Welcome to IMPA
IMPA, The International Maritime Pilots' Association, is a professional, nonprofitmaking body with a truly international outlook. It is primarily concerned with promoting professional standards of pilotage worldwide in the interests ofpilots' safety. It seeks to fulfil this momentous task by encouraging both consultation between its members and the exchange of technical informationwith other industry partners and regulators at the local, national and international levels.
The association was formed thanks to the initiative of pilots' associations fromthe five continents whose representatives met in Kiel, Germany in June 1970.IMPA was officially launched in Amsterdam in May 1971.
To date, it has over 8,000 members in 54 countries. IMPA seeks to achieve its principal objective - the promotion of professionally sound and safe pilotage.
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COWI Places Death Sentence on Free Competition in Pilotage Service |
A liberalization of the Danish Pilotage Service would be a threat to safety in one of the world's most trafficked waters says COWI in a new study. |
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In Praise of Pilots - Article from Workboat World No 36 |
An appreciation of pilots by a non-pilot mariner |
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President's Address at EMPA's 47th Annual GM, 24 - 26 April 2013, Malta |
President's Address - Captain Michael Watson
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Pilot injured by defective boarding arrangements |
Uruguayan Pilot Gaston Gonzales fell 18 feet (6m) from the deck of the “Saga Monal” last week, fracturing his shoulder, a vertebrae and sacrum, when a deck stanchion gave way.
Two days later the “Saga Adventure” presented herself for boarding also inbound for Neura Palmira, with the ladder arrangements seen here.
A Coast Guard inspection considered everything was ok(!) so the Uruguayan Pilots commissioned an independent survey.
The ladder treads are not horizontal because the whole rig has been dragged forward from its reel, presumably because of the inadequate length of the Accommodation ladder.
Captain Gonzalez is safe and recovering.
More pictures of the "Saga Adventure" can be seen in the Gallery section of our website.
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Hong Kong - Court of Final Appeal Judgement - Collision between Bulk Carrier 'Yao Hai' & 'Neftegaz 67' |
We are pleased to inform you that Hong Kong Pilots have won this case in the Court of Final Appeal. By the unanimous decision of the Court, the senior pilot's appeal was allowed and the costs to be paid by the prosecution. The appeal of the Master of the Neftegaz 67’ was dismissed. He is serving the remainder of the sentence of 18 months' imprisonment ordered by the Court of Appeal.
The appeal of the junior pilot and the Master of the ‘Yao Hai’ were already allowed in the Court of Appeal in December 2011.Below is the link to the judgment. |
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Situation in Port of Buenaventura, Colombia - Situacion en el Puerto de Buenaventura, Colombia |
IMPA Deplores Commerce Taking Precedence over Safety |
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GUIDANCE FOR NAVAL ARCHITECTS AND SHIPYARDS ON THE PROVISION OF PILOT BOARDING ARRANGEMENTS |
Revised Edition 2012 |
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XXI IMPA Congress, London. Presentations & Photographs are now available. |
You will find the presentations in the 'Members' area & the photographs are in the 'Media' area. |
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Uruguayan Pilots make presentation to National Parliament |
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PRESS RELEASE: XXI IMPA Congress London |
PRESS RELEASE: XXI IMPA Congress London
Pilots Steering a Course for the Future |
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New Pilot Ladder Poster was approved by IMO, at MSC 90 on the 22nd May 2012 |
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Latest News
11/06/2013 - In Praise of Pilots - Article from Workboat World No. 36 |
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10/06/2013 - COWI places death sentence on free competition in pilotage service |
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24/04/2013 - President's Address at EMPA's 47th Annual GM, Malta, 24 - 26 April 2013 |
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08/04/2013 - Pilot injured by defective boarding arrangements |
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07/03/2013 - Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal Judgement |
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28/09/2012 - XXI IMPA Congress, London. Presentations & Photographs are now available. |
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25/09/2012 - IMO Secretary General Launches 21st IMPA Conference |
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04/09/2012 - Press Release - September 2012 |
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29/08/2012 - PRESS RELEASE: XXI IMPA Congress London |
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16/08/2012 - Uruguayan Pilots make presentation to National Parliament |
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