It’s also SOP for a ship to be piloted by a specialist from that waterway rather than a member of the crew (as happened here). My terminology is all wrong, but you get the picture.
Yeah, like you said it’s SOP. In Hamburg, Germany any ship above 90 meters gets a specialized pilot to navigate the port, there is a logistical network in place to shuttle those pilots to and from the ships they are needed on. You are not allowed to navigate your ship in the port without one.
It’s a highly specialized job and it’s the dream of most seafaring folk around here - study nautics, become first officer for a couple of years, become captain and travel the world, after TEN years you qualify for the special pilot training and then you get the dream job of being paid like a captain but sleep at home every night.
To be fair to the Daily Mail (!!!) I think that’s some straight reporting that there was a pilot on board. Not sure what difference that makes when the power goes out and you lose steering.
A) Thinking the Daily Mail is a reliable source of information proves how brain-addled this person is.
B) Ah, specially trained to avoid obstacles, unlike all those other ships that are constantly running into things …
It’s also SOP for a ship to be piloted by a specialist from that waterway rather than a member of the crew (as happened here). My terminology is all wrong, but you get the picture.
Yeah, like you said it’s SOP. In Hamburg, Germany any ship above 90 meters gets a specialized pilot to navigate the port, there is a logistical network in place to shuttle those pilots to and from the ships they are needed on. You are not allowed to navigate your ship in the port without one.
It’s a highly specialized job and it’s the dream of most seafaring folk around here - study nautics, become first officer for a couple of years, become captain and travel the world, after TEN years you qualify for the special pilot training and then you get the dream job of being paid like a captain but sleep at home every night.
To be fair to the Daily Mail (!!!) I think that’s some straight reporting that there was a pilot on board. Not sure what difference that makes when the power goes out and you lose steering.