Trainee Marine Pilot

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.

Pilot Boat Marseille France port

Program, Speakers & Booking here

The Pilot Boat coming back from going out into Lake Erie

Gabon, Baie du Prince, 2012.
Getting that nice fat lady alongside

A video by Capt. Pilot Nasir Khan, Pakistan
Why loud and clear communication is very important.

South Australian port operator Flinders Ports has expanded its fleet of harbour services vessels with the recent acquisition of a newbuild pilot boat constructed by Hart Marine in the neighbouring state of Victoria.

The National Transportation Board said Thursday that a Mississippi River towing vessel’s pilot and its captain pushed its tow up against a riverbank too close to a railroad track, leading to a collision and train derailment near Galland, Iowa.

Another great education video by Knud Benedict (Germany): Practical experiments for getting useful data for planning.