Dr. Hristos Karahalios currently works at the Pelorus, Maritime Education Dept., Athens Greece (www.pelorus.edu.gr). He is an experienced researcher with a demonstrated history of working in the maritime industry. Skilled in Lecturing, Navigation, ISPS Code, Research, and ISM Code. He has been involved in several ship accident investigations including collisions, groundings, cargo fires, salvage operations and security incidents. Strong research professional with a PhD focused on Appraisal of Maritime Regulations from Liverpool John Moores University. Author of several reputable research papers, which have been cited 330 times. He is reviewer in more than 20 research journals.