Senior Lecturer Ship Handling

Following a competitive, international selection process, the Port of London Authority (PLA) has signed a contract with British family-run company, Goodchild Marine Services Ltd, to build a new pilot vessel.

It's quite possibly the most isolated lighthouse in the world and is precariously perched on top of a rock pillar with the wild waves of the cold North Atlantic ocean raging below.

#pilotboat #speedboat #cebucity

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"Angostura Inglesa" is, without a doubt, the most important natural obstacle in navigating the South American channels, as it is a winding step that requires two changes of course close to 90 °, subject to a tidal regime and Considerable currents, which is also affected by the frequent bad times of the Gulf of Penas, forces sailors to face it with caution and take adequate security measures.

Jet propulsion and an intergrated rescue system.
The boat is in a really good shape!

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

Aflevering 4/4 - Regio Noord In Over Een Andere Boeg gaat Sven mee met de loodsen van het Loodswezen. En onderzoekt hij wat dit bijzondere beroep inhoudt. We lopen mee met 4 verschillende regio's door heel Nederland. Regio's Scheldemonden, Amsterdam-IJmond, Noord en Rotterdam-Rijnmond. Wat drijft loodsen om elke dag weer het water op te gaan? Een beroep dat doorgaat bij dag... en nacht. Hoe is het om het grootste deel van je werk door te brengen op het water? Wat zijn de uitdagingen die je...

The video was found on some social media channels in June 2020. When so many elementary mistakes are made and so many risks are taken, this is exactly what can happen! It's a demonstrative example of an unprofessional action: 1) Where is the life jacket? 2) No backpack on the shoulders. Use a rope to have the backpack lifted by the deck crew. 3) Where is the rest of the crew (on vessel / on the small boat) for safe assistance? What other mistakes have you discovered? We do not put videos...

There are some problems that never seem to go away and one is the perennial difficulties in providing a safe way of getting pilots on and off a ship.

Ship Pilot boarding #sea #ship #Shipboarding #Pilot