
event reconstruction services
fire - explosions
forensic - investigative - legal - defence services - crime prevention
industrial design
offshore - oil - gas industry
personal injury - accidents - fatal accidents
personal injury - quantum

Experience of

The following
Acting for the claimant
Acting for the defendant
Giving evidence in court
Personal injury
Professional negligence

Qualified to undertake alternative dispute resolution

Arbitration
No
Conciliation
No
Expert determination
Yes
Mediation
Yes
Adjudication
No

 





 

Types of work

Number of new instructions per year
Over 20
Number of times giving evidence in the last three years
0
Number of reports in the last three years
Over 20

Trained

Single joint expert
Yes
Report writing
Yes
Giving evidence in court
Yes

Geographical areas of work

Regions Worked
England, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Worldwide

Additional languages spoken

Languages

Professional qualifications and accredited experience

QualificationsQualification year
CEDR Mediator2017
Civil Mediation Council2021
Expert Witness Institute2021
The Academy of Experts2021

Membership of other professional bodies

OrganisationType of membership
Society of Underwater TechnologyFull Member
Subsea UKFull Member

Other offices offering expert services

Location

Experts in branch

Contact name
Mr Stephen Garven