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Pilots Training in Brazil


published on 24 June 2022 227 -

Found on YouTube. Created by "Praticagem do Brasil". Originally published on 2022-06-23.
Operators and supervisors of the operations center (atalaia) of Praticagem da Barra do Rio Grande participated in an update course in online and face-to-face mode. They had classes on nautical charts, electronic charts (ECDIS), radars, portable pilot units (portable electronic navigation equipment) and technical English. "There is no good operation without recurrent training with good tools", says pilotage operational director, practical Bernardo Ramos
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