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Default Nice Docking in Nice, France
On Wed, 23 Sep 2015 15:32:34 -0400, wrote:

On Wed, 23 Sep 2015 10:38:36 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

Wayne, do they even use tugs for that anymore? Or is it all done by bow thrusters?

The tug boat union ;-)

I suppose in some cases wind and tide will be too much for thrusters
and no captain wants that liability. It is the same reason they take
on pilots.

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Use of a pilot is not entirely up to the captain. Here are the rules
for Florida:

http://floridapilots.com/wordpress/w...20Document.pdf

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