http://www.mastermariners.org.nz Home site for NZ Company of Master Mariners Tue, 03 Aug 2010 07:54:54 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A report compiled by New Zealand investigators into the sinking of the Tongan ferry Princess Ashika has found the vessel was in such a bad state it should not have been operating. The ferry sank during an overnight voyage from the Tongan capital Nuku'alofa to an outlying island in August ... http://www.mastermariners.org.nz/?p=451 [caption id="attachment_427" align="aligncenter" width="215" caption="Lyttelton Sea Sunday Service"][/caption] http://www.mastermariners.org.nz/?p=428 The Wellington Branch will hold meetings at Quay Plaza Hotel, Oriental Parade,  1200 for 1300 on the following dates in 2010. Wednesday 11 August: Annual General Meeting of New Zealand Company Wednesday 08 September: Speaker to be advised Wednesday 13 October: Wednesday 17 November:  Cocktail Evening at 1700 at same venue. http://www.mastermariners.org.nz/?p=121 Government first needs to show competence in pilotage regulation Lloyds List by Steve Pelecanos - Tuesday 20 April 2010 SHIPS have been running aground on the Great Barrier Reef ever since Captain James Cook undertook his historic voyage along Australia’s east coast. It is hardly a new phenomenon, but it is a ... http://www.mastermariners.org.nz/?p=422 The following excerpt from the Wellington Wardens report to the Wellington AGM. In respect to present day seafaring, the author of this report is privileged, some may think mentally unbalanced, to still be an active seafarer.  During the year under review voyages were undertaken on a break bulk vessel to the ... http://www.mastermariners.org.nz/?p=413 It is with regret that we report the death of Captain John Wilson Dickinson on 29 March 2010. John Dickinson, who was a life member of the  Company, went to sea at the age of 16 when he sailed from Liverpool on the Henderson Line ship SAGAING in December 1940 as a cadet. ... http://www.mastermariners.org.nz/?p=408 Master’s delay voids error of navigation defence A New Zealand court case has highlighted the unseen consequences of a master’s actions in trying to hide his own navigational error. Details of the legal argument in how they relate directly to decision-makingmay provide a salutary warning GENERAL cargo vessel Tasman Pioneer (1979-built, 16,748 ... http://www.mastermariners.org.nz/?p=407 Harbourmasters in some of the country's busiest stretches of water are calling for more power to investigate incidents where boats narrowly avoid colliding. They say it is only a matter of time before someone else is killed in a collision, and want to be able to try to stop any ... http://www.mastermariners.org.nz/?p=404 The above notice is prominently displayed on the Greater Wellington Regional Council web site and has previously been published in Wellington newspapers. The wording in the above is not the same as in WRC by-law 6.3.1 nor the relevant collision prevention rules  and gives a completely false interpretation of the ... http://www.mastermariners.org.nz/?p=397 From the booklet "Across the Water",  biography of Captain A.E. Wilmott, ferry master and later Marine Superintendent/Harbour Master at Heysham for LMS Railway steamers. "Although modern in every other respect, none of the Fleetwood steamers was fitted with wireless telegraphy until 1921 and instead they carried on the bridge two carrier pigeons ... http://www.mastermariners.org.nz/?p=386