Jesus Menacho
Retired Captain of the Peruvian Navy with 33 years’ service. Bachelor and Graduate in Maritime and Naval Sciences from the Naval Academy of Peru in 1996. Specialising in Coastguard and Captaincies, as well as Hydrography and Navigation. Graduated from the Command and General Staff Programme at Naval War College. Master of Science in Maritime Affairs at the World Maritime University (WMU) and Specialist in International Maritime Law at the Spanish Maritime Institute. He is currently a PhD candidate in Education at the University of San Ignacio de Loyola (2025–2028).
He has worked for over 20 years at the General Directorate of Captaincies and Coastguards – Maritime Authority of Peru. Before his retirement, he held the positions of Director of Surveys, Audits and Port State Control Inspections, Chief of Staff at Coastguard Operations Command, Director of International Affairs and IMO, and Director of Policies, Regulations and Integrated Management Systems. Besides, he served as a Staff Officer, Executive Officer, and Commanding Officer of several Coast Guard, Hydrographic, and Naval ships; as well as Naval Attaché in Singapore and Indonesia.
He was a speaker and participant at the last Annual Conferences on Ocean Law and Policy (COLP46, COLP47 & COLP48). He has a wealth of teaching experience, including lecturing on maritime international affairs and IMO issues for more than 15 years in different nautical academies and universities, acting as Professor of the Special Course on “Naval Surveillance Operations at Sea” at the International Institute of Humanitarian Law of San Remo (IIHL), and Permanent Professor of the Maritime Law Specialisation Programme at the University of Piura (UDEP). The IMO recognises him as an International Trainer and External Consultant under the Integrated Technical Cooperation Programme (ITCP).
External Expert Advisor to the Sasakawa Global Ocean Institute – World Maritime University (WMU) for the “Future Ocean Programme” (2024–2028).
Founder and President of the Nautical Maritime Foundation of Peru, whose primary purpose is maritime education, as well as promoting, strengthening, and disseminating maritime consciousness and ocean literacy, internalising it as an identity of all Peruvians.