Areas of Expertise
Poster Marine Consulting, LLC
Poster Marine Consulting, LLC is an industry expert in watercraft accident investigation. We have over 25 years of experience in the fields of litigation support, accident investigation and reconstruction on lakes rivers, and coastal waterways. We serve our clients with personalized expertise and professional demeanor.
Captain Mark Poster, lead investigator, is a respected USCG licensed Master Mariner, a former Marine Enforcement Officer, and Lake Operations/Waterways Management Supervisor. Poster has been recognized as a subject matter expert in Boating Law Enforcement by Peace Officers Standards and Training (P.O.S.T.). He was tasked with updating the Boating Law Enforcement course curriculum which he taught to new Marine Enforcement Officers throughout the state for the California Department of Boating & Waterways (DBW).
His background includes recreational and commercial boating, lake & waterways management, marina & tour boat operations, dock safety, vessel operations & passenger safety. Captain Poster’s experience in many facets of the boating industry provide him with a unique perspective regarding accident investigations.
PAST CASES BY ACCIDENT TYPE
- Single/Double/Triple Fatality accidents
- Collision with boat
- Collision with fixed object
- Collision with submerged object
- Capsizing
- Grounding
- Sinking
- Fire/Explosion
- Fire Damage from neighboring boat
- Mishap of skier, tuber, wake boarder, etc.
- Person left boat voluntarily
- Person ejected from boat
- Person fell overboard/drowning
- Person fell on/within boat
- Person fell on dock
- Boarding injury from dock
- Boarding injury from water
- Person struck by boat
- Person struck by propeller
- Boating Under the Influence
- Hit and Run Situations
LICENSES, RATINGS, QUALIFICATIONS
- U.S.C.G. Licensed Master No. 918686
50 ton Inland with Commercial Assistance Towing - U.S.C.G. Operator of Uninspected Passenger Carrying Vessel License No. 296483
100 ton Near Coastal with Commercial Assistance Towing - Open Water Rescue & Enforcement Masters License No. 102
California Boating Safety Officers Association (CBSOA) - For-Hire Vessel Operator’s License No. 769
California Department of Boating & Waterways (DBW) - Instructor – Boating Safety Enforcement
Peace Officers Standards and Training (P.O.S.T.) - Instructor – Boating accident investigations, collisions and single vessel accidents, vessel operations.
International Association of Marine Investigators (IAMI) - Instructor – On the Water Close Quarters” and “Open Water Powerboating”
National Safe Boating Council (NSBC) - Master Instructor – Coxswain, Personal Watercraft (PWC) Operator
U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary (USCGAUX) - Skipper Sea Scouts Ship 84
Boy Scouts of America - Designated Subject Teaching Credential, Boating Safety Occupations
California Commission on Teacher Credentialing