Pilotage Flashcards
What are the pilot boarding stations?
A - Southampton VLCC’s (South of Nab)
B - Nab East Boarding Area
C - Nab West Boarding Area
D - New Grounds
E - St Helen’s Boarding Area
F - Sturbridge
G - Lepe
Which vessels require a pilot?
All vessels >61m LOA
All vessels >20m LOA and carrying more than 12 Passengers
Tell me about Pilot Station Alpha
4NM south of Nab Tower
Laden VLCCs & Deep draft container vessels
Biggest vessels go here
What vessels can go through needles route
Any ships except tankers >10,000 DWT
Tell me about Pilot Stations Bravo and Charlie
Vessels >=150m LOA
Pilot Station “C”: 0.5’ to 1.5’ from Nab Tower, Sector 270 to 195
Pilot Station “B”: 1.0’ to 2.0’ from Nab Tower, Sector 90 to 145
Nothing greater than 150m LOA boards north of the nab
What is the maximum size vessel to go north of the Nab tower without a pilot?
150m LOA
Tell me about Pilot Stations Echo and Delta
E - St Helen’s
<150m carrying dangerous or polluting cargoes in bulk (SMALL TANKERS not gas free or inert)
If unable to board at St Helen’s (Deep Draft > 7.5 ish). D - New Grounds
Tell me about Pilot Station Foxtrot
F - Sturbridge
<150m Other than a tanker or a tanker gas freed / inerted
If visibility is less than 1 nautical mile, shut pilot station F and move to pilot station E (St Helens)
What VHF channel is “Southampton Pilots” on?
VHF Ch.09
What are the boarding arrangement requirements for SP?
2m above water
What are the boarding arrangement requirements for Nab Pilot Boats?
1.5m above water
What is SPOO?
Southampton Pilotage Operational Orders
What hours do the pilots work?
0830 for 24hrs
When does the Duty Pilot work?
Pre-scheduled.
0830 - 1030 for meetings
it counts as a turn
When can a pilot opt to take a break?
after 2 pilotage acts
How long is a pilot’s break?
5.5 hrs
What types of specialist pilot are there?
ESSO > 60,000 GT
DP World
BP Hamble
What is a “Choice Job” in pilotage
A job requiring a specialist pilot
Where would you find the limitations of each pilot?
Pilot Authorisation List - Available on Sharepoint
What act makes pilotage compulsory?
1987 Pilotage Act
At which pilot station should a gass-free tanker with a length overall of 150m and a draft of 5.8m be boarded, given that approach is from the east?
Bravo
When a vessel is coming from anchorage, what is the time on PAVIS representing?
Time of picking up anchor
When a vessel is coming from sea, what is the time on PAVIS representing?
Time at NAB tower
When must a vessel make contact with Southampton Pilots to confirm ETA and pilot boarding time
3 Hours before pilot boarding
