PILOTAGE OPERATION AND INCORPORATED IN THE BERTH TO BERTH PASSAGE PLAN.
MASTER AND BRIDGE
TEAM TO CLOSELY ASSESS THE PILOT’S INSTRUCTIONS, TUG’S MOVEMENT, VESSEL’S SPEED AND WEATHER CONDITIONS AND MUST NOT HESITATE IN RAISING THEIR CONCERNS OR OVERRIDING THE PILOT’S ORDERS. PILOTS TO BE INFORMED OF THE VESSEL’S OPERATING PARTICULARS INCLUDING ANY LIMITATIONS. PILOTS TO REAFFIRM ANY PREVAILING SITUATIONS IN THE PORT.
EFFECTIVE PREVAILING WEATHER CONDITIONS TO BE CONTINUALLY MONITORED.
COMMUNICATION MASTER TO REMAIN IN
COMMAND AND STAY FOCUSED DURING THE OPERATION. THE PILOT’S PRESENCE ON
DURING BOARD DOES NOT
RELIEVE A MASTER’S REPSONSIBILITY.
PILOTAGE
VESSELS TRACK TO BE CAREFULLY OPERATIONS MONITORED BY FREQUENT POSITION FIXING, ENSURING COMPLIANCE WITH THE PASSAGE PLAN. EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION IS A VITAL ASPECT OF A COMMUNICATION SAFE PASSAGE TO EXCHANGE BETWEEN THE BERTH. ALL PARTIES COVERING BERTHING AND TUG REQUIREMENTS TO BE RECORDED IN A LOG OR SIGNED OFF ON MPX CHECK-LIST.
OFFICERS AT STATIONS ON STANDBY TO COMMUNICATE DISTANCES.
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