Article Delaware Pilots Order New Launch from Gladding-Hearn
published on 15 September 2022
The Pilots’ Association of the Bay and River Delaware have ordered another pilot boat from Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, Duclos Corporation. It’s the pilots’ association’s fourth Chesapeake Class launch and eleventh pilot boat built by the Somerset, Mass., shipyard since 1957. Delivery of the new pilot boat is scheduled for 2024.
Video 18 meter pilot boat built by Hart Marine, with ZF Marine Transmission
published on 28 February 2020
Video A Cargo Ship is Guided into Port by The Pilot Boat
published on 24 February 2023
Video Pilot Boarding with SWATH Pilot Vessel "Groden", Germany
published on 18 October 2022
Article Seven questions for Capt. Gajanan Karanjikar, President at All India Maritime Pilots Association
published on 22 April 2021
Video Pilot Ladder on Ships- Correct rigging procedure 2020
published on 8 January 2021
Correct method of rigging pilot ladder explained.
As explained, a large number of reports related to the use of pilot ladders which are too long relative to the vessel’s draughts. As a result, the excessively long ladders require shortening up before being deployed for boarding pilots. In these cases, ship crew shortens the pilot ladders, using D-shackles to choke the side ropes at the required height along the ladder’s length. In this method, the D-shackle is first secured to a hard point...