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People and industry focus from Queensland's top pilotage service
Queensland-based Brisbane Marine Pilots seek to provide the ideal example of pilotage service in their operation area of the Port of Brisbane. Their mantra is excellence through continued investment in people, technology and systems, as well as remaining at the fore of industry development.
Primarily involved in providing pilots to all ships transiting the Port of Brisbane under contract to the State of Queensland and Maritime Safety Queensland, the company's main strength lies in its people, says Brisbane Marine Pilots external affairs director Ross Nicholls.
"Being a private company and the 37 pilots being joint shareholders, there is a significant degree of ownership," he says.
"There is strong recognition of not only meeting the company's contractual requirements but exceeding them. We have an exemplary record for no industrial relations issues within the past 22 years and have built strong relationships with all key port stakeholders."
Demonstrating this focus on corporate responsibility, Brisbane Marine Pilots recently began offering a Certificate IV in Management to its pilot launch crew and administration staff.
"There was a 95% uptake on the training with some fantastic outcomes for individuals and...