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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Article 11.05.2020 - Vessel Grounding in Singapore Strait, Sector 8, Area VTS Singapore
by Capt. Gunter Schütze, Thailand/Germany - published on 28 May 2020
Article Procurement of a 12m Pilot Boat, Samoa
by Samoa Ports Authority - published on 11 May 2021
Video Pilots, Ship Job Description
published on 4 July 2019
Video Pilot change
published on 25 October 2020
Video Extraordinary job for Danpilot (DK) - Drone Flight
published on 24 September 2021
Video Teaser: “The Robert Smalls Story”, American Maritime Pilot
published on 1 May 2022
Article Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) Annual Report 2021 published
published on 10 June 2022
Video Pilot Boat - Carnival Cruise at Port Canaveral
published on 19 September 2019
This is a video of the cruise ship pilot boat that picks up the pilot once he has navigated the ship out of the port. This is a requirement of all cruise ships coming into and leaving out of ports. We also noticed them at the Bahamas. I was able to capture this one on my last cruise leaving out of Port Canaveral... watch as the pilot jumps from the cruise ship to the pilot boat while both are moving! :)