Dock Master/Pilot

Today the 17,9 meters draft CAPE PRIDE enterded the Port of Rotterdam via the Eurochannel. Two pilots were put onboard by NHV helicopter, provided by the Rotterdam Pilots.

On 30 March 2023, a fatal accident occurred in the North Sea near IJmuiden during a pilot transfer from the pilot boat to a seagoing vessel.

9 December 2019 - 'APL Mexico City' hits adrift and rams port crane in Antwerp.
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IcePad Demonstration, MARSAT
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Another valuable explanatory video by Knud Benedict:
Zig-Zag-Test-Manoeuvre for Yaw Stability, IMO Manoeuvring Standards and Crash Stop

Information video: How to become a Marine Pilot.

Aussicht vom Dach von Ostseebowling Warnemünde auf das Kreuzfahrtterminal

Recently Capt. Troy Evans did a research into the breaking strength of various securing methods. To quantify the problem of unsafe practices, now is time to have a survey into the number of the various securing methods used worldwide.