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Might is Right
The above notice is prominently displayed on the Greater Wellington Regional Council web site and has previously been published in Wellington newspapers. The wording in the above is not the same as in WRC by-law 6.3.1 nor the relevant collision … Continue reading
GMDSS
From the booklet “Across the Water”, biography of Captain A.E. Wilmott, ferry master and later Marine Superintendent/Harbour Master at Heysham for LMS Railway steamers. “Although modern in every other respect, none of the Fleetwood steamers was fitted with wireless telegraphy until … Continue reading
Pilot Negligence
From Lloyds List Thursday 4 February 2010 by Sam Ignarski AMONG the rules of thumb you are taught in the early months of marine insurance training used to be that the pilots of ships had, under the laws of pilotage, … Continue reading
Captain Mac
Many former pupils will mourn the loss of the former Director of both the Wellington and Auckland Navigation Schools. Captain Mac joined Shaw Savill in 1936 where he remined until 1952, the latter years spent on the MANZ vessel … Continue reading
Lloyds Open Form
Fact and Fiction – Salvage contract misunderstood but still remains essential, writes Todd Busch President of the International Salvage Union Lloyds List -Thursday 10 December 2009 LLOYD’S Open Form remains the most commonly used form of salvage contract. It has served … Continue reading
Christmas Cocktails
Photos from the recent evening held at the Bay Plaza Hotel.
Crusoe Award
Auckand Branch Award to Captain Compson It was our Warden, Captain John Frankland’s pleasure to present the Crusoe Award to Captain Bill Compson at the Auckland Branch Annual Summers Night Dinner on Friday evening 4 December 2009. This was in … Continue reading
Indian Navy Sailing vessel Mhadei at Lyttelton
Solo yachtsman Commander Dilip Donde of the Royal Indian Navy is currently in Port at Lyttelton making preparations for the next leg of the Indian Navy challenge which started this year. Whilst assisting with the preparations, … Continue reading
Crew Competence – Another “Spot On” Observation by Michael Grey
Monday 2 November 2009 Lloyds List Crew competence still a cause for concern “It is all very well to criticise regulations and the regulators, but so often the real blame for crew incompetence must surely lie with whoever employed the … Continue reading
Command or Control
Members will doubtless recall the findings of the court in the Birchall case recently which concerned the question of ‘command’ during a Cook Strait incident. As I understand it the case revolved around the question, and legal interpretation of, ‘Command … Continue reading