Suggested required reading for all mariners no matter where they work: on rivers, in open seas, in narrow passages or limited draft conditions. A good balance between theory and practical hands-on approach with excellent illustrated examples. Consists of three parts: 1) the ship's capabilities and its manoeuvring gear; 2) the forces which set the ship moving; 3) the ship as it manoeuvres (mooring, sailing in shallow waters, port manoeuvres, etc.).
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Video Departure Port of Ventspils. Snow, bridge, racing with pilot boat
published on 27 December 2021
Article Incident on 31 January 2020 : A rope of the pilot ladder breaks. Pilot could still reach the vessel
by Marine-Pilots.com - published on 3 February 2020
Video From Pilot boat to Vessel Bridge
published on 19 December 2021
Video Live test of 275 N lifejacket in combination with a backpack.
published on 30 September 2021
Video Delta Pioneer to sea Timelapse And Disembarkation
published on 2 September 2020
Video Tanker maneuvering/unmooring, "MTM Potomac", 180m
published on 17 June 2021
Video Conventional vs. Automated Mooring Of Cargo Ships
published on 26 January 2021
Video Swedish Royal Pilotage Steamship S/S Orion
published on 19 October 2021
Video How to use the Marine-Pilots.com marketplace
published on 31 May 2021
A short video explaining the operation, such as how to insert a request or an offer to the large pilot community. This service is still in the beta phase and is free of charge until further notice.
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Article Latest edition of Safe Passage is now available to download
published on 30 May 2022
Australasian Marine Pilots Institute (AMPI) latest of edition of Safe Passage including articles from Nic G. "Passenger Ship Redundancy", Karolina Cirjak "Pilots are not advisors to the Masters", Clive Sheard "Digitising Pilotage Peer Learning", Arie Palmers "A 1000 Navy Vessels Around", Matthew Conyers "Meanwhile in Brisbane", Robert Tanner Wollongong Conference.