Watchkeeper: “Master’s orders on Pilot’s advice”

Why do so many accidents occur in pilotage waters, often with a pilot embarked? This is an age-old question which seems designed to raise the hackles of any pilot who might be in earshot. And of course in some respects it is as silly a question as “why are there so many groundings in coastal waters?” But in shallower seas and pilotage waters the risks are multiplied, and the pilot is hired to keep these risks manageable!
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Source: Bimco