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Harbour pilots perform tricky operations boarding big cruise ships from fast pilot boats. Auckland and Malta.
Auckland N.Z. & Malta
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Article Shore Based Pilotage, a matter of trust
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Video Pilot Embarkation - Gangway Access - Unsafe Practice at Sea CHIRP Maritime Safety
published on 4 July 2019
The hazards of Pilot boarding
Throughout 2016, the International Maritime Pilots’ Association (IMPA) held a safety campaign focused upon the standard of pilot ladders and associated equipment. CHIRP supported this campaign and received many reports on the subject.
This first report describes issues concerning pilot access near
the non-parallel ends of a ship, and use of a retractable platform.