According to author Captain Henry H. Hooyer, forces acting on the ship have an effective lever arm with respect to a hypothetical pivot point. The forces creating or affecting this pivot point include the ship's motion, underwater resistance, and momentum. The book will be particularly helpful to pilots and ships' officers, and those whose jobs require a thorough understanding of ship behavior.
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Video Pilot Boat STEINBURG at Brunsbuttel, Kiel Canal Passage
published on 17 January 2022
Video Container ship under pilotage leaving Kiel Canal | NordosteeKanal | Germany
published on 29 June 2021
Video Poseidon pilot boat - scale model RC boat
published on 17 June 2021
Poseidon on the model boat pond in Vallensbæk, Denmark.
Poseidon is a pilot boat based on a kit but modified to match the real pilot boat "Poseidon". The entire super structure is scratch built with very detailed interior that this video doesn't do justice. The real boat is based in Hornbæk, Denmark. The builder has made many visits to this boat to get all the details right.
Builder and owner: Ole Bødker
Link to Vallensbæk model boat club (Danish): http://www.vallensbaekmodelskibsklub.dk
Video IMPA Seminar on Maritime Pilots and Pilotage
published on 10 November 2022
The Seminar aims to inform Member States, intergovernmental organizations and non-governmental organizations in consultative status with IMO about the societal value of maritime pilots and pilotage as a public service. The IMO Secretary-General has recognised maritime pilots as having always been vital to ensuring the safety of navigation in key ports and shipping lanes globally and playing a crucial role in sustaining the global supply chain using specialized knowledge and expertise....
Video Climbing Pilot Ladder - 360° video in all directions
by River Pilot Kris De Decker - published on 5 October 2022
Video Incident between pilot boat and practical Nissos Chios (Balearia), leaving the port of Ceuta (Spain). June 2019
published on 11 December 2019
Article Enhancing Pilot Ladder Safety: The Role of New SOLAS Regulations
by Herman Broers - published on 8 January 2025
Video Pilot boarding at Manila, Philippines
published on 23 September 2022
