As of today, the IWMA Scientific Council boast a new member: Bogdan Raciega, Fire Laboratory Director at the Baltic Fire Laboratory in Tuchom, Poland.
Bogdan first dealt with water mist nearly ten years ago and is an expert in the Polish Committee for Standardization in Warsaw and a member of CEN/TC 191/WG 10 in Brussels.
As far as his marine expertise goes some of the experiences under his belt are: +550 full scale fire tests witness for marine and land based water mist systems, + 300 marine projects under IMO rules, + 35 Safe Return to Port (SRtP) vessels with water mist systems in compliance with MSC.1/Circular.1369.
Bogdan is also IWMA's representative at the European Commission (Expert Group on Marine Safety).