Chairman

CHAIRMAN’S THOUGHTS: Don Cockrill

July 1st, 2012 by JCB
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Since the last edition of The Pilot, my lot as UKMPA Chairman has been a  mixed bag but there seems to have been an underlying theme to much of it. Read the rest of this entry »

Chairman’s Report: January 2012

March 16th, 2012 by JCB
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The new year started with some enthusiasm considering the storms that have been taxing our professional expertise! Read the rest of this entry »

Chairman’s Report 10/11

January 9th, 2012 by JCB
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Throughout the summer months, regardless of the fine weather, the UKMPA Executive members have been busy as ever on a number of fronts including (but not limited to) attending a variety of meetings namely:  Read the rest of this entry »

Chairman’s Report: Summer 2011

November 9th, 2011 by JCB
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It was a pleasure to meet many of you at this year’s one day conference on board HQS Wellington in May. Read the rest of this entry »

Chairman’s Report: Spring 2011

June 13th, 2011 by JCB
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It has been a busy few months with a number of serious issues coming to a head for colleagues in ports around the country. Some have concluded satisfactorily, others are still ongoing. Read the rest of this entry »

Chairman’s Report: Winter 2010

March 15th, 2011 by JCB
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New Chairman: Don Cockrill

This is my first report to you as your Chairman since taking over from Joe Wilson on 30^th November. Read the rest of this entry »

SEAWORK 2009

December 19th, 2009 by JCB
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Having been offered a stand at this year’s SeaWork Exhibition, held at Southampton on the 16th – 18th June, the UKMPA were well represented with chairman Joe Wilson, Jim Richie, Matt Winter, Kevin Constable, Mike Robarts. Manning the UKMPA stand. Other pilots visited the stand and greatly assisted in keeping the bar afloat!

L – R Martin Phipps, Matt Winter, Kevin constable & Mike Robarts

There was a full programme for the 3-day event which included the Annual General Meeting of the UK Harbour Masters’ Association, together totalling some 500 delegates. Of interest to pilots is that OMC won the civil engineering award for their “In Transit Real Time Dynamic Under Keel Clearance System.

This annual event is rapidly gaining international recognition and despite the recession attendance was well up on last year.

Legal opinion: Piloting oversize vessels

November 19th, 2009 by JCB
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PILOTING VESSELS OVER AN AUTHORISATION LIMIT.

Following the HA’s taking over rrsponsibility for aothorising pilots following the 1987 Pilotage Act, many districts retained the authorisation structure and wording from the Trinity House authorisations. Read the rest of this entry »

121st UKMPA Conference Report

September 10th, 2009 by JCB
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121^ST UKMPA CONFERENCE REPORT

This year the conference was a one day event held on board the HQS Wellington and was attended by 39 pilots from 15 districts. Read the rest of this entry »

Chairman’s Report July 2008

September 7th, 2008 by JCB
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As I write this I am about to depart for London to speak to the Transport Select Committee regarding the Draft Marine Navigation Bill. Recently I spoke to some Scottish MSP’s in Holyrood, this regarding the situation with Clyde Pilots. Perhaps it is an indication that matters regarding pilotage and ports are “hotting up”. Read the rest of this entry »