Every port has:
- Harbour Master
- Deputy Harbour Master
- Pilots
- Marine Manager
- Vessel Traffic Controllers
- Port Manager
- Harbour Engineers
- Civil, Electrical & Mechanical Engineers
- Terminal Managers
- Financial Manager
- Human Resources Manager
- Port Planner (Usually These People Are Economists)
- Marketing Manager
- Security
The number of people employed in each division depends on:
- The size of the port
- The number of ships calling at the port
- The amount of cargo passing through the port
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Every ship entering or leaving port requires a pilot. A pilot assists the ship’s master to bring the ship into port, or to take the ship out of the port. He (or she) directs the tugs to assist the ship to manoeuvre in the narrow confines of the harbour. He (or she) will board the incoming ship by helicopter or launch. A helicopter or launch will take the pilot off the outward ship.
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Pilot embarking from the pilot launch. Photograph: Andrew Ingpen
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Helicopter preparing to land the pilot aboard a containership off Durban.
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Tug Master (and Trainee Masters), Tug Engineer (and Trainee Engineers) and Tug Crews