United Kingdom Maritime Pilots Association (UKMPA)

APL Belgium in rough water near the Farallon Islands pilot station.

The Port of Milford Haven – the biggest port in Wales and largest energy port in the UK – will trial Zelim’s Swift rescue conveyor on its operational pilot vessels. The port may also utilise this technology on its new pilot vessel, which is currently in the final stages of contract award.

IMPA has published examples of best practice together with a letter from Capt. Simon Pelletier, President of IMPA.

MV Astoria, Dunkirk

Pilotage

Another great education video by Knud Benedict (Germany): Practical experiments for getting useful data for planning.

The technical body will bring together the extensive technical expertise and professional knowledge of Canada's licensed maritime pilots.

Like many seafarers I have long been a keen follower of The Nautical Institute’s MARS programme, and along with many other members I listened to the recent webinar on that topic. One theme which was repeated more than once was that it is better to learn from someone else’s misfortune rather than have it happen to you. Having personally been involved in two near misses resulting from unsafe pilot transfer arrangements in a relatively short space of time, I asked how experiences and knowledge specifically about pilot ladder safety could best be promulgated to avoid repeating common accidents or near misses.