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Behavior and Handling of Ships

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Behavior and Handling of Ships
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 Look at Life - Pilot Aboard 1963

published on 17 December 2019

Look at Life Vol 01 Transport Pilot Aboard 1963
The story of Britain's pilotage services.

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Article EMPA Newsletter issue 005 published

published on 3 January 2023

The European Maritime Pilot´s Association has released the new Newsletter issue 005/2022.

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Video Hwalein Marine Pilot got accident while boarding

published on 8 February 2020

Another accident was reported on YouTube on Feb. 3rd 2020 by akif pradias. "This video shown how's hwalein pilot got accident while boarding the vessel, its teach us to be more carefully during pilot transfer..." We do not put videos of accidents on our website out of voyeurism. We would like to point out that the work of a pilot is always dangerous, especially when embarking and disembarking! These incidents should be a warning. It can hit anyone out of carelessness. Dear pilots, please...

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Video EEMS SPRITER, comes up the Haven river into Boston.

published on 27 February 2022

A trip down the river Haven today to catch the boys in the pilot boat and Eems Sprinter come up river to dock at Boston.

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Video Rencontre avec un pilote maritime au port de Sète

published on 30 May 2020

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Reportage de Cybèle Plichart

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Article New pilot boat "Stainsby" for PD Port (Teeport, UK)

by Marine-Pilots.com - published on 4 November 2020

It will replace the "Coatham" pilot vessel which will now find a new home at the Port of Tyne after racking up 800,000 miles servicing the River Tees over a 20-year period.

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Article New Zealand: Pilot Training requirements were reviewed afer accident

published on 16 October 2021

Pilot Training requirements were reviewed afer the ship hit the seabed amd tugs damaged in Bluff Harbor.
South Port in Bluff has accepted the Transport Accident Investigation Commission's recommendation and reviewed its systems.

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Video MPA Living Lab

published on 30 June 2021

About Port of Singapore as a Living Lab  Singapore has one of the world’s busiest hub port and waterways, which present the most demanding environment that helps spur innovative ideas and solutions. However, one challenge that technology developers face is the lack of a real operating environment and maritime data for the testing and validation of solutions and technologies. MPA Living Lab, together with PSA Living Lab and Jurong Port Living Lab, aims to bring together the process owners,...

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Video Pull-Out-Test-Manoeuvre for fast Identification of Yaw Stability – and Lyster-Diagram

published on 14 January 2022

This video shows an introduction on the Pull-out Test-Manoeuvre and describes the procedure how to steer through this simple manoeuvre: Turning circle and then put the rudder amidships. The final rate of turn allows to identify stable and unstable conditions.

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