Rumos Práticos 62 by Praticagem do Brasil published in Portuguese and English

Australian Capital Territory Section Technical Meeting
November 2021, online via Zoom

This book was only available in some areas, now the author has created an e-book version. Furthermore it´s available on amazon as a paperback.

Completely new book on Ship manoeuvring techniques based on new revealing facts which have been brought to light. Must read for all the mariners to understand the behaviour of ships and how to control her behaviour during manoeuvring.

Required tug power and number of tugs needed in variable conditions of wind, current and waves isin most cases an assessment made by pilots based on their professional experience. However, assessments will raise questions by lawyers if something goes wrong. They will use tools to calculate what really is needed with respect to tug power and number of tugs. They have furthermore the advantage of time.

Footage showing what the simulators look like and how they can be used to simulate ship movement in various ports.

A look into the future of the ship's bridge with new technologies.

10 years back in time: Port of London Authority Pilot Jon Stafford talks about his work and the challenges of guiding large ships safely into and out of the Port of London.

Case Study: A study conducted for Fremantle Ports on vessel interacting within the harbour.

A glimpse onboard cargo ship on how we do reportings upon entering VTS area and contacting of pilot upon arrival. On this video, the vessel is arriving in port of Bremen, Germany.
How we do it onboard? Watch the full video.

The collision of 3 ships, an unfortunate event that highlighted the importance of human factors on accident causation,