Mooring a ship to a berth is a common function for the maritime industry, however incidents that harm ship and terminal personnel still occur. This publication establishes recommended minimum requirements that will help ship designers, terminal designers, ship operators and mooring line manufacturers improve the design, performance and safety of mooring systems.
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Video Spiral-Test -Manoeuvre for detailed identification of Yaw Stability using Samples of Cruise Ship
published on 29 September 2021
This video shows an introduction on the Spiral-Test-Manoeuvre and describes the procedure how to steer through this manoeuvre and measure the data needed. The results will be displayed in a characteristic diagram allowing to identify stable and unstable conditions and related, detailed information, e.g. spiral loop width and height, rudder angle of neutral effect. Samples of stable and unstable ship behaviour demonstrations will be shown by Fast Time Simulation using the SAMMON Planning tool.
Video Dover's Marine Pilots: A Hazardous Job, A Vital Role: Shining a Light on ...
published on 23 June 2026
Video Lynx Pilot Boat offered by SC Chambers - NEW VIDEO
published on 28 December 2021
Video Don Cockrill (2017): "Why climate change matters to maritime pilots"
published on 31 March 2022
Video Pilot Boat in Italy
published on 6 August 2021
Video Bulk Carrier Docking at Liverpool Docks
published on 4 August 2020
Video Big ship navigating tight spots. Pilot got skills!!!
published on 2 February 2021
Video How GPS works? Trilateration explained
published on 4 July 2019
Opinion Accidents: Prevent or react
by Steven Detre (Saab Technology) - published on 25 November 2022
Port operations, whether these are being performed on water or on land, are often not without risk. Pilots boarding a ship while sailing, navigating through narrow passages, collision avoidance with other smaller or larger vessels, discharging and moving cargo on land, walking between container handling equipment and trucks…
