Article Report: Securing of pilot ladders at intermediate lengths – testing
by nc2 Engineering Consultancy - University of Southhampton - published on 28 July 2023
Video Warsash Maritime Academy: a history of change
published on 24 May 2022
Article Next-level shiphandling simulation using VR
by Captain, MSc. Remko Fehr - published on 13 December 2023
Video Very descriptive: Piston Effect when entering lock.
published on 10 May 2020
Two new locks were introduced in 2009 for training in the new Panama lock conditions with or without tug(s). This video shows the famous "piston effect" when entering the lock at an impressive speed of 10 knots with a high blockage factor.
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Video My First Ride In My Work's Jet Pilot Boat.
published on 10 May 2020
Article Shatt Al-Arab: Sri Lanka-built pilot station vessel to operate in Iraq
published on 20 June 2022
Video Maritime Pilot - 8,000 Piloted moves - Episode 11
by Dr. Captain Ahmed Sati - published on 18 December 2024
Video Riding with the Savannah Pilots
published on 25 October 2020
Over the course of 4 days this August, I was afforded the opportunity and privilege of riding with the Savannah Bar Pilots for an article I was writing for a major maritime magazine. The pilots are given the responsibility of boarding a vessel in the Atlantic Ocean and safely navigating the vessel up the Tybee Road 9 (a name for the shipping lane that leads into the Savannah River), into the Savannah River, and into the Port of Savannah. The same is done in reverse when a ship is outbound...
Video Rough weather sea trials of ‘Port Láirge’ punching through breakers and offshore in F10
published on 3 November 2021
Here’s a cool little video of the rough weather sea trails of ‘Port Láirge’ The Port of Waterford’s new Interceptor 48 pilot boat ready to be delivered next week. We had two days of rough weather, a Force 8 with 3.5m seas putting up some surf breakers over the Daunt and a second day with winds reaching Force 10 offshore, with 55kts of wind and 5m swells, allowing us to properly test her capabilities ensuring she's fully fit for purpose for the pilots and crew. Doing so we captured some...