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Pilot 72, the boat bringing the pilot aboard

The pilot and ship’s officers work in a cooperative effort to bring the ship into port or to take her out to sea – the pilot has the local knowledge of the port, the captain and ship’s officer know the ship and how she handles

– it is usually up to the individuals involved to decide who will control the ship and give orders to the helmsman; sometimes the pilot makes suggestions and sometimes he actually gives orders

 

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Uploaded on November 19, 2015
Taken on October 9, 2015