Video Wind Balance on straight track with theory
published on 24 November 2020
Video Australian Capital Territory Section Technical Meeting
published on 14 January 2022
Video Pivot Point Specials 2 - position for ship moving ahead or astern
published on 12 May 2022
Video Warsash Maritime Academy: a history of change
published on 24 May 2022
Article Safety Training Course for Maritime Pilots and Pilot Boat Crews (Germany)
by Bundeslotsenkammer - published on 12 June 2026
Article One more K2m pilot boat for PNG Ports
published on 31 August 2022
Video Whitten Road Haulage - Pilot Boat - Cork to A Coruna
published on 8 November 2020
Shown here is some footage of a pilot boat that was recently expertly delivered by our driver Declan to A Coruna from Cork. This load was 4.85m high, 24m long and 4.2m wide overall. It takes a great team coordinating from our office to organise the shipping, escorts and permits here in Ireland and Spain in order to make Declan's job a bit easier. It then takes the drivers expert hand to ensure that the load arrives safely and you can be sure in using Whitten Road Haulage that our years of...
Article Suez Canal chief hints ‘mistake’ by captain could be linked to Ever Given incident
published on 14 April 2021
Video Refusing to board due to a pilot ladder not rigged correctly
published on 20 June 2025
This lady came into port in an excellent day, however when I inspected the pilot ladder prior to board I saw that it was rigged using D-Shackles fastened between the side ropes, transferring all the weight and load of the ladder to the clamps and chokes. Truly an unsuitable method of securing the ladder. Retrieval line was also not above the first spreader
After pulling out the pilot boat, the ship was contacted by VHF and the captain was asked to instruct the crew in the usage of ropes and...