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US Navy Discovers Knot Tying is Still Important, Especially When it Comes to Tying off the Pilot’s Ladder

By On December 15, 2011

Ship pilots, in case you’re not familiar, are required on board commercial ships as they enter port.  These individuals are generally master mariners with a detailed understanding of the currents [...]

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Piloting 7.5 tons Of World Trade Center Steel

By On September 28, 2011

The biggest piece of security equipment at the 9/11 ceremony two weeks ago was the USS New York, a gray behemoth whose bow was made with 7.5 tons of steel [...]

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A Day with a New York Harbour Ship Pilot

By On February 20, 2010

 From Financial Times The sun is rising somewhere off the starboard bow, lending the East River the reflective properties of burnished steel… Those of us unaccustomed to morning sea-glare stumble [...]

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Good Read on Port of L.A. Pilot Boat Operators

By On December 22, 2009

The Los Angeles Times today published a good article to their website on Port of Los Angeles pilot boat operators.  The article follows “a salty pair” of veteran’s, Mark Hansen [...]

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Pilot Commission Finds Cosco Busan Pilot John Cota At Fault

By On October 25, 2008

Carl Nolte of the San Francisco Chronicle writes: According to a report released Thursday by the state pilot commission… “There was unequivocally pilot error,” said Gary Gleason, an attorney for [...]

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Pilotage Paradox – A Look Into The Cosco Busan Allision

By On September 17, 2008

Pilotage Paradox by Paul Drouin The Cosco Busan accident, as with many others that have the same root cause, can be categorized into what I call the pilotage paradox. For [...]

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The Ship Whispers, Nautical Psychologists

By On August 14, 2008

John Clandillon-Baker of pilotmag has been featured along with his fellow London pilot (retired) Geoff Taylor in an article written by Libby Purves of The Times. This quote seemed to [...]

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Pilot Liability – Changes In Law and Industry Culture

By On December 13, 2007

In this week’s edition of The Maritime Executive Newsletter managing editor Joseph Keefe, weighs in on the changing dynamics of the Master, Pilot and Port State relationship in light of [...]

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San Franciso Pilots Respond To Proposed Regulations

By On December 7, 2007

In a well written article published by The San Francisco Chronicle Captain Peter McIsaac, president of the San Francisco Bar Pilots, lays out the reasons why federal control of shipping [...]

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Proposed Bill Mandates An Increase Of VTS Authority

By On December 4, 2007

(Photo by PA2 Prentice Danner, USCG) This morning Senator Barbra Boxer and Representative Nacy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, announced a bill giving the U.S. Coast Guard broader authority to [...]

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VTS Warning to Cosco Busan Pilot

By On November 16, 2007

National news sources are publishing a story about the VTS warning to the Cosco Busan’s pilot Jim Cota. In a story titled “Ship Got No Alert From Coast Guard” the [...]

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San Francisco Pilot’s Report Published

By On November 13, 2007

The San Francisco Chronicle has published the Pilot’s Report on the Cosco Busan Incident. Here are the parts of interest to mariners; Meadows said problems also cropped up in “bridge [...]

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