PhD Marko Perkovič
no.: 21856

Safety at sea, VTS, Tankers and terminals, Marine propulsion and auxiliary engines, Floating and stability of ships, Marine propulsion, Ship manoeuvring, Ship maintenance, Port and waterway design, Traffic technology, Environmental protection

Marko Perkovic attended maritime high school and become a nautical technician. He continued his education aboard ship and at the Faculty of Maritime and Transport, University of Ljubljana, where he completed three undergraduate bachelor's degree equivalent programs, in nautical science, marine engineering, and transport technology. At the same time, working aboard merchant ships, he became both a deck officer and marine engineer. In 2003 he operated the oil terminal at the port in Koper for several months. Understanding the necessity of modern approaches in education, he has a vital role in introducing simulators to the faculty. Today his main occupation as a senior lecturer and instructor is teaching ships theory, maritime informatics systems, directing marine engineering, vessel manoeuvring, cargo handling, ARPA and GMDSS training. A strong concern for environmental and safety issues has led him to participate in projects researching ballast water issues, oil spill challenges, the piracy threat, waterway design, navigational risk assessment and remote sensing. His work was recognized by the EC when he was offered a one year position as national expert at EC-JRC. He continues to contribute on a voluntary basis to managing different crisis events at sea, supporting the EC and REMPEC during the Lebanon case, the Concordia grounding, the Cork spill, among others, including many cases in the upper Adriatic. He is also a member of the European Commission Group of Experts on Satellite Monitoring of Sea-Based Oil Pollution (EGEMP), International Maritime Lecturers Association (IMLA) member, EMSA CleanSeaNet (CSN) user group member and a member of the IMO Subcommittee on Ship Design and Construction (SDC).