New 17m Pilot Boat - A. H. Wadia Boat Builders, India

Over 90% of the world's trade is carried by sea. Watch and learn how a pilot boards a container ship before entering port.
In this video, a cargo ship bound for Houston, Texas is boarded by a Houston Pilot before entering the Houston Ship Channel.
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Harbour pilots perform tricky operations boarding big cruise ships from fast pilot boats. Auckland and Malta.

Canon Mark 2
Chemicall Thanker Ship
Sarayburnu
İstanbul

Original article published on Baird Maritime

Irish builder Safehaven Marine has delivered a new pilot boat ordered by the Port of Sines in southwestern Portugal near the country’s capital of Lisbon.

The Coast Guard Office of Investigations and Analysis has released Marine Safety Alert 05-21, to notify mariners to a potentially dangerous situation involving corrosion of the turntable pin on accommodation ladders.

Great video from Argentina. But a backpack is not recommended in combination with a life vest.

Ships in Freeport of Riga

Maritime pilots work in an irregular deployment system (rotation system) with unpredictable work assignments under high levels of physical and mental stress. Fatigue or chronic diseases, e.g. coronary heart disease, peptic ulcers or gastritis can occur as a consequence.