Video Hamburg Pilot Boarding
published on 14 August 2020
Video The port of Parnu in Estonia. Pilot boat
published on 18 March 2024
Video Taking the last Pilot off before heading home
published on 5 May 2023
Article Pilot Transfer Arrangements
by Captain Kevin Vallance MNI - published on 2 October 2019
Video Suggestions to improve Pilot Ladder Safety
published on 28 June 2021
Ideas from Nasir Khan, Port Pilot: "I would like to suggest that we try an experiment and make some modifications that will result in a better grip on the handrails of the ship's ladder and on the pilot ladder steps. Let's talk about it!" Modifications: Ships Ladder Handrails & Width of the Pilot Ladder steps. "I analyze the subject of fallen Pilots are two main reasons: -Pilot's hands are losing their grip at the ship's handrails. At transfer point mostly pilots lose their grip on Ships...
Video EMMA Extension – Smart fairway digitalization pilot in Saimaa
published on 9 October 2020
The smart fairway digitalization pilot is a part of the EMMA Extension project that is funded by the Interreg Baltic Sea Region Programme. This summer, 34 smart buoys were installed in the Saimaa deep fairway, which is Finland’s most important inland waterway for merchant shipping.
Safety is enhanced in particular by the fact that the pilots and VTS can adjust the light output of beacons and the rhythm of lights to support the navigation of vessels in poor visibility and weather conditions....
Article ABP Southampton puts pressure on non-compliant 'trap door' Arrangements
by Marine-Pilots.com - published on 22 April 2020
Article Fall overboard during pilot transfer, Moreton Bay, Queensland, on 2 July 2025
published on 19 September 2025
Article Port of Grays Harbor takes delivery on new pilot boat, Vega
by Marine-Pilots.com - published on 17 September 2020
Article A Day in the life of a Mentor Pilot
by North Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation - published on 1 November 2021
Luke Sorensen began his career as a Marine Pilot in 2011. Now the Manager of Pilotage Services, North Queensland Bulk Ports (NQBP), he mentors Pilots moving through the NQBP Training Framework to become competent and confident in bringing ships into berth at our ports. Luke explains the process of mentoring.