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Technical and Training
ECDIS Part 2: Navigating Using ECDIS
He had bought a large map representing the sea
Without the least vestige of land
And the crew were much pleased when they found it to be
A map they could all understand.
Lewis Carroll
Farewell! Photo: JCB
TRAINING:
In part 1, I expressed concerns over the training and in particular the need for any ECDIS user to be fully competent in the particular type of ECDIS placed on board his ship. Whilst such type specific expertise through training is being achieved the top end of the shipping industry, such as cruise liners and large tankers, the evidence is emerging of an alarming lack of comprehension by many officers of, not just their own system but of ECDIS and its functions in general. These are not just personal concerns but reflect those of many Industry observers. Read the rest of this entry »
ECDIS & Positioning: Dr Andy Norris
Following the publication last year of “From paper Charts to ECDIS” by Captain Harry Gale, the Nautical Institute have now published a full book on ECDIS as volume 2 of their Integrated Bridge Systems series. Read the rest of this entry »
Hydrodynamics: Professional Research by Pilot
By: Mike Robarts AMNI, CP RINA Pilot: Harwich Haven)
As the UKMPA gears up for Continuous professional development (CPD) it is motivating to see the number of works being contributed by pilots and their districts into professional research in the different areas of pilotage.
I recently received an invitation from Peter McArthur, a Class 1 Pilot on the Canal, to trip with the Manchester Ship Canal Pilots and witness ‘first hand’ the investigations undertaken into marine Hydrodynamics and Interaction. Read the rest of this entry »
ECDIS (Electronic Chart Display and Information System): Part1: How ECDIS works.
When I decided to produce an article on ECDIS I thought that it would simply involve reading a few articles, condensing the content and adding a few photographs. How wrong I was! Having started to delve into the mysteries of ECDIS I realised that this charting system, the carriage of which shortly will become mandatory, is a highly complex tool which, if it is to fully deliver the enhanced safety advertised, will require watchkeepers to forget many of the traditional chartwork skills and learn to use the electronic chart from scratch. Despite having waded through many papers and articles, even now I am not too sure that I fully understand all the elements that are combined to produce an authorised ECDIS.
A typical ECDIS console
CRIMINALISATION OF THE MARITIME PILOT
By: François Laffoucrière.
In previous issues I have covered the alarming trend of criminalising seafarers and pilots and despite the protestations from IMO General Secretary Efthimios Mitropoulos, criminal prosecutions for maritime accidents, especially those involving pollution are on the increase. The following is a a paper on the issues relevant to pilots presented to IMPA by French pilot and Maritime lawyer, François Laffoucrière. Read the rest of this entry »
PEC & TRIPPING PILOTS: PROCEDURAL ADVICE
What is the status of a pilot when a trainee pilot or PEC trainee is undertaking the pilotage of a vessel?
The view of the UKMPA is that the pilot must have the “conduct” of the ship, although the Master retains command. Read the rest of this entry »
UKMPA MEET WITH DfT
On the 18th January, following an invitation from the DfT, the UKMPA had two meetings with Civil Servants and others to discuss the draft Marine Navigation Bill (DMNB). Read the rest of this entry »
Technical & Training Committee Report October 2009
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IMO Nav 55: Pilot Transfer Arrangements.
Background
During Nav 45 in the summer of 1996 there was an attempt to remove pilot boarding arrangements from SOLAS V Regulation 17 and downgrade it to a code. Read the rest of this entry »
Pilotage Standards: “Unrealistic & Unworkable”!!
As reported in the July issue, the DfT and MCA have effectively handed full control of pilot training and standards to the port run body : Port Skills & Safety (PSS). Read the rest of this entry »
Legal opinion: Piloting oversize vessels
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 »
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