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- The latest issues: 327
Technical and Training
76th T&TC meeting: Nick Lee
The following are brief notes from the meeting that was held on 3rd April 2013 at Haven Masters Office, Avonmouth, Bristol. The full minutes are available in the members area of the UKMPA website. Read the rest of this entry »
Pilot Ladder Securing systems : Kevin Vallance
Thanks to those of you who responded to my request for feedback on the magnetic securing system for pilot and accommodation ladders. Read the rest of this entry »
Dynamic Under Keel Clearance (DUKC©) Jonathon Pearce (OMC International)
INTRODUCTION
Traditionally, ports have operated under fixed rules which govern the minimum under keel clearance (UKC) to permit safe transit along port approach channels. These rules may have been in existence for many years and in most cases they have an unblemished safety record but as they are based on the assumption that this clearance is sufficient regardless of the prevailing environmental conditions they can fail, often with disastrous consequences and evidence shows that up to five percent of transits are marginal, even unsafe. Read the rest of this entry »
Book Review: Navigating the Human element
For several decades the importance of the Human Element has become an increasingly integral part of all aspects of professional maritime training. Read the rest of this entry »
Magnetic Pilot Ladder Securing system
Serpent & Dove
Yellow Mag II & Sea-Mag II: Pilot Ladder Magnets and Ship Hull Magnets
One of the many hazards associated with pilot ladders is the securing of the ladder to the ship’s side when used in combination with the ship’s accommodation ladder. Frequently, if they are fitted at all, securing lugs aren’t in the optimum position for aligning the 2 ladders correctly as per IMO requirements resulting in enhanced risk.
The Australian magnetic product specialist company, Serpent & Dove, in conjunction with pilots, have developed a system of ladder securing magnets which are now available in two Patented or Patent Pending options; the popular and recently improved Yellow Mag II (Patent NL2011620)
and now Sea-Mag II (Patent 2015100782) for even greater convenience.
Full details of the systems are on the Serpent & Dove website at the following link: Serpent & Dove
Suction Pad Securing
IN addition to the magnetic securing system, suction pad securing units are also available. Information here
Whither Towage: John Clandillon-Baker
The Paddle Tug
JMW Turner: The Fighting Temeraire being towed to Rotherhithe for scrapping in 1838.
Let’s injure a “tuggie” !! JCB
Like most things in the shipping world as ships have got bigger, officers, crews, pilots and tug skippers have had to adapt their skills to cope with new challenges to achieve successful ship handling outcomes. Read the rest of this entry »
Piloting the “A” Class Nuclear Submarines Graham Wood (Barrow – in – Furness)
We are all used to being faced with new challenges in piloting as new trades and ship types arrive to test our versatility but very few of us are expected to pilot a totally new vessel constructed in secret with unknown handling characteristics in full view of the world’s media! Read the rest of this entry »
ECDIS Update Kevin Vallance
At the time of writing, the US navy is suffering the embarrassment of having pictures of it’s minesweeper USS Guardian hard aground on the Tubbataha coral reef in the Philippines beamed around the world by the media. Read the rest of this entry »
Technical & Training Committee: Jonathan Mills, Chairman T&TC
The UKMPA Technical & Training Committee (T&TC) continues to be one of the most important groups within the UKMPA. The last meeting was held on board the HQS Wellington on the 15th November. Read the rest of this entry »
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