Pilot Boarding

Video by Maksym Kunchev. Thank you!

This lady came into port in an excellent day, however when I inspected the pilot ladder prior to board I saw that it was rigged using D-Shackles fastened between the side ropes, transferring all the weight and load of the ladder to the clamps and chokes. Truly an unsuitable method of securing the ladder. Retrieval line was also not above the first spreader
After pulling out the pilot boat, the ship was contacted by VHF and the captain was asked to instruct the crew in the usage of ropes and...

SWATH build by Abeking & Rasmussen (Germany)

This video is filmed in 2015, edited 2021.
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Official Video by MAERSK:" In the past two years we have made boarding safer for maritime pilots on more than 100 ships."

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