Engagement Of Pilot On Contract Basis (VOC Port Trust India)

Cairns based Pilot Vessel underway outbound 19/9/21

Captain David Gelinas will discuss the history of the Pen Bay Pilots and how the Maine's State Pilotage System is practiced on Penobscot Bay. He will also share stories about Captain Bill Abbott who mentored him when he became a pilot.

Course Name: Berthing, Anchoring & other Mooring Operations
Topic Name: Berthing

transfer of Marine Ship's Pilots by helicopter hoist is a demanding task.
Berthing means bringing a vessel to her berth until the ship is made fast. ... The berthing and unberthing manoeuvres require great knowledge and skill by the master, officers and the crew, as well as an excellent team-work with the rope-runners and the mooring party ashore

Ahmed is an ideas man. For example, during the COVID-19 pandemic, he came up with a way to protect pilots from infection by driving incoming ships remotely, allowing his team to virtually board foreign ships rather than encounter new people in person, which would have put his colleagues at risk.

Pilot disembarking the cruise ship

Editors note: There was a reason why this idea of a kind of ladder-elevator did not become accepted!

Very Special Video: Tug Boat Captain Eric gives us a bridge tour of his boat while navigating the river at night. "Every Man Has a Story"

Explore working hours with Pilot 130 at Bangkok port, Thailand.