tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17635995.post3593942508179826482..comments2023-11-27T14:07:33.974+05:30Comments on Bills of lading: Chesapeake Bay DepartureVeluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09663873372964194895noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17635995.post-71750119513112688492007-09-01T15:42:00.000+05:302007-09-01T15:42:00.000+05:30in one of your posts you had mentioned piotetage o...in one of your posts you had mentioned piotetage of about 4 hours or so and then I had felt , must have been one hell of a crowded, narrow and long treack to require 4 hours of piolatage and must be considered one of the majorly long pilotage . Now I see that to leave Baltimore it needs 14 hours of pilotage !!! Must be one of the longest known pilotage requirements . From what I feel , the pilot has to be alert and on his toes to earn his payment ,in this case for 14 hours , so what happens to duty hours and crew fatigue ?<BR/><BR/>Generally I have seen Lat & Long positions in four digits. Here I notice that your GPS locations Northings are in four digits but Westings in five . Why is it so . Has the fact that there are only 90 deg N and 90 deg S but 180 deg E and 180 deg W got some thing to with it ?PM Velankar.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18306126267675711168noreply@blogger.com