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It’s extremely unusual for an oil tanker to take Active Pass instead of the neighbouring Boundary Pass, favoured by almost all other commercial routes for its wider, calmer waters. Swanson says he’s never seen an oil tanker take the pass before.
“When you have a tanker travelling through these waters. there is always tremendous danger with dangerous goods being spilt in any amount. It would be a disaster for that to happen,” Swanson says. The arrows point to Active Pass, running between Galiano and Mayne Island. Boundary Pass is the much larger waterway that follows the marine border between the US and Canada.
Finland s Ministry of Transport and Communications launches project to reform Pilotage Act
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The Ministry of Transport and Communications of Finland has launched a project to reform the Pilotage Act. The aim is that the new legislation would enter into force at the start of 2023.
The initiative to reform the Pilotage Act came from operators in the sector. The Pilotage Act currently in force is considered to be ambiguous and partly inconsistent, and it needs to be clarified and updated to better meet the current needs. Amendments are particularly called for in the provisions concerning the certificates of competency and training of pilots.