International Pilot - Issue 24

1 Message from the President 3 Collision between ‘Ursine’ and ‘Pride of Bruges’ 4 MSC ‘Napoli’ 4 The ‘Dead Slow’ Myth 6 Large Marine Diesel Engines 11 Routine should spring from the core – not the checklist 13 The use of portable piloting units 19 Inaugural... More

1 Message from the President 3 Collision between ‘Ursine’ and ‘Pride of Bruges’ 4 MSC ‘Napoli’ 4 The ‘Dead Slow’ Myth 6 Large Marine Diesel Engines 11 Routine should spring from the core – not the checklist 13 The use of portable piloting units 19 Inaugural Conference of the African Maritime Pilots’ Association INDEX THE JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL MARITIME PILOTS’ ASSOCIATION ISSUE 24, JUNE 2008 The International PilotThe International Pilot Dear Colleagues It seems like only a few weeks ago that we were in Cuba at our last Convention yet coming over the horizon at full speed is Bangkok 2008. I always enjoy conferences as an opportunity to exchange ideas and views on the premise that there is nothing new under the sun. Any issue you have, any problem you have faced, you can be sure someone has encountered it before you. The other feature of conferences which I like and which I am going to make sure is one of the most critical parts of our meeting in Thailand, is to reinforce the u Less