Pilot onboard!

Original title: "Watch how this Japanese pilot managed to get off the ship in bad weather condition"

On board Pilot One during boarding maneuvers to one of the regular ferries that connects Tarifa with Tangier city.

This is how a ship Pilot boarding a vessel in calm seas.

#cargoship #seaferer #norway

As a rule, every pilot has the right to refuse an unsafe ladder. Safety first! A brave pilot is not the one who uses an unsafe ladder, but the one who, in case of doubt, asks for a different ladder or a different setting.
Unfortunately, too many pilots climb a dubious ladder when in doubt.

The Port of Cork company has ordered a new pilot vessel from boat builders, Safehaven Marine based in Youghal.

At the A&R shipyard in Germany, the successful principle of SWATH boats was further developed in 2013: The SWASH principle allows sea-going, smaller and more economical boats.

This article was originally published on Baird Maritime (link below)
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