THE The magazine of thePILOT United Kingdom Maritime Pilots' Association

AUTUMN 2018 No. 325 In this issue: 2018 IMPA Conference Sea Machines Embarkation Platforms Cruise Ship Season

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Chairman's Report John Pearn

2020. Further details can be found on Ian Storm was introduced to www.saviourmedical.com delegates at the conference, and he is very keen that the high level of On a similar theme the IMPA Pilot support will continue. ladder Survey will again be taking place this year from 1st to 14th Plans are now being finalised for October. The UK achieved one of next year’s joint UKMPA and EMPA the largest numbers of responses conference in Liverpool which will last year. Thank you for all of you run from 21st to 24th May, when who contributed. With nearly 3000 we will also take the opportunity Dangerous pilot ladders, and issues submissions made globally. It is to celebrate 125 years of the arising from them, continue to cross pleasing to note that this survey Manchester Ship Canal. We will be my desk on a daily basis. If you is now being quoted by other joined by pilots from all over Europe, have trouble staying awake at night, important industry stakeholders, both as well as from many other parts you might want to consider joining internationally and within the UK, and of the world. It promises to be a the Dangerous Ladders Facebook the issue of dangerous ladders is spectacular event, culminating in a group. Only recently a pilot was slowly beginning to get the attention black tie, gala dinner at the Liverpool boarding a container vessel using it needs. This is, however, only the Anglican Cathedral. Details can be a combination arrangement when start of the journey. To assist with the found on the website www.ukmpa. the ladder parted at deck level. The survey this year, an app has been org/empa2019 Registration will be pilot fell onto the deck of the pilot developed by IMPA, that will enable opening in the next few weeks. It boat closely followed by 10 metres of you to complete the survey from your is not often you get the chance to pilot ladder on top of him. The initial smart phone. Details will be sent out attend a 125th birthday party, so report from the inspectors concluded very soon. don’t miss this opportunity. If work the must have caught the prevents you from attending the At the UKMPA conference, this year ladder. This was quickly rebuffed entire event, please let us know and in Bristol we had to bid farewell to by the pilots, as they had video we can make arrangements so you two stalwart colleagues. Bob Watt, evidence showing clearly that the can attend part of the event. You are who retired from Forth Pilots and pilot boat never touched the ladder. all personally invited, and I hope to Section Committee, has set off The inspector might like to remember see as many of you as possible for a sunny retirement in the south the phrase "assumptions should in Liverpool. of Spain with his motorbike and not be made on the basis of scanty eternally patient wife Helen. I wish As this edition was going to press, information…" Please continue to them both well. I would also like I received the very sad news that report any defective arrangements to extend my best wishes to Harry Hignett, a retired Manchester to UKMPA and the MCA, using the Drew Smith, and his wife Val. Drew pilot and honorary life member of report form on the UKMPA website recently retired from Circle Insurance the UKMPA, had passed away. www.ukmpa.org having helped pilots for nearly three Harry’s interest and involvement The IEC course is continuing to prove decades. Due to the confidential in the UKMPA extended well into to be extremely popular, to date over nature of insurance claims we retirement. His lasting legacy will be 80 courses have been run training cannot publicise the outcomes. his excellent book, 21 Centuries of more than 700 maritime personnel. It Be assured, there are many pilots, Marine Pilotage: The History of the is an extremely relevant course for all and families that have greatly United Kingdom Maritime Pilots’ people working on or near the water, benefitted from the UKMPA Association. He will be sadly missed and it will save lives. If your port has insurances. This in no small part is by his many friends and former not yet booked a course, now is the due to Ken Pound and Drew Smith’s colleagues, we extend our sincerest time to press them. There are still tenacious support of the claims condolences to his family at this some dates available in 2019 with submitted. Drew’s replacement, sad time. refresher courses commencing in 'I've got a nice little job for you' Martin James

I'm sure every pilot has received a 'You could go in "stealth mode" will be a stampede up the gangway phone call from the pilot office and and sneak up the river unseen.' to get into town to 'rest and relax' had these words said to him. Why Now I am beginning to come to in a more appropriate way. would they tell you 'it's a nice little a conclusion about the 'nice little job', instead of just giving you the job', but before I make a guess facts about the job straight away? I'm put out of my misery when Every job should be nice, they may all is revealed that it is the Dutch not all be little. submarine HNLMS Zeeleeuw. But hearing these words nearly Strangely this will be my second always means you are going to be pilotage act involving a submarine, given something 'unusual' that will the last one being in 2006, when involve getting your thinking cap on, I was tasked with the outward numerous phone calls and emails, passage of HMS Onyx, as a dead and lots of other 'unknown' stuff to tow. She was decommissioned in deal with! 1991, came to Birkenhead Docks in One of the benefits of being a 2002, along with some other naval member of the UKMPA, as well vessels, and belonged to the Warship as EMPA and IMPA, and having Preservation Trust, where she had attended their conferences, is that been open to the public. The trust there will nearly always be another went into liquidation in 2006 and the pilot who I have met, or someone Onyx was subsequently sold. She else knows of, who has faced a was now moving to Barrow to similar challenge. A quick phone be an exhibit at The Heritage call to Peter Adams (Admiralty Pilot) Submarine Centre. Portsmouth (thanks, Peter) answered most of my questions about Having eventually been given all the boarding, manoeuvring, restrictions, vessel's details, which the office had using tugs, etc. A conversation with I received such a phone call at to hand, I then put my brain into gear Joost Mulder (Rotterdam Pilot) at the beginning of April: 'I've got a and started to think how I was going the EMPA congress in Antwerp also nice little job for you' (alarm bells to get this job done successfully. clarified a few other points as well. ringing). 'Oh, very good,' I reply. A phone call to the agent confirmed 'It's on the bank holiday weekend the arrival and departure dates. With all the plans in place, hopefully, at the beginning of May.' That's the A call to the CHA confirmed a lock all I have to do now is wait for first reason to panic - anything to and a berth. Consulting the tide the big day to arrive. The vessel do with a bank holiday in the UK tables made sure we would float is due to dock on Sunday 6 May. usually means gale force winds and in the channel and at what time we We receive a daily 5-day forecast inclement weather, but it is May, so could enter Langton Lock. Checking for the port and I eagerly await the maybe I will be lucky, I hope so. the dock charts ensured we could forecast for Wednesday 2 May whilst Then we start the 'quiz'. Rather than reach our allocated berth and that also keeping an eye on the BBC give me the facts, we play a guessing the depth of water in the dock weather website. The forecast wind game: - was sufficient. on the day: - W'ly 7 - 10 knots. Well that's not too bad, better than the 'You won't have to worry about a 9m Zeeleeuw was to visit Liverpool usual bank holiday gales. The BBC climb or using a combination ladder.' for some 'R & R' after spending announces a high pressure will be I can hear the chuckles on the other time at sea. I guess this is even over the UK with high temperatures. end of the phone. It's not very big more important for the crew of a I have high hopes. The updated then, or is it too big for a ladder? submarine, who for obvious reasons forecast gets even better: we are 'You might get your feet wet.' Now cannot really relax on board or go for now looking at S'ly 4 knots, clear I'm curious. Anything to do with a stroll out on deck! The term 'rest blue skies and warm sunshine, 24°c. getting wet, apart from being out and relaxation' is probably the wrong in the rain, isn't top of my list of one to use, as I am sure, like any There are some further priorities at work. other crew member on board a ship, communications with the agents the last thing they want to do when to clarify a few points. The vessel 'You will be out in the fresh air for arriving in port is rest and relax! I has asked to sail at 10.00hrs, but the whole job, as there are no bridge think once we are alongside there unfortunately HW is at 06.30, which wings.' Let's hope it isn't raining then! 4

The Pilot Autumn 2018 is the time when we have to lock for our arrival at the lock. The out and which would mean an information I had received from 04.30 start, or they can opt for the Peter Adams was also invaluable afternoon tide and make it a 1700 about the vessel's manoeuvring and start. I'm happy with either option speed characteristics, which were and it's up to them! The reply confirmed by the Commander. I comes back that they don't like was shown the control room where early starts (who does?) and will go the 'bridge' and 'engine room' are for the afternoon tide. I'm not going located and then we climbed up to complain. another three sets of ladders and up through another small hatch up Sunday arrives and the weather to the conning tower. concerned as we had to pass forecast is correct. It's wall to through ever narrowing wall blue sky and sunshine, the passageways to get to our temperature is rising, it's going to be berth. The tugs did a good job a hot day out in the fresh air. I head at controlling the speed and we out on the pilot launch, the river is like managed to pass through the a mill pond and when we reach the centre of each passageway. pilot boarding area it's the same out We didn't want to dent/catch in the bay, it couldn't be a better day the protruding fins and rudders at sea. Boarding had been arranged at the stern! for 1300, we are a little early on station and scan the horizon to find We had made it safely to the berth, Zeeleeuw. No sign of a submarine thankfully without any 'excitement' out there and no reply to our VHF The view from the conning tower throughout the whole job. The call. She must be here somewhere. was quite surreal, nothing like I had submarine was safely moored. We sit and wait. At 1250 a black ever experienced before. I was glad After all the planning and shape starts to appear from below it was sunny, for it would be a long preparation, I was pleased and the surface ahead of us, it is an eerie miserable five-hour passage standing relieved it had all gone well and I sight. A call comes through on the up there in rain. There was just about had had a thoroughly enjoyable VHF from her that she will be enough room for five people — the afternoon at work. The gangway ready for me to board at 1300, Nav Officer and a crewman were was placed on board from the quay as arranged. in the forward area, giving helm and I had the honour of being first and engine orders to those on the ashore to get back home to rest controls below. We had a small PPU and relax. I'm sure the crew would to monitor our position and speed, be hot on my heels, once they were a gyro compass and two hand dismissed from duties, to rest and held VHFs. relax ashore in their own way. I shall be back on board in three days for The Commander and No.2 were departure and to see how they sitting on top of the conning tower all enjoyed Liverpool! at the back and I had the remainder of the space. The submarine handled That's a story for another day… well and we made a steady eight Martin James is a Liverpool Pilot. knots up the river. Fortunately it was Getting on board was fine in the a quiet tide and we only met one calm conditions. Quite a few of the outward ferry and were overtaken crew had come up on deck and were by three inward vessels. sitting there enjoying the sunshine. We had two harbour tugs meet us I was shown the small hatch and at the mouth of the river, to assist ladder to climb through and down to in the swing and to then get us get into the submarine. I was met by into Langton Lock and through the the Commanding Officer, his No.2 dock system to our berth. We had and the Navigating Officer. timed our arrival to perfection and We went through the MPX and swung at HW, entering the lock discussed the passage. The Nav about 20 minutes later when it was Officer had done a perfect plan all slack. The passage from the lock of the passage, though we made to the berth went well, although the a few adjustments to his timings Commander was getting slightly 5

The Pilot Autumn 2018 Pilot Embarkation Platforms Kevin Vallance

During the transit time on the Photograph 1 shows the pilot launch between the shore combination ladder arrangement and the vessel, pilots will spend provided with a trapdoor in the at least a portion of that time bottom platform, SOLAS refers to carrying out (either consciously or this as an 'embarkation platform'. subconsciously) a risk assessment During the passage I had time for a of the forthcoming operation. fuller reflection of the condition of the Most pilots will be using a pilot ladder arrangement provided: launch they are familiar with, • On approaching the vessel it surrounded by a crew they know was observed that the pilot ladder in an area that can at times seem being used, in a combination like a second home. The vessel ladder arrangement, was a they are boarding may be one little high. The boat coxswain Photograph 2 they have worked before and requested the ladder be lowered, hopefully the pilot transfer which happened instantaneously. • When approaching the top of arrangement will be compliant This action clearly illustrated that the pilot ladder it is necessary to with current IMO requirements. the accommodation ladder was manoeuvre through approximately However, this is not always the case. not secured to the vessel, 90° to transfer to the platform. Last autumn due to severe weather a requirement of SOLAS V IMO Resolution A 1045 requires conditions in the North Atlantic a Chapter 23. that the minimum size of the container vessel which regularly uses access hole should be 750mm • Although it's not clear to see on the services of Hammonds deep sea X 750mm. This regulation also the photograph the retrieval line is pilotage was weather routed to enter requires that stanchions be rigged leading aft and at the wrong the North Sea via the Pentland Firth. provided with a spacing of not height, making it noncompliant more than 800mm, and the Travel arrangements were made, with SOLAS. arrangement seen here had no because it was the weekend there • Photograph 2 shows the pilot outboard stanchion to assist were only limited flights available, so ladder securing arrangement, the pilot when making the it was 12 hours on a train and a night which is directly onto the transfer across. in a hotel. A bright Sunday morning embarkation platform structure. with a stiff breeze and a couple of • Pilots who persist in carrying a Just above the height of the metres swell was no problem on the bag when climbing a pilot ladder platform a 100mm box section is tug supplied for the short run out may find it tricky when ascending welded to the platform. The pilot from the harbour. through the platform door. ladder side ropes are behind this After the pilot transfer was 'safely box section, which hampers the This particular vessel and its completed' the vessel set off on her pilot's climb. pilot transfer arrangement were passage towards Bremerhaven. constructed in 2014, well after the 2012 date which would have allowed it, under the so called 'grandfathering clause', to be not required to comply with the revised regulations which came into force in July 2015. How have a major European Classification Society and a UK based P&I club allowed such a system to be certified and used?

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The Pilot Autumn 2018 Cruise Ship Season Lindsey Wigmore

Having now clocked up 30 years as a master pilot exchange of information Great Yarmouth pilot where the main and commenced slow steaming trades are offshore and coastal ships to take advantage of a slack water give the opportunity to a pilot to do entrance to the harbour area. something out of the ordinary – in this A slight sea and a North Easterly case, the cruise liner M.V Seabourn wind of 15 knots made this a Quest. Preparations were made smooth pilotage and we entered assessing the needs of a high-sided through the piers of the outer vessel and the forecast conditions harbour as predicted on slack water. for the day. We used our experience We then swung the vessel through from the simulations we had run on 90 degrees to berth her starboard car carriers and previously handling side to. I was impressed with the large high-sided vessels, such as master-pilot relationship and the the crane ship Zen Hua. Additional The above picture of the Viking Sun going relaxed atmosphere on the bridge. measures in having a tug on standby through the Thames Flood Barriers shows This can only be described by the ship handling skills needed by a pilot. were made as well. Myself and my having estimated and planned the During the ship's call to the River Thames, accompanying pilot had an early pilotage, with the assistance of a London pilot Phil Cunningham piloted wake up to make sure that the pilot bridge team willing to engage in her from sea to Gravesend and then river boat dispatched us in time for a 0500 pilots Dave Hocking and John Sheridan the relationship with the pilots. boarding on the 30th June 2018 at took over to pilot her in the upper reaches the pilot station 4nm Southeast of We look forward to welcoming our of the Thames and through the barriers to Yarmouth, which is the seaward side next planned visitor. her berth. of the Holm and Scroby sand banks. Photograph courtesy of Alex Sommerville. Once on board we went through the

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The Pilot Autumn 2018 Report of the 2018 IMPA Congress Senegal, 21-27 April 2018 Peter Lightfoot

At IMPA 2012 London, it was Baobab wood is useless, its wet and Presentations during announced that Senegal would spongy texture ensuring its survival. conference week host the 2018 IMPA. The African As with previous conferences the Many of the remote buildings have state has been keen to host the opening ceremony included local no roofs and lie half finished and event for several years but few music and a presentation on the deserted. This apparently is to do outside France had heard of Senegal history and diversity of cultures with the tax laws — because land is or knew that Dakar is a popular within the country. This and the cheap, people buy it, and as long as holiday destination. majority of speeches made by the property is not finished you are the Dakar Pilots SG, organizing Don Cockrill, Nick Lee and Mike not taxed. committee Chairman, Dakar Port Morris were also on my flight from Having never visited West Africa Authority director and the Senegal Brussels, along with many Dutch before I found the journey through the Ports and Fisheries minister, were and Belgium pilots. suburbs with the general menagerie all made in French — even Simone The landscape of Senegal is vast, of life quite fascinating. Every open Pelletier, IMPA President, made his turning from a deep red iron ore space in the city seemed to play host welcome speech partly in French colour to a sandier colour as you to a game of football and there were (we later learned that there was a approach Dakar. It is not farmed many other people out running and translation service available, which extensively but is used for grazing training on the paths. The country we picked up later). cattle and goats and looks almost is obsessed with soccer and all the The morning session was a bit of a prehistoric, especially when you see children seem to wear football shirts media circus, with several TV crews the ancient baobab trees. Some of from Premier League teams, like and many journalists thronging the these trees are 6000 years old and Arsenal, Liverpool and Chelsea. crowd. The late morning session predate the Pyramids and Sphinx.

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The Pilot Autumn 2018 started with a minute's silence for Johan Gahnstrom from Intertanko experiences of helicopter operations the five pilots, including our own explained about the various on the River. This was Gordon Coates, killed since the last subcommittees that his firm uses especially interesting, as he used conference. Simone Pelletier and and many publications they produce. video footage to get the message Nick Cutmore spoke, after which we The aim of the tanker owners is to across by showing the benefits of broke for lunch. achieve zero fatalities, pollution helo ops over using boats in heavy and detention. swell conditions. The afternoon marked the start of professional presentations that Paul Thompson BMT and Don Nick Lee, head of the Technical would continue through the week. Cockrill UKMPA did a joint and Training Committee, gave a presentation on the impact on summary of the IECC course and Captain Mark A Poisson of the pilotage of autonomous vessels. how it was developed. The course Marine Accident Investigation Apparently, there are more then has now been taken by 750 people International Forum (MAIIF) explained 1000 vessels already operating, here in the UK and has been widely the work of the Forum to improve though these are mostly survey adopted by all the port industry the quality of casualty investigation. vessels. These ships are a hot topic in the UK. Nick posed interesting The Forum has recently released a at the moment, generating a lot of questions to the audience, for code (MSC 255), Guidelines to Assist consultation and many workshops on example When do you suspend Investigators. It has also recently the subject. pilot transfer operations? Is it when released two safety posters, one for the coxswain cannot position the 'Entry into Enclosed Spaces' and The second day's presentations boat to give a stable platform to the other in conjunction with IMPA centred on engaging with use the ladder? Or is it when the on 'Pilotage Safety'. A link to these governments. There were boat crew conclude that due to is here https://maiif.org/maiif-safety- presentations by Etinenne Bodard, the conditions recovery will be initiatives/ who spoke of his experience with extremely difficult? the European Commission. He was Matthew Williams from the followed by Paul Kirschner, a lawyer Adam Roberts, a pilot at Port International Chamber of Shipping is in the USA specialising in pilotage. Kembla, reported what he felt the the Senior Marine Adviser at the ICS. He began with a background to accident-reporting culture in the He updated us on the 2016 Pilotage, pilotage and the formation of the marine industry is like. He discussed Towage and Mooring Survey. The American Pilots Association (APA). various thoughts pilots might think Chamber's members, ships' masters The APA works with government when presented with a dangerous around the world, completed this and employs a full time staff to ladder situation: survey. The results of this were for lobby and develop relationships the most part positive with regard 1.Deadly Thoughts — If I wait for with government. to compliance to A960. He stressed the best ladder, shipping will stop … the importance of completing a James P Roche from Canada I've climbed worse … The ship written MPX and avoiding verbal-only gave a history of pilotage in Canada is close to danger, so if I don't get responses. He said that the major and posed three factors for us on now … If I say no, I will be issue was noncompliance with to consider: home late. regards to PPE, some pilots having 1. Embrace Change — if we want 2. Why don't we report defective limited PPE and some ignoring things to stay as they are, things ladders? — It can feel like an it altogether. will have to change (think of exercise in futility … I've climbed Ship manoeuvrability and the Lampedusa); it, so I'll look stupid if I report current focus on reducing pollution it now … It's 0200, it's night 2. Recognize government's new will have an effect on ship design, shift … I don't want to damage reality — dramatic shifts in the particularly regarding slow speed relationships with either the Master economic order and how people manoeuvrability. Many systems now or customer … I want to go home, communicate profoundly affect gain additional power from smaller not do paperwork … I've told the whom government listens to, engines and shaft generators. Master/Third officer to take care how they listen, and how issues There was discussion of some of of it. An APP has been developed are addressed; the issues with regards to standard within AMSA to support reporting ship design. 3. Collective action makes for more of dangerous ladders. The App powerful impact — IMPA's role as was developed using the App Technology is driving forward pilots' collective voice is effective, Wizard online App development at quite a pace and the correct and has still more potential. framework. use of autonomous systems and autonomous ships is a concern. The presentations on safety were John Pearn, our Chairman who is Information exchange will be crucial particularly relevant given the sad also an IMPA VP, gave an update on to ensure that correct systems are loss of pilots through accident. the IMPA survey on pilot ladders. adopted correctly. Captain Dan Johnson gave his There had been a positive response, 9

The Pilot Autumn 2018 which was pleasing. The survey identified that the main problems were poor rigging of ladders and the use of retrieval line. Captain Alvaro Morello, a Panama Canal pilot, took on a different theme and showed several pictures of difficult boarding arrangements, mostly concerning warships, which although not required to follow the code are encouraged to do so. He was followed by Johannes Silverston from Norway, who with a series of photos and video examples demonstrated low freeboard ships and the difficulties of boarding these. It was interesting to hear that in the last 20 years Norway has had eight serious to the beach. These 800m turned to show how they handle in different boarding incidents, seven of which out to be 1.2km, so we managed wind conditions these VLCV up to occurred on low freeboard vessels. to flag down a passing truck before 400m long. When these ships first It is clearly a major problem and the we passed out in the baking midday started trading they used to require code doesn't currently allow for sun. On arrival at the beach Bedouin four tugs, which resulted in the these vessels. style tents had been set up along owners pleading poverty. Now they To finish off the session on boarding with refreshments and a buffet lunch. are worked with three tugs in total, and landing, Adam Roberts explained There were 35 soldiers protecting two tugs aft. This type of manoeuvre about his work at the IMO with our party and anyone not in our is described as T-squared. Alex regards to pilot ladders. He is very group were politely told to vacate Lancelot, Port of Le Havre, explained active and knowledgeable in this field the area. The beer and wine ran out that in his port large container ships — and if you haven't yet visited the quite quickly but there were about longer than 350m have two pilots. Facebook group #dangerous ladders 10 quad bikes, several camels and Le Havre has developed a new I recommend you take a look. a couple of Land Rovers to play on container terminal with ten berths. A for those interested. A few hardy 700m turning circle and 450m wide The third day of conference was a souls braved the water, although channel has no draft restrictions. break from presentations and time there was quite a surf running with When dealing with Q class container for some well earned R'n'R time with a strong rip tide. There was some ships, two tugs are fast aft. family and friends to Bandi game panic as we eventually left the beach To allow more time for the MPX reserve and Pink Lake. Our convoy when the organisers found a bag of pilots always board by helicopter. of seven coaches had two police clothes with an expensive camera, Pilots have to undergo simulator outriders and an ambulance! The which however was re-united with training three times annually, and Bandi game reserve is a private park its forgetful American owner the next the port has recently introduced established to protect the original day at conference. Our final stop a new class of pilots for vessels flora and fauna and to re-introduce was at the Pink Lake, a large shallow more the 366m, these pilots having native large mammals of Africa lagoon located a few hundred metres to complete six months training that have been extinct for centuries from the sea and surrounded by on vessels longer than 330m and in the country because of loss of dunes. It's supposed to get its colour then another six months on vessels habitat and poaching. It was all very from the presence of microorganisms longer than 350m. The main issue enjoyable and we saw many animals, and the high concentration of for these pilots is the wind. Nine tugs including rhinos, giraffes, buffalo and minerals. I have to say it wasn't very are available in the port, the largest ostrich, as well as many rare and pink the day we visited but a bit being 140 tonnes bollard pull, the colourful birds. green round the edges. smallest being 60 tonnes. When planning the passage and when We had refreshments by a large The fourth day of conference saw taking a decision to enter, pilots rely waterhole filled with crocodiles before the recommencement of technical heavily on detailed wind readings. we set off towards the coast. Open presentations. The first two of these top trucks took us to the beach for a were by pilots from the USA and The next two presentations on ride across extensive sand dunes. It France on handling container ships. Standard Conning Commands with took some time to ferry everyone, so Captain Eric Von Brandenfels of the Pod Drive vessels were given by some of us were encouraged to walk USA used several video examples Captain Cai Bin of China and allegedly 800m through deep sand 10

The Pilot Autumn 2018 These define the vertical and in the last two years the Australians horizontal dimensions of harbour have developed a national standard approach channels and the CPD programme. This programme manoeuvring and anchorage areas is web based and can be adapted within harbours, along with defining to fit into a port's own procedures. restrictions within a channel. The Pilots have to send photocopies of presentation was related to how all documents and certificates to you can use the guidelines for update the system, which has four either developing a new port or for levels of access and all pilots pay a redesigning an existing channel for nominal annual subscription. larger vessels. Phil Thompson of BMT spoke 'LNG Fueled Ships and LNG about Port Development and bunkering' by Captain Goag Seng- Port Expansions: the role of Pilot Min was a presentation of various Simulations. He began by asking slides on LNG operations. There if we really get what we need from are currently 96 LNG fueled ships simulations and how we adapt in service. With the reducing cost and develop them. There are of gas and a wide global supply it sometimes problems with validation is expected that this number will of models working from real ship's increase and we will see a global manoeuvring data. He then gave shift to LNG powered ships. examples of some of the work that BMT has done, including support The last presentations were on of planning and development in Continuous Training and Proficiency over 500 ports in the last ten years. given by Captain Carl Robitaille of A network of trained pilots familiar Canada. Carl started his presentation with either specific vessels and/ by defining what a Liberal Profession or ports undertake the simulations, is as defined by the European data from which can then be used Council. 'Liberal professions accept to develop new clearing distances responsibility and serve the common and transit bearings, port procedures good, they are independent in their (and emergency planning in the expertise and from the interests case of tug and terminal failures). of third parties and practice their Other examples of pilot training and professions autonomously. Liberal simulation were made by a wide professions provide high quality variety of pilots across the world. services and high standards of My thanks to Captain Seringe More knowledge-based services.' Clearly, Gaye of Senegal and Captain Taric marine pilots and liberal professions Captain JD Giles of France. IALA Bourassa from Morocco. were appointed several years ago by share common ground. But how IMO and have five working groups. about continuing professional During various presentations on These committees aim at developing development? And how do we portable pilot units Captain Peter common best practice standards compare with respect to Dann from Australia introduced an through publication of IALA continuous proficiency? interesting feature of their system, which can record the voice with a Recommendations and Guidelines. Carl then showed the CPD PPU. This capability allows playback In essence, only pilots can perform requirements for various professions, for trainees, who are required to pilotage. Digitising pilotage as a including lawyers, dentists, and record passages, and this playback maritime service is not realistic, is not doctors. On average they do at least is analysed later to see where safe and ignores what the essence 40 hours of CPD training every year, improvements can be made. Peter of pilotage is. However, pilotage has which is obviously considerable when also highlighted some issues with been added to the list of services in looking at A960 by comparison. the system, including font sizes, the MSP-6. Concerns remain that this Carl then went on to describe target swap and AIS data, Bluetooth could lead to shore-based pilotage the Canadian Training and CPD and wireless drop outs, freeze ups, via VTS, so we will make efforts standards, the structure of training aerial connection problems, through IMPA to have it removed or being in three parts — Part A is and pattern matching and the role of pilotage redefined. standard training, Part B is confirmation bias. 'PIANC or Foe' by Captain development and specialization, and J Pearce of OMC related Harbour Part C is about regularisation. Peter If you weren't there you missed a lot! Approach channel design guidelines. Lilley from Australia talked about how 11

The Pilot Autumn 2018 Maersk Selects Sea Machines for World’s First AI-Powered Situational Awareness System aboard a Container Ship Peter Amelia Smith Boston-based Sea Machines display the Robotics announces today that knowledge in the it has signed a contract with A.P. wheelhouse. The Moller-Maersk, of Copenhagen, system facilitates Denmark, to trial its industry-leading safer and more perception and situational awareness efficient maritime technology aboard one of the operations. company's new-build Winter Palace Maersk's goal for ice-class container ships. The deal is the collaboration significant not only to Sea Machines is to prove that and Maersk but also to the larger the technology maritime industry. This installation aids seafarers, can marks the first time that computer remove the line of vision, Light Detection and Ranging sight restriction (LiDAR) and perception software from the bridge, 'Our team first met Sea Machines will be utilized aboard a container and provides the infrastructure around three years ago when they vessel to augment and upgrade for a future autonomous collision were developing the concepts of transit operations. avoidance system. their first autonomous systems, and already we were impressed The solution chosen by Maersk is 'We are extremely proud that with their technical capability, the latest in Sea Machines' portfolio the world's largest shipping planned product path, and practical and uses artificial intelligence (AI) to company selected Sea Machines understanding of the future needs improve at-sea situational awareness, as their advanced perception and of the marine market,' said P. object identification and tracking autonomous technology provider,' Michael A. Rodey, senior innovation capabilities. Similar to Advanced explained Michael Johnson, founder manager, A.P. Moller-Maersk. Driver-Assistance Systems (ADAS) and CEO, Sea Machines. 'This 'For this containership situational commonly found in automobiles partnership with Maersk marks our awareness programme, we aim to – which alerts drivers of roadway first foray into the shipping sector prove that the technology increases hazards and prevent accidents – and allows us to positively contribute our safety, efficiency, and reliability. Sea Machines' system uses towards the operator's technology Autonomous vessels are not an end advanced sensors to collect a goals. Our mission is to propel the goal for Maersk nor are unmanned continuous stream of information maritime industry forward with 21st vessels, but what is more of interest from a vessel's environmental century technology and it's exciting is the technology along the journey surroundings, identify and track to see the growing demand for Sea and the value it brings.' potential conflicts, and efficiently Machines products.'

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The Pilot Autumn 2018 This news is the latest in a series of to provide autonomous and remote "Sea Machines' software makes announcements highlighting Sea vessel control for workboats and Maersk's operations safer and Machines' continued progress. Most other commercial marine vessels. more efficient by bringing intelligent recently Sea Machines disclosed The SM300 serves operations information about the operational the opening of a second location in looking for level 3 operator-in-the domain directly to the wheelhouse. Hamburg, Germany. This new centre loop autonomy in survey, spill This collaboration is significant in of excellence is now supporting the response, dredging and security/ that it allows us to demonstrate company's growing demand for surveillance. Sea Machines is also how the technology can increase engineering, sales and marketing actively developing advanced the safety, predictability and across Europe. The company is also perception technology and navigation productivity of real-world shipping managing a pilot programme with assistance technology for a range of operations. A first for the industry, Tuco Marine, of Denmark, to test vessel types. this collaboration with Maersk marks the autonomous technology aboard the start of a coming wave of early Sea Machines' Founder and ProZero workboats. adopters and is helping to shape a CEO Michael Johnson made this new era of maritime operations." Sea Machines introduced the world's additional comment: first industrial-grade control system

APPMPG update Hywel Pugh

I represented the Association at He gave an overview of the vision I thought that Roger Hargreaves the recent All-Party Parliamentary of a plan for 'Ports 2050' and spoke very well and was positive Maritime and Ports Group how the digital side of this could about the growth in the sector. (APPMPG). This gave us the be completed. The plan covers His department was working hard Association an opportunity various aspects of port operations, with other departments of the civil to meet and speak with which include the physical – ports service for more resources, though Members of Parliament & as hubs and their connectivity — everything these days is judged on House of Lords as well Augmentation and Automation, value and benefit. as various industry Digital and Sustainable operations. The room was then opened to organisations who Roger Hargreaves, Marine questions and I made some notes: have an interest in Director of Department for our maritime Transport, gave an update on Lord Berkley asked about the industry. the department's activities, connectivity of Tilbury to the new and these were: Thames Lower crossing and The meeting Scilly Isles. was chaired by .Trying to move the sector more Jim Fitzpatrick, into the forefront of people's The Portland Harbour Master asked Labour MP for minds, because London about connectivity for Portland. Poplar, Lord provides 80% of the world's Ian Shields, CHIRP member, asked Berkley and Marine service sector; about port access by larger ships. Lord Greenway. .Very soon they will publish Lord Greenway asked if there was The first what they have done this year any intention for a Marine Bill as it presentation (2018) and what they will was 10 years since the last one: was by Tim be reworking in 2019. answer No! Morris, Chief Executive A question was raised about of the UK the size of the Red Ensign fleet. Major Ports Answer: they were working hard Group. but now thinking that maybe quality is better than quantity. BPA asked about Coastal inter-port shipping. Answer: There is still work going on around this but it would have to add value. 13

The Pilot Autumn 2018 Obituary: David White 1945-2018

David White, was a marine pilot on the additional role of Dartmouth from 1979 until his death last week. pilot from 1992. He became Harbour After 11 years as a navigation officer Master for Dartmouth from 2005 with Shell Tankers UK LTD and six until retirement in 2010, although years as a hydrofoil commander and he continued to serve as a pilot for relief master for Red Funnel Ferries. Dartmouth until his death on the 18th He became a pilot for the port of January 2018, after a short battle with Sunderland in 1979. He transferred pancreatic cancer. to Teignmouth in 1985 where he piloted until 2004 as well as taking Nick White (Son)

Obituary: Donald Howard

Donald Howard, Lord Strathcona and In the early 1970s Lord Strathcona him to resign when he opposed Mount Royal, Laird of Colonsay and was much involved in the project to her defence cuts in 1981. a defence minister under Margaret recover Brunel’s famous passenger Lord Strathcona was devoted to Thatcher, served as President UKPA ship SS Great Britain from the his estate in Scotland, especially 1978 - 1990 died on June 16th, 2018 Falklands. The hulk was refloated and its garden at Colonsay House. He towed back to Bristol on a pontoon. Lord Strathcona and Mount Royal, had many other interests serving The whole event was covered from a who died aged 94, owned a large as chairman of the Bath Festival. converted wooden Chinese junk by estate in Scotland, including two He also spent much time repairing Strathcona for a national newspaper. islands, Oronsay and Colonsay. wooden boats and was president His title dated from 1900 through In 1979 the new Prime Minister of the Steamboat Association an ancestor who cofounded the Margaret Thatcher appointed and chairman of Coastal Canadian-Pacific Railway and Strathcona a defence minister Forces Heritage. who was a large shareholder in the with responsibility for military Hudson’s Bay Company. procurement, though she asked John Pearn

(no matter how trivial it may seem at the time) it is imperative that Incident you complete an incident report and forward it to the insurance procedures company. The incident form with instructions can be downloaded from the UKMPA website. and legal Minor incident: Forward the incident report as directed. rights During normal office hours you can also speak to Ian Storm at Circle insurance: All active members should have 0141 242 4822 received a card detailing the procedures to be taken following Major incident: During office an incident. If you haven't hours as above, outside office received such a card please hours call 07790 069306 contact the insurers. For full details, please refer to If you are involved in any incident UKMPA Circular: 7 of 2016 14

The Pilot Autumn 2018 United Kingdom Maritime Pilots Association welcomes you to EMPA 2019 LIVERPOOL 21-24 MAY

MANCHESTER SHIP CANAL 125TH ANNIVERSARY www.ukmpa.org/empa2019 UKMPA member receives MBE from The Queen Martin Phipps was a Southampton Pilot. When he was appointed Southampton Harbourmaster he remained a UKMPA Member, continuing to maintain a strong interest with pilotage. Following article copied by permission of Associated British Ports Former Harbour Master at including pilots, vessel traffic service "Building relationships, consultation the Port of Southampton, personnel, hydrographers and and engagement were key elements Captain Martin Phipps, today berthing officers. of my role as Harbour Master. We (26th June 2018) received his MBE have such a wide range of customers "As a pilot I worked on liners like the from the Queen at a ceremony held and stakeholders from the largest France and QE2 was the biggest at Buckingham Palace. container ships in the world to the cruise liner visiting the port." smallest leisure users and we need Captain Phipps was recognised in "In the past 10 years the size of to ensure we can all co-exist on the the New Year's Honours list and his cruise ships has doubled and while water," he said. award was given for services to the growth of container ships has UK exports. been more gradual, they can now ABP Southampton Director, Alastair take up to 21,000 containers," said Welch said: "It was fitting that Martin The Harbour Master is responsible Captain Phipps, who is well known should be recognised in this way for the safe navigation of all vessels for his keen sense of humour and a with a richly deserved MBE. We were using the port and operating across snazzy line in nautical ties. delighted to see him included in the the wider Solent – last year 160,000 New Year's Honours list." vessel movements, including some of the largest ships in the world, were recorded excluding leisure craft. Captain Phipps was joined at the palace by his wife Jill and sons Andrew, Paul and Matthew. "It has been a really special morning and it is a great honour to be recognised in this way." "Receiving this honour is the perfect way to end my career – it is a reflection of all the people in the marine department that I have worked with over the years and proof that they are a wonderful team," he said. Captain Phipps, who first went to sea at the age of 16, came to the port as a Marine Pilot in 1990 and became Harbour Master in 2011, leading a team of 110 marine staff

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The Pilot Autumn 2018 Pilots' Golf Day Malcolm Watts

Fourteen stalwarts met at the Paul Bridgeman of the Humber was These events are open to any pilot, Shawhills Golf and Spa on the May the winner. There was also a nearest both serving and retired, who enjoys Bank Holiday weekend to do battle the pin competition on the Monday a game of golf and a great social for the Manchester Salver and and any two's were also in for a gathering. You do not have to be a the Peter Ryder Cup. Six pilotage small prize of a sleeve of golf balls. low handicap golfer to be part of the districts where represented, though Many thanks to Chris Harding, who gathering, because we have golfers with only one working pilot among organised the event and did a great with handicaps of 24, 26 and 29. It us. The weather was excellent and job once again. is the meeting up with pilots from all the fellowship was even better. On districts that is the most important The next event is at Hollins Hall on the Sunday afternoon the Peter thing. I am sure that Chris Harding the East coast, as usual on the first Ryder Cup was played for and won would be pleased to hear from Sunday, Monday and Tuesday of by Steve Watson of Liverpool. The anyone who has not joined in before September when once again we Manchester Salver was contested on and would like to. gather to do battle on the golf course. the Monday morning and this time Social Networking A note from the UKMPA members are all design department... encouraged to participate in the forum debates on Linkedin. Could all those kindly contributing images to the magazine, please To join the group, sign up for ensure, if they are from your own camera/smart phone, it is set to a Linkedin account and type the highest resolution possible. In addition, please don't place them "UKMPA" into the group search in a word document or compress them when sending via email. box which will take you to the We get a lot of beautiful pictures sent in, which are frustratingly too relevant registration page. small to use! Follow @UKPILOTS on Any queries? Twitter for pilot safety and Please email Kerry: [email protected] other industry information. UKMPA Office details UKMPA Members Details HQS Wellington If any of your personal Temple Stairs details such as address, Victoria Embankment email or telephone number London WC2R 2PN have changed, please inform Email: [email protected] us at the earliest opportunity, Web: www.ukmpa.org so that we can update our membership records. New UNITE Secretarial support details should be sent to provided by Donna Reeve [email protected] 020 7611 2613

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