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SIMULATION / MANEUVER OF APPROACH AND MOORING to "TIMBUES" HARBOUR" (BRM - P) BRM Course for #Pilots

published on 4 July 2019 - 220 -

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These images show a Navigation drill (SIMULATION) of approach and mooring to one of the Harbours of the Paraná River - "TIMBUES" Harbour (Management and Resources of the Navigation Bridge for Pilots) - (BRM - P) in charge of the Paraná Harbours Pilot, Captain Mr. Diego SCHOTTENHEIM. Exercise carried out in the Navigation Bridge Simulator of the Maritime and Riverine Research and Training Canter (MRRTC), Autonomous City of Buenos Aires #Argentine on March 12, 2019, since 14:50 till 15:55 local time.

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Article Rumos Práticos 62 by Praticagem do Brasil published in Portuguese and English

published on 4 November 2022

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Opinion Pilot safety: a crucial component of navigation safety

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Video A conversation about the Jones Act

published on 13 January 2023

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Video Example of Covid-19 protection in India (Pilot Boat)

published on 2 July 2020

Pilot disembarkation from ship (kakinada)
Editors note:
The shown protections are very massive in our opinion.
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Video Pilot boat getting alongside a merchant cargo big bulk carrier ship

published on 27 July 2022

Pilot boat alongside a merchant cargo vessel, a big bulk carrier at canakkale strait, turkey

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published on 4 August 2021

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Opinion Checklist of Root-Cause Pilot fall from the ships Ladder

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Harbor Pilot Nasir Khan from Pakistan has sent his own checklist to Marine-Pilots.com - we share this list for our readers and look forward to an interesting discussion.

Article Gladding-Hearn Delivers High-Speed Launch to St. Lawrence Seaway Pilots

published on 21 August 2020

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