This guide sets out the rules, regulations and procedures that should be followed when preparing for pilot embarkation and disembarkation. It includes relevant excerpts from IMO regulations and is illustrated throughout with colour photographs and diagrams demonstrating good and bad practice.
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Video Departure pier#44 June 2020 Constanta Port, Romania
published on 26 June 2020
Article British Ports Association Eyeing up Autonomous shipping possibilities
published on 26 August 2020
The British Ports Association has launched a new initiative looking at the implications of autonomous shipping for UK ports, including a call for evidence from interested parties. Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS) involves the automation of vessel and onboard processes which could alter how ports and ships interface with each other. The BPA which represents the majority of UK port activity including 85% of the shipping movements in and out of the country, is keen to explore what the future developments of shipping will mean for the sector.
Article Fiji: Man dies after collision with pilot boat on 2021-01-08
by The Fiji Times - Narayan Reddy - published on 21 January 2021
Video HMM - Maiden voyage of HMM Algeciras #9-Hamburg
published on 18 July 2020
Article Help needed: For better visibility of the pilot work
published on 26 November 2025
Article Study "Master (M. Eng.) Maritime Pilotage" in Germany
by Hochschule Wismar, University of Applied Sciences, Technology, Business and Design - published on 7 August 2024
Video Pilot Boat "Claude Berry" at St Croix (US Virgin Islands)
published on 20 June 2025
Opinion A deliberately sabotaged Pilot Ladder
by Arie Palmers - published on 16 March 2022
