Pilotage
Today•
Local
knowledge
Local
knowledge
• •
Independent Judgement
Independent Judgement
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Protection of the environment
Protection of the environment
••
Protection of maritime assets
Protection of maritime assets
• •
Expert
ship handling skills
Expert
ship handling skills
Today’s Pilotage Environment
• Multinational Crews Multinational Crews – – communication problems communication problems • • Continuous & sustained pressure to reduce costs Continuous & sustained pressure to reduce costs • • Close to zero tolerance for marine accidents Close to zero tolerance for marine accidents & high levels of Accountability & high levels of Accountability • • Evidence of lowering levels of training & competence Evidence of lowering levels of training & competence • • Questionable maintenance of ships and equipment Questionable maintenance of ships and equipment • • Smaller margins of safety Smaller margins of safety
Recent Changes
• ship size and scantlings ship size and scantlings • cargo cargo volumes volumes • • power to deadweight ratios power to deadweight ratios • • speed speed Ships are the largest man Ships are the largest man - - made structures on the made structures on the planet planet that move !! that move !!
Today’s Pilotage Environment
• Multinational Crews Multinational Crews – – communication problems communication problems • • Continuous & sustained pressure to reduce costs Continuous & sustained pressure to reduce costs • • Close to zero tolerance for marine accidents Close to zero tolerance for marine accidents & high levels of Accountability & high levels of Accountability • • Evidence of lowering levels of training & competence Evidence of lowering levels of training & competence • • Questionable maintenance of ships and equipment Questionable maintenance of ships and equipment • • Smaller margins of safety Smaller margins of safety
Recent Changes
• ship size and scantlings ship size and scantlings • cargo cargo volumes volumes • • power to deadweight ratios power to deadweight ratios • • speed speed Ships are the largest man Ships are the largest man - - made structures on the made structures on the planet planet that move !! that move !!