Marine - Pilot

Nautical Institute webinar, 13:00 – 14:30 UTC on Thursday 31st March, 2022.

This article describes the findings from two studies that utilised an integrated systems thinking framework to understand how pilots make decisions and what factors are perceived to influence their decisions.

Footage of Cosco Thailand, a container ship part of the largest class of vessels able to call at the Port of Melbourne, navigating through Port Phillip Heads en-route to the port.

Join us for a full exterior walkaround of the Norwegian pilot boat LOS 107 while she’s underway — bow to stern, wheelhouse to fenders. Real-time footage of a working pilot/launch at sea. Vessel overview Name: LOS 107 (listed as “Lodsbåd / Vessel”) Type: Pilot boat / pilot launch / workboat Built: 1998 (Norway) Hull material: Aluminium Length overall (LOA):17.1 m Beam: ~4.0–4.3 m (approx.) Draft: ~1.0 m (approx.) Displacement / GT: small workboat class (light displacement) Propulsion: Twin...

9 December 2019 - 'APL Mexico City' hits adrift and rams port crane in Antwerp.
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Training video III on the correct behaviour in case of man overboard

The transfer of pilots to and from seagoing vessels should not rely solely on mutual trust and good intentions.

A valuable campaign managed by Chris Young, Kevin Vallance and others, which we found on Facebook .

This video briefly describes the special operation of transfer of marine pilots at sea.

The container ship "Mumbai Maersk" ran aground off the island of Wangerooge. A first rescue attempt failed.