Article ’úya – Canadian operator welcomes pilot/rescue boat to fleet
by Baird Maritime - published on 3 January 2025
Video Pilot Boat "Pacific Scout", Victoria Harbour (Canada)
published on 20 April 2022
Article Norwegia operator to get new Pilot Boat in 2023
published on 12 January 2023
Video Pilot boat, Ederra 7 off Roches Point, Cork, Ireland in a gale
published on 28 October 2022
Video Wind pure drift encounter - practical experiments for getting useful data
published on 8 July 2022
How to get information for wind & current limits to be potentially encountered by thrusters – or current? - this will be described in this movie:
- Measure Drift speed, due to beam wind with no propulsion;
- Measure drift speed using full thrusters
- Estimate wind & current limits to be potentially encountered by thrusters – or current...
- Finally there is a simple formula as Rule of Thumb: the transverse drift speed is about 7-8% of wind speed!
Article Midwest Port Pilots ISPO certified
by ISPO - International Standard for Maritime Pilot Organisations - published on 30 August 2022
Opinion 1000 cruise ships around… Are their pilot transfer arrangements safe?
by Arie Palmers - published on 8 June 2022
Video Accident during embarking: Pilot's foot crushes
published on 3 February 2020
Video upload on 02/01/2020 by TVBS NEWS
We do not put videos of accidents on our website out of voyeurism. We would like to point out that the work of a pilot is always dangerous, especially when embarking and disembarking!
These incidents should be a warning. It can hit anyone out of carelessness.
Dear pilots, please always be mindful and always think of your safety!
Video Saab’s Port Management app streamlines Pilot operations at Flinders Ports, Australia
published on 17 August 2021
Have a look inside Flinders Ports, the gateway of trade to South Australia. Pilotage operations have become much more complex, with more and larger ships coming in. With Pilot Control Flinders Ports streamline their pilotage operations – saving them time, raising operating efficiency and ensuring safety as changes can be managed at their fingertips. Visit our homepage: https://goo.gl/bWJr3i Follow Saab on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/saabtechnologies/ Follow Saab on Twitter: https://...