Florida Harbor Pilots Association

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NEWS

September 2015

Did You Know?

CONTACT FHPA
Captain Stuart Lilly
PO Box 38294
Tallahassee, FL 32315
(850) 224-0219 office
(305) 725-2543 cell
kp84@yahoo.com

Floridas harbor pilots handled 26,704 ship movements

last year.
-Board of Pilot Commissioners

HOW DO THEY DO IT?? THE BISCAYNE BAY PILOTS

By: Captain Andrew D. Melick
Miami is best known for recreational boating, tropical sunshine, ocean beaches,
and vibrant nightlife...It has never been known for its natural harbor.
Miami developedand continues to developon the shores of Biscayne Bay,
where the water is only a few feet deep, and where the bottom is a thick layer of
lime rock. Yet, the largest cruise ship facility in the world and the tenth largest
containership facility in the United States lie at the very heart of the urban oasis
that Miami is today.
The Biscayne Bay Pilots are the sole providers of pilot service to ships that
transit Miami Harbor, and our shiphandling techniques have developed over
more than a century of navigational experience in this unique environment.
Miami Harbor is approached from the deep water of the Atlantic Ocean viaa
dredged channel--carved out of the solid rock bottom--two-and-a-half miles long
by 500 feet wide by 52 feet deep.

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The approach channel runs generally eastwest and consists of two reaches, equal
in length, which join at a 45 degree angle. At the shoreline, the approach channel
cuts through a barrier peninsula (Miami Beach) and then immediately bifurcates.
The two dredged channels inside the harbor border the north and south sides of
an artificial island in Biscayne Bay. This island comprises PortMiami. Several
smaller port facilities lie on the periphery of the harbor: Miami Beach Marina,
for mega-yachts; Fisher Island, for tank vessels; Terminal Island, for small
freighters; Bicentennial Park, for ceremonial vessels; and the Miami River, also
for small freighters. Vessels proceed to all of these facilities under compulsory
state pilotage.
To read this article in full, please visit: http://bit.ly/1ObbPOD.
First appeared in Scheldeloods. 2015.

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PORT HARBOR PILOTS HAVE DANGEROUS BUT CRITICAL MISSION
FLORIDA TODAY - August 20, 2015 - According to an
economic impact study of Port Canaveral, $1.1 billion dollars in
revenue is created each year by the activities in the port and that
relates to more than 13,000 jobs.
Would you believe that a huge portion of that wouldnt come to
fruition if it werent for a small group of harbor pilots and boat
drivers that perform potentially dangerous activities each day?
Canaveral Pilots Association helps ships into Port
Canaveral. By Chris Bonanno, FLORIDA TODAY
Posted July 19, 2015.

The Canaveral Pilots Association is a group of seven licensed

pilots, one pilot in training and four boat drivers that help guide
large boats, including cruise and cargo ships, into port.

Very few people know about the harbor pilot business, said Captain Ben Borgie, one of the seven licensed
pilots currently with the group. Theres less than 100 of us in Florida, and less than 1,000 of us in the
country.
To read this article in full, please visit: http://on.flatoday.com/1NZW50E.

EDITORIAL: AN AMBITIOUS VISION FOR TAMPAS CHANNEL DISTRICT

TAMPA BAY TIMES - August 13, 2015 - The plan unveiled Thursday to redevelop downtown Tampas
Channel District marks another exciting chapter for Floridas third-largest city. The move would bring
residents, energy and billions of new dollars into the area and
reconnect a modern and growing downtown with historic
Ybor City. Though the plan is ambitious and would be rolled
out over years, it would cement Tampas identity as a
waterfront destination and accelerate its transformation into a
dynamic urban village.
To read this article in full, please visit: http://bit.ly/1JRjcEw.
This rendering shows a proposal for a public park in the
center of the Channel District development. The plan
would remake 45 acres in the area. Bermello, Ajamil &
Partners.

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