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Welcome to Driver's Ed...For Supertankers


published on 2 October 2019 779 -

It turns out that supertankers and cruise ships have valets. They're called maritime pilots, and they're among the most elite ship handlers in the world. So where does one go to learn how to park the largest ships in the world? To the Maritime Pilots Institute in Covington, La. There, they use mini-versions of the behemoth boats to teach the basics. All aboard!

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Riccardo di Stefano Germany
on 31 March 2020, 08:46 UTC

Dear Adel,

please contact MPI directly: admissions@maritimepilotsinstitute.org.
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Adel Hussein IMPA - International Maritime Pilots’ Association, Libya
on 30 March 2020, 20:02 UTC

That’s amazing, my name is Adel and I am a second officer and I worked as a first pilot since 2017 at Tripoli port - Libya - North Africa .and now I’m resident in Canada. can you tell me what is the cost of such course at this center, please?
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