SafePilot CAT MAX

Among the few marine professions that purse a man's technical skills and value very high, maritime piloting perhaps is in a class of its own. In this career, the pilot is entrusted to maneuver vessels through some of the most challenging and congested waterways while ensuring seamless integration between shipboard operations and port infrastructure.

Today CE Praneet Mehta sir and The only Indian maritime Pilot and The Nari Shakti Puraskar achiever Reshma Nilofer ma'am are going to discuss her journey and experiences, failures, and point of view with you. Reshma Nilofer Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamreshmanilofer/?hl=en Reshma Nilofer Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/reshma-nilofer-mni-75a1ba120/?originalSubdomain=in 00:00- Start 01:19- Introduction of Reshma Nilofer ma'am 03:22- How did she come to know about Merchant...

"Rope Ladders" by PTR Holland

A more unique angle regarding freighter departures; I was able to film the routine disembarking of one of our local ship captains and officers after piloting Solina out of the harbor. This is a required procedure, as per US Maritime Laws, all international freighters must be piloted in and out of a US harbor by a US Captain. Here we have out local pilot vessel Sea Bear running up alongside the Solina to allow the two officers to depart the freighter before she heads out across Lake Superior

The UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) signs MoUs with Port of London Authority and Peel Ports Group, strengthening collaboration in port sector.

Irish boatbuilder Safehaven Marine recently handed over a new pilot boat to the Port of Ferrol in northwestern Spain. Named Punta Do Cruceiro, the vessel was designed for operation even under challenging conditions in the waters in that region of the Atlantic.

International Tug & Salvage edition from January/February 2022 has been released

They look like toy boats, but they serve a serious purpose. An outsider at this facility near Grenoble, France, may see grown men riding arounda lake in miniature ships. But these are pilots of the world's largest ships, and they're practicing navigation with meticulously engineered 1:25 scale models of real cruisers, tankers, and containerships. Port Revel Shiphandling Training Centre, in operation since 1967, has had more than 6,000 maritime pilots and merchant ship officers from all over...