Video Pilot Boat Alongside Scarlet Lady Cruise Ship
published on 18 August 2021
From our deck 12 cabin balcony, some footage of the pilot boat coming alongside Virgin Voyages' cruise ship Scarlet Lady in the Solent between Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight. If you're expecting action and excitement then brace yourself for not quite that at all, but it is fairly impressive how close the pilot boat gets to the larger vessel, bouncing around on the waves. I did want to see the pilot leap from the ship to the boat but in truth got tired of waiting so if that's the bit...
Article ISPO Newsletter January 2023 released
published on 13 January 2023
Video Presentation of manned ship models at Port Revel Shiphandling Training Centre
published on 24 October 2019
Port Revel is used for shiphandling training of maritime pilots, masters and officers on a 5 ha lake with 11 manned model ships representing 20 vessels, and 4 tugs at scale 1:25 and DGPS tracking system. Instructors are former maritime pilots.
Training on the scale models provides experience that could never be gained on real ships for the simple reason that neither ship-owners nor local authorities would allow such risks to be taken. Scale models allow the shiphandler to make mistakes....
Video Marine Pilots at Port Authority of New South Wales, Australia
by Port Authority New South Wales - published on 8 September 2022
Video MSC MIA contacted gantry crane in Valencia Sep 13 2020
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Video Berthing container ship @ Port of Sohar
published on 18 June 2021
Article EMPA – The maritime pilot is an indispensable human resource
published on 4 August 2021
Article NTSB Investigation: Towing vessel pilot never reported hitting bridge in Louisiana
published on 13 March 2023
Video Pilot Boat Damen Stan Pilot 1605 FRP
published on 20 April 2021
Article Marine-Pilots.com says thank you for more than 44,000 page views in 7 weeks!
by Marine-Pilots.com - published on 3 December 2019
It all started with the idea and vision of a large community of Marine Pilots, bringing people and organisations together. A web portal that gathers all the information for the pilot industry, makes all the stakeholders visible and gives the world's pilots an opportunity to exchange ideas among themselves.