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STEIN INGE DAHN
A VICTORY FOR SAFETY
FOUR YEARS AFTER THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION SUBMITTED ITS PROPOSAL, EUROPEAN LEGISLATION AIMED AT INCREASING MARKET COMPETITION FOR PORTS AND NAUTICAL SERVICE PROVIDERS WAS ADOPT- ED IN FEBRUARY 2017. MARITIME PILOTS HOWEVER ARE EXEMPT FROM THIS. EMPA CHAIRMAN STEIN INGE DAHN: “AND RIGHTFULLY SO. PILOTAGE AND MARKET COMPETITION ARE NOT COMPATIBLE. IN THE INTER- EST OF SAFETY, A PILOT SHOULD ALWAYS BE ABLE TO SAY NO.”
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