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- The latest issue: April 2010
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The latest issue: April 2010
Editorial April 2010
Editorial
The criminalisation of seafarers continues to cause increasing concern throughout the Industry and pilots cannot ignore this worrying trend. Read the rest of this entry »
APL Sydney: Another worrying case?
APL Sydney Photo: ATSB
As mentioned in my editorial, shore authorities nvestigating maritime incidents are seemingly blurring the delineation between civil & criminal law in seeking to condemn seafarers. Although this case hasn’t led to any criminal proceedings the following article, which has been collated from several press reports of this incident, suggests that pilots need to be very alert to this worrying trend. Read the rest of this entry »
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 »
Pensions News: April 2010
PENSIONS NEWS
The Secretariat
Benefit Statements 2009:The benefit statements for 2009 were sent out during the first quarter of 2010 (a bit better than last year!) and there were no significant changes that need to be mentioned. Read the rest of this entry »
Tyne Cruising Pilot Cutters
The first Tyne steam cutter : Pilot of 1852
The entrance to the River Tyne can be hazardous in bad weather for vessels under sail and was very much more so before the completion of the North and South piers.This fact posed many problems for Tyne Pilots operating a ‘Boarding Service’. 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 »
A Pilot Praised!
MV Pacific Dawn Photo: Unknown from web
All in a day’s work
With shipping and seafarers generally being associated with negative press reports it is extremely rare for a positive shipping report to appear in any of the mainstream press. It is therefore with pleasure that I came across the following press report from Brisbane.Pilots face similar “challenges” on a daily basis so it’s good to see at least one pilot being praised for his skills in averting a disaster. However what is most alarming is the cause. A fuse affected by a salt water leak?? JCB Read the rest of this entry »
Trevor Calcott Walker: 6/3/1930 – 30/11/2009
Trevor was born on Teesside and educated at Sir William Turner’s School, Coatham, Redcar, a school of which he was very proud. Read the rest of this entry »
Andrew Bines: 1929 – 2009
It was with great sadness that the Belfast Pilots learnt of the “passing west” of their retired colleague and friend Andy Brines. Read the rest of this entry »
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