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San Franciso Pilots Respond To Proposed Regulations

Started by gcaptain · 11 months ago

In a well written article published by The San Francisco Chronicle Captain Peter McIsaac, president of the San Francisco Bar Pilots, lays out the reasons why federal control of shipping is a bad idea. He tells us;
One much-discussed measure we are not recommending is the implementation of ... Continue reading »

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  • watermon

    1 year ago

    You can bet special interests will be lobbying hard for overwhelming governmental involvement in in our nations vessel traffic system. This will create an additional burden on the taxpayer with the millions if not billions it will cost to institute such as infrastructure similar to air traffic control.

    Of course this doesn't get to the heart of the problem. Which is watch officers in the wheelhouse making sound decisions with the continual collaboration of the bridge resource management team prior to getting underway and while underway.
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