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The Newsletter of the American Pilots' Association The Newsletter of the American Pilots’ Association September 10, 2018 Page 1 APA AND VIRGINIA PILOTS PHOTOS OF CHAIRMAN SUMWALT’S VISIT CONTINUE OUTREACH TO NTSB WITH THE VIRGINIA PILOTS 1. Chairman Sumwalt and Captain Jay Saunders (Virginia Pilot Asso- On July 31st and August 1st, the Virginia Pilot ciation) board the M/V ZIM LUANDA. 2. Captain Whiting Chisman, Association (VPA) hosted National Transportation Virginia Pilot Association Vice President (right), discusses pilotage Safety Board (NTSB) Chairman, the Honorable Rob- with Chairman Sumwalt. 3. Captain Saunders gives Chairman Sumwalt an overview of the pilotage assignment. 4. From left to ert L. Sumwalt, along with Mr. Michael Hughes (a right: Captain Jorge Viso (APA President), Chairman Sumwalt, and senior NTSB communications official) at their Vir- Michael Hughes (NTSB). 5. Captain Bill Cofer, Virginia Pilot Asso- ginia Beach offices. APA President, Captain Jorge ciation President (center), briefs Chairman Sumwalt on the Virginia Viso, also participated in this meeting. pilotage area, as Captain Viso observes. In addition to receiving briefings and a tour of 1 2 the VPA facilities, Chairman Sumwalt also observed a pilotage assignment firsthand. Chairman Sumwalt was first appointed to the NTSB in 2006 and has since been reappointed twice. He was sworn in as the 14th Chairman of the NTSB in August 2017. He previously served as Vice Chairman of the NTSB. Captain Bill Cofer, VPA President, began the Chairman’s visit by giving him an overview of the Virginia Pilots’ operation, as well as a comprehen- sive briefing on Virginia’s pilotage waters. Captain Cofer, Captain Whiting Chisman (VPA Vice Presi- 4 dent), and Captain Viso then gave a presentation on ultra large container vessels (ULCVs) and the chal- lenges associated with piloting these vessels. 3 Sumwalt was then transported to the inbound container ship ZIM LUANDA aboard a VPA pilot boat. The ship was piloted by Captain Jay Saunders. Captain Chisman was also aboard to provide infor- mation on the transit and to answer any questions. After the Chairman’s visit, Mr. Hughes sent a message to both Captain Cofer and Captain Viso: “The work you professionals do is critical to the 5 management of safety at our Nation's ports. This week's experience certainly impressed on the Chair- man and me the level of expertise involved in train- ing for and working as a marine pilot.” The APA will build on this visit by hosting Chairman Sumwalt at the APA offices on September 19th. Chairman Sumwalt will be a keynote speaker at the upcoming APA Convention in Savannah. Page 2 ON STATION September 10, 2018 IMO SUBCOMMITTEE During this four-year process, MSC Circular AGREES ON REVISED 1014 has been thoroughly reviewed and updated, FATIGUE GUIDELINES taking into account the latest research and studies. The newly revised Guidelines provide information The IMO’s Sub-Committee on the causes and consequences of fatigue, as well as on Human Element, Training and the risks it poses to the safety and health of seafarers Watchkeeping met at IMO Head- and operational safety. quarters for its 5th session The updated Circular includes various (HTW5) from July 16-20. The principle task of “modules” aimed at providing specific guidance and HTW5 was to complete its review and revision of information to countries’ maritime authorities, sea- IMO’s voluntary Guidance on Fatigue Mitigation farers, shipping companies, naval architects/ship de- and Management (MSC Circular 1014). signers and training providers. According to an IMO Clay Diamond, APA Deputy Director-Associate press release, “The aim of these updated Guidelines General Counsel, served on the U.S. Delegation, as is to assist all stakeholders to contribute to the effec- did Captain Andrew McGovern, New Jersey Sandy tive mitigation and management of fatigue.” Hook Pilots and former Chairman of the Merchant The revised MSC Circular 1014 will not go into Marine Personnel Advisory Committee (MERPAC). effect until it is approved by the IMO’s Maritime Captain Simon Pelletier, President of the Internation- Safety Committee during its 100th Session, which al Maritime Pilots Association (IMPA) and the Ca- will be held in December 2018. nadian Marine Pilots’ Association (CMPA) also at- tended this meeting. IMO has considered the issue of seafarer fatigue RTCM eNAVIGATION for several decades, adopting Assembly Resolution STEERING COMMITTEE A.772(18) on Fatigue factors in manning and safety, MEETS IN WASHINGTON in 1993. This resolution was followed by the devel- On June 12, the Radio opment of comprehensive guidance on fatigue miti- Technical Commission for Mar- gation and management (MSC/Circ.1014), which itime Services (RTCM) held a was issued in 2001. The IMO’s Maritime Safety meeting of its e-Navigation Committee (MSC) agreed in 2014 that the Guidance Steering Committee. Chaired in MSC/Circ. 1014 should be reviewed and updated by APA Navigation Technology Director, Bill by the HTW subcommittee. Cairns, the steering committee considers the work of Given the importance of fatigue and fatigue mit- RTCM’s relevant Special Committees as it relates to igation, as well as the impact these voluntary IMO the broader international e-Navigation effort. guidelines can have on all maritime operations, in- These Special Committees craft standards on cluding pilotage, APA and IMPA have been deeply Electronic Charting Systems, radar, AIS, eLoran, involved in the nearly four-year review of the IMO Portrayal of Navigation Information, Multi-system fatigue Guidelines. Shipborne Navigation Receivers, and Data Exchange for Nav-Related Apps for Mobile Devices. American Pilots’ Association 499 South Capitol Street, S.W., Suite 409 At this meeting, the Steering Committee noted a Washington, D.C. 20003 wide swath of ongoing international efforts, notably (202) 484-0700 • Fax: (202) 484-9320 IMO’s work on S-Mode and Maritime Autonomous Captain Jorge J. Viso ·················· President Surface Ships. The committee considered other Captain Whit Smith ··················· Secretary-Treasurer Captain Eric A. Nielsen ··············· Sr. Vice President-North Atlantic States technical developments at IALA and IHO, as well as Captain W. Crayton Walters III ····· Vice President-South Atlantic States the Coast Guard’s and other government agencies’ Captain Michael C. Torjusen ········ Vice President-Gulf States Captain Brett A. Palmer ·············· Vice President-Gulf States (Louisiana) focus on cybersecurity. Captain Peter McIsaac ················ Vice President-Pacific Coast States The RTCM Annual Assembly, which will be Captain Danny H. Gallagher ········· Vice President-Great Lakes Paul G. Kirchner ······················· Executive Director-General Counsel held from September 25-27 in Florida, features Clayton L. Diamond ··················· Deputy Director-Assoc. General Counsel presentations by relevant government agencies and William R. Cairns ····················· Navigation Technology Director Lisa Powell Townshend ·············· Operations Director on many of the shipboard systems pilots use every ON STATION is published by the American Pilots’ Association, a non-profit day. This year the Assembly is being held in con- professional association composed of groups of state-licensed pilots operating junction with the National Marine Electronics Asso- in each of the coastal states, as well as groups of U.S. registered pilots in the ciation (NMEA). For information on the combined Great Lakes region. Each pilot in APA-member groups receives ON STA- RTCM / NMEA meeting, visit: TION, the costs of which are paid from the member’s dues. Any comments, suggestions or questions concerning ON STATION should be directed to the www.expo.nmea.org. attention of the APA office at the above address. Page 3 ON STATION September 10, 2018 LAW DELAYS ELECTRONIC TWIC INSPECTIONS Captain On August 2nd, the President Robert Louis Adams signed the Transportation Worker 1953 - 2018 Identification Credential (TWIC) Accountability Act of 2018 (H.R. Captain Robert Louis 5729). The law prohibits the Coast Adams, Aransas-Corpus Guard from requiring electronic inspections of Christi Pilots, was killed TWICs until 60 days after the Department of Home- in the in the line of duty land Security submits a study to Congress on the on June 16, 2018. Cap- overall security value of the TWIC program. tain Adams was board- This study is expected to be completed in April ing a moored vessel by 2019, which means the Coast Guard will be unable gangway, when the to enforce the TWIC Reader Rule at any facility until gangway collapsed. This June 2019 timeframe—at the earliest. tragic accident is currently under investigation by The Coast Guard issued a bulletin on the TWIC the U.S. Coast Guard. reader program, including information on H.R. 5729, The program from Captain Adams’ memori- the TWIC reader final rule, and ongoing litigation on al service included the following passage: this final rule. This bulletin is available at: “Captain Louis Adams was the consum- http://mariners.coastguard.dodlive.mil/2018/08/03/8-3- mate professional, liked and respected by 2018-latest-developments-regarding-twic-reader-final- rule/ all that knew him and worked with him. Growing up in LaPorte, Texas and coming PROVISION BENEFITING from a maritime family, Louis was a sec- YACHT OWNERS BURIED IN ond generation mariner and Texas State DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION Pilot totaling over 45 years of service to On August 13th the National the marine industry making him a unique Defense Authorization Act of 2019 individual. Louis took special pride in the (NDAA) was signed into law. fact that he started his sea going career as While the NDAA sets spending and an ordinary seaman and worked his way up policy priorities for the Department of Defense, it the hawsepipe to sail as a Master Mariner. also includes a provision to aid super yacht owners. Captain Adams valued the essence of com- The owners of the majority of these large yachts mand; taking care of his crew first, the ves- in the U.S. opt, principally for economic reasons, to sels he commanded and piloted, and the flag these vessels in a foreign country.
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