Welcome To Mooring Master & Ship Pilots Association Of Nigeria
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ABOUT US
The Mooring Master & Ship Pilots Association Of Nigeria is the professional body representing marine pilots throughout Nigeria. It assists in the setting of standards, safety management and provides support and guidance with ongoing professional development.
MMSPAN provides advice to regulators on how to improve operational safety in our ports, and ensures that member pilots and their organisations continue to lead in world’s best practice. Together with its partners, MMSPAN has developed a set of training standards for both initial and continual training for pilots. As a partner of the International Marine Pilots Association, MMSPAN also has input into all important decisions made by the International Maritime Organisation.
OUR OBJECTIVES
- To provide a platform for the unity, cooperation, interaction, training and education of all maritime pilots, Mooring Masters And Ship –To – Ship Pilots In Nigeria.
- To promote amongst its member and prospective member for effective safety outcomes in pilotage as an essential public service.
- To seek to achieve its principal objective which is the promotion of professionally sound and safe pilotage amongst current and prospective maritime pilot Mooring Masters And Ship Pilots In Nigeria
- To represent, protect and advocate for the interest of all Mooring Masters And Ship –To – Ship Pilots In Nigeria
- To promote and provide for welfare of members of all maritime pilots, Mooring Masters And Ship –To – Ship Pilots In Nigeria
- To act as a resource platform for all current and prospective maritime pilots, Mooring Masters And Ship –To – Ship Pilots In Nigeria
- To provide training for the responsibility for the safety of the vessel which maritime pilots, Mooring Masters And Ship –To – Ship Pilots In Nigeria pilots in Nigeria navigate, and also with the protection of the state waters, harbors, ports, the environment , life and property.
MMSPAN
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The Mooring Master & Ship Pilots Association Of Nigeria provides pilotage services to all foreign flag vessels and Nigeria vessels under register (regulated vessels) entering or departing the Port of Nigeria, as required by Nigeria law.
Pilotage is provided 24-hours per day, 365 days per year, in all weather and port conditions, unless closed for safety, for example, poor visibility, high winds, and storm warnings.
As far back as 592 BCE, humans have been transporting people and cargo by water. And for centuries, captains have relied on locals familiar with the ports currents and hazards to guide them safely to shore. While pilotage is one of the oldest naval professions, it remains one of the least known. Did you know that ships carry roughly 70% of the world’s trade? Or that the Nigeria Ship Channel is one of the narrowest and busiest ports in the Africa?
The bar boat stays on station 24/7 offshore and has sleeping accommodation, restrooms with showers, and messing onboard for pilots to use between jobs. It also serves as a boarding platform for embarking and disembarking pilots to and from deep draft vessels.
While being a skilled ship pilot is the primary role of a Houston Pilot, during the course of our career, we will serve in leadership roles as part of the Executive Committee as well as participate in committees to help manage our business and ensure we have the highest safety standards.
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