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December 2022 edition of The New Zealand Pilot published

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The latest edition of The New Zealand Pilot has been published.

Contents:

The New Zealand Pilot - Editorial
The Channel
Meet Your Executive - Matt Birdsall
The Key Pricinipals of Marine Risk Management
A Risky Business
Time is not Enough
MPX: Beyond the Basics
Interislander - A POD of changes
Where to next for Auckland
1000 Stanchions Around ...
Ports of Call
News from Port Ash

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published on 3 January 2023

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Video by Safehaven Marine / Frank Kowalski
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published on 15 August 2022

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by Frank Diegel - published on 7 October 2020

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