In this video, we look at a few different stabilisation techniques. We investigate how different methods work and how successful they are at reducing a roll.
In this video, we look at a few different stabilisation techniques. We investigate how different methods work and how successful they are at reducing a roll.
Opinion Beyond Experience: Building the Next Generation of Maritime Pilots
by Maritime Pilot Abolfazl Farajnezam - published on 8 May 2025
Article How AIS Works - Operation of AIS
published on 25 July 2019
Article Sustainability Thinking in Maritime Pilotage Training: Barriers, Enablers, Drivers, and Risks
by Ship senior pilot Seyed Behbood Issazadeh - published yesterday
Opinion Hybrid War at Sea
by Frank Diegel - published on 25 March 2025
Electronic warfare in the Baltic Sea is escalating rapidly, with GPS and AIS disruptions posing growing risks to maritime navigation. Russia’s hybrid strategy is targeting both safety and stability in one of Europe’s most critical shipping regions. Pilots and crews now face a new reality: navigating under threat.
Video Why Do Ships Have Rope Ladders?
published on 4 February 2024
Video Stuck at sea: Mega cargo ship wedged in Suez Canal causes traffic jam
published on 25 March 2021
Article Securing pilot ladders at intermediate lengths
by Kevin Vallance deep sea pilot and author - published on 6 January 2020
Video The Pilot Boat At Carlingford - Irish Working Landscape Scenery Autumn
published on 16 October 2020
This is Paddy Rooney, Coxswain of the Carlingford Pilot Boat, on the lough which separates County Down and County Louth. The boat operates out of a small jetty at Greencastle - so called after it's Norman castle near the shore and not far from the town of Rostrevor with it's beautiful park and colourful streets. In this film Paddy and his crew rendezvoused with a cargo ship at Greenore Port - which is also a uniquely preserved 1800's railway village .