When I say pilot error, I mean from the moment he agreed to take the job, not necessarily his actions after trouble began.
“When I say pilot error, I mean from the moment he agreed to take the job, not necessarily his actions after trouble began.”
Agreed, however as a practical matter it would be hard for a pilot to make a full judgement on the sea worthiness of a ship that size and it is possible that his job rules oblige him to accept such assurances from owner or captain of the ship.