Master Maritime | Comprehensive Maritime Consulting Services

Marine Pilotage Issues
Marine pilots provide local knowledge, navigational and ship handling expertise to vessels in designated pilotage waters. The pilot's service ensures states that the utmost diligence is being exercised in moving commerce by water and providing for the safety of life, property and the marine environment.

Master Maritime provides comprehensive consultation on the issues facing the maritime industry regarding the use of marine pilots aboard commercial shipping throughout the United States. Our marine pilotage expert is an unlimited pilot, has served as administrator to the Alaska Board of Marine Pilots and as consultant to the Governor of Alaska on all maritime matters. He has intimate knowledge of the complex and controversial issues surrounding the pilotage industry from both the pilot's and the shipper's perspective.

Master Maritime provides expert witness testimony on navigation and marine pilotage issues. We have consulted with the National Transportation Safety Board, the National Research Council, the Federal Trade Commission, and the American Pilots Association.

Our consulting services include:

Marine pilotage statues and regulations
Pilot association bylaws
Competition in pilotage regions
Pilotage rates. Regional comparisons and consultation at rate hearings
Licensing issues both state and federal including state's compliance with USCG and IMO (STCW) regulations
Pilot training and continuing education
Drug testing and compliance
Medical and fatigue standards
Navigation standards and Rules of the Road
Pilotage techniques and precise navigation
Accident investigation