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H. SUMMARY REPORT OF EUROPEAN TRIP
H. SUMMARY REPORT OF EUROPEAN TRIP
Pages 449-458
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, efficiency appears to have the edge.) In the River Scheldt system, at least in Dutch waters, safety is the principal concern, largely because most of the traffic is destined for upstream Belgian ports (which compete with Rotterdam for container cargoes)
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Pilots in the Netherlands wear a prescribed uniform consisting of black trousers, white shirt with shoulder marks, and black coat. In the Port of London, the prescribed pilot uniform is black pants with a white shirt and shoulder marks.
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Pilot Training Using Shiphandling Simulation European pilot training emphasizes apprenticeships and, to a lesser degree, shiphandling simulation. The primary training method is apprenticeships, which provide exposure to a wide variety of vessels under a wide range of operating
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From the pilot's perspective, the simulators are not useful for learning bridge team management; that is because pilots deal principally with foreign-flag ships, which pilots reported frequently have nothing resembling a bridge team. Therefore, teamwork training using simulation for such situations would have little relevance.
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The Helsinki port director characterized VTS as "a hole into which one pours money." The VTS systems in the major ports and river systems serve as the harbormaster's eyes and ears as well as the command center for governing vessel traffic management and coordinating crisis response. No one is really sure whether VTS systems achieve economic or safety objectives, but the perceived need for a businesslike approach to traffic management and safety is strong enough to underwrite support for the systems.
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The form and manner of VTS training varies widely. The Netherlands has 4While most of the port is adequately covered by radar, the overall electronic display system and automatic tracking capability is not fully functional, principally because the Dutch government required that the electronics be of Dutch origin.
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(Note: The Rotterdam Port Authority and Marine Safety Rotterdam have constructed a major ship-bridge and VTS simulation facility In Rotterdam. National VTS training will be shifted to this new facility [Van Horssen, 19921.)
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Because safety is the driving force for VTS in Dutch waters of the river system, the River Scheldt VTS is more likely than others to intervene to the point of providing navigational advice (something short of maneuvering orders)
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Kop, chairman of the IALA VTS committee, made the following observations on work .
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