Before his work as an accident investigator, Paul enjoyed a 20 year career with the Canadian Coast Guard. During his tenure as a senior officer and Master he acquired substantial experience in ice navigation as well as ship manoeuvring and pilotage in restricted waters. His ship-board experience was complemented by several years as Regional Marine Superintendent with the Canadian Coast Guard before starting his marine accident investigation career.

Capt. Drouin is the Principal of SafeShip.ca. He is a graduate of the Canadian Coast Guard College (1981), is a Master Mariner and member of the Nautical Institute.

Capt. Robin Heath

Currently an active pilot (Port of Newcastle, Australia), Capt. Heath has been involved in pilotage operations since 1995.  After completing a seagoing career with the Canadian government fleet, he moved into pilotage as the Director of Operations for the Pacific Pilotage Authority on the west coast of Canada.  During his four year tenure he was involved in pilotage incident investigation, pilot training and recruitment.

In 1999, Capt. Heath commenced as a pilot at the Port of Halifax, Canada and has since piloted over 2500 vessels of all types.  Recently returning to piloting after three years as Harbour Master with Sydney Ports, Australia, Robin has developed a deep understanding of the human factors that impact pilotage operations.

Capt. Heath is the principle collaborator at SafeShip.ca for pilotage issues. Robin graduated from the Canadian Coast Guard College (1981) and the University of Plymouth, England, with a Master of Science in International Shipping (1992). Robin is a Master Mariner and member of the Nautical Institute.