Command & LNG operations
Operational leadership across LNG carriers and ice-class Suezmax tankers, with a command perspective shaped by real-world decisions under pressure.
LNG Master · Marine Trainer · Advisor
Command shaped
by experience.
Training built for reality.
Master Mariner (Unlimited) with more than three decades across tanker and LNG operations, bridge leadership, marine training and navigational assurance.
30+Years in maritime operations
10+Years in command
LNGSteam · DFDE · ME-GI
01 / Profile
Professional profile
Sea command.
Shore-side clarity.
Capt. Konstantinos G. Strikos is a Greek Master Mariner whose career connects operational command with the development of safer, more capable bridge teams.
His experience spans tanker and LNG operations, more than a decade in command, and shore-based work in marine training, competency assessment and operational assurance. He has served on ice-class Suezmax tankers and LNG carriers with steam, DFDE and ME-GI propulsion.
In the training environment, he translates regulation and procedure into decisions officers can apply on the bridge. The focus is direct: realistic scenarios, observable behaviour, disciplined debriefing and measurable improvement.
“Responsibility cannot be shared at the critical moment.
02 / Expertise
Operational capability
Where experience
becomes practical value.
A command-led approach to operations, training and assurance — grounded in what crews actually face.
Bridge performance
Bridge Resource and Team Management, human factors, decision-making, situational awareness and practical safety culture.
Training & assessment
Simulator-led development, competency assessment and focused debriefing for operational- and management-level deck officers.
Navigation assurance
ECDIS, passage planning, bridge procedures, navigational audits and targeted improvement of recurring operational weaknesses.
Standards & compliance
Training and assurance aligned with STCW, SIRE 2.0, TMSA, RightShip and the practical demands of modern fleet operations.
Digital navigation
S-100 transition, ECDIS capability and the bridge-level implications of next-generation hydrographic data and systems.
STCWIMO 1.22SIRE 2.0TMSARightShipBCAVECDISS-100
03 / Experience
Career course
Built rank by rank.
Tested decision by decision.
From the first watch at sea to command, and from command to the simulator and classroom.
01
1993
Seagoing career begins
Progressed through every deck rank, building a practical foundation in tanker operations and shipboard leadership.
02
2008
Command as Master
Assumed command responsibility on large commercial vessels, including ice-class Suezmax tankers.
03
2017
LNG command
Advanced into LNG carrier command across steam, DFDE and ME-GI propulsion environments.
04
2024
Training & operational assurance
Brought command experience ashore through marine training, simulator development and superintendent responsibilities.
05
Today
Sea and shore, connected
Combining active command insight with training, competency, navigation assurance and industry contribution.
04 / Credentials
Professional foundation
Command experience,
supported by study.
01
Master Mariner Unlimited — STCW II/2
02
MPhil in Shipping Management
03
MSc in Human Resource Management
04
MSc in Shipping Management
05
BSc in Business Administration
05 / Captain's Log
Operational journal
Captain's Log
Operational & Training Insights from the Bridge
Professional observations on bridge operations, navigation, ship handling, leadership and the point where formal training meets operational reality.
01
BRM in Real Operations
02
ECDIS / S-100 / Navigation
03
Ship Handling Notes
04
Leadership at Sea
05
Training vs Reality
06
Lessons from the Bridge
Journal structureArticles forthcoming
Article in preparation01
Bridge Team Performance Under Operational Pressure
A future operational note on briefing, challenge and response, closed-loop communication and the behaviours that protect the bridge team when workload rises.
Read MoreFrom S-57 to S-100: What Changes on the Bridge
A practical bridge-level view of next-generation navigation data, system capability and the training needed to turn technical change into safer decisions.
Read MoreArticle in preparation03
Squat, Bank Effect and the Margin That Disappears
A forthcoming command note on reading the ship, protecting under-keel clearance and recognising when confined-water effects begin to shape the manoeuvre.
Read MoreArticle in preparation04
Command Presence When the Plan Starts to Change
Reflections on calm authority, decision ownership and creating the conditions for officers to speak clearly before a developing situation becomes critical.
Read MoreArticle in preparation05
What the Simulator Teaches — and Operations Test
A comparison of controlled training objectives with the ambiguity, time pressure and competing priorities encountered during real bridge operations.
Read MoreArticle in preparation06
Turning Experience Into Professional Learning
How disciplined reflection and a factual debrief can convert an operational event into stronger judgement without blame, drama or hindsight bias.
Read More06 / Industry contribution
Selected work
Contributing beyond
the bridge.
Speaker · Navigation technologyIntroduction to S-100:
Introduction to S-100:
The next generation of navigation
Industry seminar contribution on the operational transition from established ECDIS practice to the S-100 environment.
View the ADMIRALTY event Training · EvidenceData-driven improvement in ECDIS training
Using assessment results to identify recurring knowledge gaps and strengthen simulator-based training.
Read the industry coverage Leadership · Human factorsPractical thinking on command and responsibility
Observations from sea command on bridge ownership, decision-making under pressure and safety culture.
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