Junior Marine Pilot – Level 3

Despite clear regulations and regular maintenance requirements, safety often falls by the wayside, as the current example of a bulk carrier vividly demonstrates.

The All India Maritime Pilots' Association has released its new journal for February

The pilots make docking mega-ships look easy despite the meteorological disturbance.
Great pictures from Morocco

This lady came into port in an excellent day, however when I inspected the pilot ladder prior to board I saw that it was rigged using D-Shackles fastened between the side ropes, transferring all the weight and load of the ladder to the clamps and chokes. Truly an unsuitable method of securing the ladder. Retrieval line was also not above the first spreader
After pulling out the pilot boat, the ship was contacted by VHF and the captain was asked to instruct the crew in the usage of ropes and...

Tag along as we journey through Suez Canal into Mediterranean Sea.
The ship is on a 77 days voyage from Asia to East Coast United States in which we've taken the Suez Canal route. By using Suez Canal instead of around cape of Africa, this will save more than 5000 miles of fuel and time.
The time-lapse was taken over 16 hours.

Training video I on the correct behaviour in case of man overboard

PILOT BOARDING, VIEW FROM THE PILOT BOAT
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The American Maritime Pilot has a special and important job bringing ships into port safely. In the history of pilots Robert Smalls stands out as one of the most heroic and able pilots in American History.
Watch the full video below:

The IMPA has published on 30th June 2020 a letter about crew exchange in times of corona. Read the letter here:

Short presentation of the steamship S/S Orion