OUR SERVICES
Maritime
Tin Ohnmar Tun (Ms) has been a Protection and Indemnity
correspondent since the year (1982). Her home base is in Yangon,
(Rangoon), covering for Myanmar (Burma) a country as large as Texas
having a geographical area of 261,288 sq. miles, at a location
between South and South-East Asia on the Bay of Bengal, with
neighboring countries India and Bangladesh on the West, China, Laos
and Thailand on the East. It is a littoral State having a coast line
of (1230) nautical miles. Starting from the North, in the Bay of
Bengal, is the Rakhine coast line of 240 nautical miles and the
Ayarwaddy Deltic coast line of 390 nautical miles in the Gulf of
Martaban, followed by the Tanitharyi coast line, in the South, of
600 nautical miles in the Andaman Sea .The islands in the Myanmar
waters is recorded to be about (557) islands, where the majority is
located along the Tanintharyi coast mainly concentrated near
Myeik(Mergui) forming the famous Myeik(Mergui) Archipeligo.
Throughout the many years, the country had practiced the Socialist
economy where major industries and institutions were owned or
operated by the government. Tin Ohnmar Tun (Ms) has been able to
represent the interest of the P&I Associations during that socialist
era as well the present day market oriented economy, which came into
practice after 1988. In times of normalcy or in times of national
disaster, whence in 2008, the country was hit by the cyclone ‘Nargis’,
she handled instructions from P&I Associations without fail, earning
mention in the TRADE WINDS papers as ‘the person who could get
things done’. Specializing in the famously categorized 4 C’s,
which are
(i) Crew and personal claims,
(ii) Collision and dock damage,
(iii) Cargo liabilities and
(iv) Consultation and resolution of disputes.
Crew and personal
claims
It involves arranging for the crew/non-crew’s, hospitalization or
repatriation in case of illness, injury or death. A full report on
the condition of the crew/non-crew and the estimated medical or
repatriation costs are provided to the member through its P&I Club
As medical claims can be costly and lengthy, it requires searching
and approving appropriate medical facilities, keeping contact with
the attending doctors, obtaining updated medical reports, thorough
checking and approving all relevant invoices and medical costs.
Collision and dock damage
As a local correspondent, making arrangements for the most suitable
person to inspect and assess the extent of the damage and also to
ensure that reasonable steps are taken by the claimants to minimize
the loss and to carry out prompt repairs, resulting in lower costs
to the ship owner and his P&I provider.
Cargo liabilities
Deploy the most competent surveyors to identify the causes and
extent of damage and help reduce the clients’ exposure. Supervise
the activities of the surveyors to ensure consistent and timely
reporting and that instructions are followed. The surveyors are
accompanied on board the vessel and are introduced to the Master,
briefing him on local maritime legislation and working practice.
Consultations, negotiations and
resolutions of disputes
With a wealth of experience in the maritime field, have negotiated
in the arrest orders to be lifted against vessels and crew so as to
allow the vessel to continue trading without delays. Recommend
reliable personnel's to act as Ship owners Protecting Agents for
vessels calling into Myanmar Ports, as well as Crewing Agents who
can provide competent crew to work on foreign ships.
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