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a new law in the United Kingdom will modify the norms on the harbour pilotage
Alle Autorità Portuali will be assigned some competences that in Italy are own of the Marine Authority
May 13, 2013
In recent days in the United Kingdom Marine Navigation Act 2013 is launched, law that will take effect in the next few months and that it will introduce some modifications to the competences of the Harbour Authorities, between which in particular allocation to these authorities of the task of regulating the marine traffic in the port.
Between the several dispositions, the normative new will extend to a greater number of members of the crews of the ships the possibility to equip itself of the Certificate of Exemption from Pilotage (PEC), that it could be demanded from all the deck officials, and moreover will allow with the ports to stop the effettuazione of the pilotage service if this does not turn out more necessary.
The British Ports Association (BPA) has received with satisfaction the adoption of the normative new: "this - the president of the association has commented, David Whitehead - is an important law that it is the result of the success of the cooperation of a series of marine organizations. The support guaranteed from the department of the Transports to the law has been determining and we have worked to tightened contact with the civil employees to its drawing up".
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