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Decision Making Process and Pilotage at Panama Canal
Decision Making Process and Pilotage at Panama Canal
Due to its complexity and dynamism the Panama Canal is one of the busiest waterways around
the world; there is a lot going on behind the success of the non-spot operation of this route.
Panama Canal Pilots since the moment that they received the call from Pilot assignment, start a
process were decision making and their professionalism, is key in the development of the whole
transit processes, take a proper rest to be clear of mind, get on time at the pilot station in order
to verify all technical details of the ship and check any particular in the schedule that might
affect us; just to mention few.
Decision-making involves the selection of a course of action from among two or more possible
alternatives in order to arrive at a solution for a given problem or to achieve goals.
Taking in consideration what have been mention before in regard to the decision-making
process lets ride in a short segment in this obstacle race on a North bound transit from the
Pacific explosion anchorage.
Let say hypothetically the whole operation is delayed and I ought to make it up for lost time
having locks and resources availables.
Keep situational awareness of surrounding vessels and traffic, mentally trace a route to
reach the desire position.
To summarize when it comes to decision making it is important to keep in mind the positive and
negative of the different possibilities to ensure the best outcome from our performance and
guarantee a safe operation. This avoids possible losses to the organization and keeps the
company running with a sustained growth.