HARBOUR MASTER AUTHORITY

DECLARATION

I undersigned, POPA LIVIU IONEL, son of MARIN and GHERGHINA, domiciled in

Constanta, street B. ST. DELAVRANCEA 76, Bl 33, apartment no.8, born at 07.03.1962 at
BASARABI, ID No. KT 581512, personal identification number: 1620307135715, BLACK
WATERS SRL employee, as MARITIM PILOT II, with refers at the navigation event spent on
01.11.2015 / 00.02 hrs (local hour).

I declare the following:

On 31.10.2015 / 23.25 hrs ( local hour) I sign on at board of M/T AKDENIZ in order to assist
the master on berthing maneuvering alongside berth no. 70, which was later replaced with berth
no.69, as per terminals request. For this maneuvering were nominated the tug boats BRAILA
and CS9 and the channel VHF for working 11.
Were performed the exchange of informations between master and Pilot, ref. the maneuver,
technical details of the ship, the method of using the tug boats of assistance, wheatear conditions
and others and we agree the plan to carry out the maneuver; I signed on board of the vessel in
dreptul geamandurii cardinal pe capatul digului de nord. After the vessel proceeded of buoy R6,
the vessel speed was gradually reduced, the harbor entrance was performed with about 2 knots.
The Master of M/T AKDENIZ was informed abt. the maneuver of M/V MATILDE A, the
latter, which was contacted in channel VHF 67,14,13,11, in order to establish with both vessels
the passing maneuver passed near one to another.
The tug boats, BRAILA and CS9 were waiting near berth no. 78, in order to assist the
subject vessel and to perform the berthing maneuver.
The Master of AKDENIZ was informed abt. M/V MATILDE A, but he continued the ships
maneuver with minimum safe speed. When M/V MATILDE A replied and agreed the crossing
maneuver was already in progress