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1/24/2007-Tragedy in the USA
Pilot boat operator George Robert Frazier died after the pilot boat capsized. George Robert Frazier had been employed as a pilot boat operator by the Galveston/Texas City Pilots for almost twenty years. More

11/28/2006-18th IMPA Congress s held in Havana, CUBA
IMPA’s XVIII Conference ended in spectacular fashion in Central Havana last Friday (24th November) following a week of intense debate on Pilotage issues. More

ANNOUNCEMENTS

6/16/2006 IMPA 2006 Congress web site

IMPA Havana Congress official web site is now launched. Please visit www.impa2006.cu for dedicated IMPA Havana Congress web site. Almost all the information regarding Congress is avaliable in the site. More

1/23/2006 Bug at the photo gallery section

Bug reported (Thanks to Rodolphe Striga from France) at the Photo Galllery section was corrected.The bug was disallowing the visitors from uploading own photos to the photo directory and database.More

ARTICLES

Rodolphe STRIGA/ECDIS - RCDS – ENC
Electronic Chart Display and Information System (ECDIS) means a navigation information system which, with adequate back up arrangements, can be accepted as complying with the up-to-date chart required by regulation V/19 & V/27 of the 1974 SOLAS Convention. More

Rodolphe STRIGA/AZIPODS-Memo for the pilots’ use
The pods are tractors ; this means that the control levers on the bridge have to be orientated in the direction where the pulling is required and not in the direction to where the ship should go. More

DOCUMENTS

IMO Pilotage Resolution 960

IMO Resolution "Recommendation on training and certification and on operational procedures for maitime pilots other than deep dsea pilots" as adopted by IMO Assembly in December 2003. This is the revised version of A.485.XII and revokes A.485.XII .More

IMPA is Opposed to Competition in Pilotage

As the international representative body of maritime pilots; IMPA adopts positions in contributing to maritime safety. Following text points out the reasons why IMPA is opposed to competition in pilotage.More

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