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Relatedly, the Mississippi River has pilots associations who are responsible to navigate vessels through the river. The Mississippi probably a more complex env
by rainbowzootsuit 6y ago
Relatedly, the Mississippi River has pilots associations who are responsible to navigate vessels through the river.
The Mississippi probably a more complex environment than the Suez Canal given the significant number of turns and strong currents but I'm somewhat surprised there isn't something similar there in Egypt as it seems like a narrow passage.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mississippi_River_Pilot https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mississippi_River_Pilot
https://www.crescentpilots.com/ https://www.crescentpilots.com/
- yuliyp 6y agoThe Suez Canal, like many ports and other canals, requires a Pilot to board every vessel that transits it. The pilots are local experts working with the Suez Canal Authority that work with the ship captains onboard the ship to help them navigate the canal.