Dock-day afternoon

Piloting a ship is one of the oldest, least-known professions, yet it is one of the most important in ensuring maritime safety.

STANDING on the deck of the seven-storey vessel CMA CGM Quartz, marine pilot Captain Mazhazli Jamaludin, 39, looks out to the sea. The multiple flags on the vessel are fluttering wildly, and I almost lose grip of my notebook in the strong wind.