FacebookTwitterEmailLinkedin In an exclusive interview with Capt. Miguel Vieira de Castro, President of the European Maritime Pilots’ Association (EMPA), SAFETY4SEA, explores the evolving role of maritime pilotage and the challenges facing the profession today. Capt. Vieira de Castro stresses that pilotage should not be viewed simply as a service to the shipowner, but as a safety-critical function designed to protect national interests, the environment and critical maritime infrastructure. He also highlights the need for stronger safety culture, effective teamwork and greater attention to fatigue and wellbeing. As he explains, successful pilotage depends not only on the pilot, but also on compliant transfer arrangements, vessels in suitable condition, adequate manning and well-trained bridge teams. RelatedNews 6th SAFETY4SEA London Forum: Armed conflict is reshaping risk for ships and seafarers Watch: American Club’s animation on the risks of routine tasks var jnews_module_21382881_0_6ab62a0e60449 = {"header_icon":"","first_title":"Related","second_title":"News","url":"","header_type":"heading_8","header_background":"","header_secondary_background":"","header_text_color":"","header_line_color":"","header_accent_color":"","header_filter_category":"","header_filter_author":"","header_filter_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_post_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_tribe_events_cat":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_category":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_tag":"","header_filter_text":"All","sticky_post":false,"sticky_post_filter":false,"post_type":"post","content_type":"all","sponsor":false,"number_post":"2","post_offset":0,"unique_content":"unique1","include_post":"","included_only":false,"exclude_post":"21382881","include_category":"","exclude_category":"","include_author":"","include_tag":"4513,36,1613,489,3364,680,477","exclude_tag":"","exclude_visited_post":false,"post_tag":"","tribe_events_cat":"","web_story_category":"","web_story_tag":"","sort_by":"latest","show_date":"","date