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THE WORLD’S MOST EXCLUSIVE CLUB?
The hosting of the 2012 IMPA Congress in London by the UKMPA at the end of September was a once in career event and thanks to the brilliant organisation skills of the organising committee, in particular John Pearn & Don Cockrill, the event was a fantastic success. Read the rest of this entry »
SAFE TUG OPERATION: Henk Hensen
The tug Fairplay 1 capsized under the bow of the passenger ship Italia. Photo: Jan Mordhorst
Every day pilots handle ships with the aid of tugs and whilst the vast majority of the manoeuvres pass off safely’ such operations are inherently dangerous and tragically when tug operations do go wrong they almost inevitably end up with a loss of life to the tug crew. Read the rest of this entry »
ECDIS A Deep Sea Pilot’s View Kevin Vallance MNI (member UKMPA T&TC)
All British deep sea pilots have a minimum of five years’ command experience, hold a valid Master Mariners certificate and are licensed annually by Trinity House. Read the rest of this entry »
VLCC’s Return to Milford Haven
The Evgenia 1 in the Haven with 4 tugs made fast. Photo: Milford Haven Port Authority
AZIMUTHING CONTROL DEVICES (ACD’s)
With an increasing number of manufacturers entering the pod propulsion market, the formal name of ACD’s for pod propulsion units was one of the outcomes from the EU Azipilot project which ended earlier this year. Read the rest of this entry »
Professional Development For Pilots
For more than ten years The Institute for Work Based Learning (IWBL) at Middlesex University has been in partnership with The Marine Society to meet the professional development needs of seafarers. Most of our seafarer students enrol on our MA / MSc programme which is in four parts (modules): Read the rest of this entry »
EU PORTS PACKAGE
EU PORTS PACKAGE UPDATE
As you will recall from the last issue, the EU is reviving the twice rejected Ports Package which seeks to introduce “Better transparency and market access” into EU ports. Read the rest of this entry »
The Mona Lisa Project
MONALISA is an EU project by Sweden and Finland to develop the Motorways of the Seas concept for the Baltic. Read the rest of this entry »
Pilot Ladders: An Old Rust Bucket?
No. This is the USS Howard,s Pilot ladder!
Recently, the Los Angeles Jacobsen pilot assigned to the USS Howard, a guided missile destroyer stationed in San Diego, experienced the surprise of his life. Read the rest of this entry »
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