The BPC’s top priority is safe pilotage in Washington state. We are committed to maintaining and promoting a culture of trust, professionalism, engagement, and belonging for all individuals. The heart of our work is for Washington state pilotage to be physically and psychologically safe for all individuals. We are dedicated to continually evaluating and improving our practices to ensure a professional environment that supports fairness, opportunity, and success. The BPC accepts that achieving and maintaining the culture we strive for will take investment, accountability, habitual practice, and a long-term, enduring commitment.
The BPC strives to:
- Increase awareness of the many paths to pilotage.
- Attract mariners of diverse identities, backgrounds, career paths, and perspectives.
- Continue to strengthen a pilot training program where trainees are welcomed, valued, and can excel in pilotage.
- Explore resources, relationships, and environments that support all professional mariners in the Washington State Pilotage Pipeline.
- Collaborate with government entities and other partners to identify and mitigate both the upstream bias and barriers to opportunities, as well as those that persist within our community.
- Promote a culture of continual improvement, innovation, and evidence-based approaches.
We believe that pilots, trainees, and aspirants have the right to operate in physically and psychologically safe environments. May all who work in Washington feel they belong.
