Pilotage in a strong current

Tuesday, October 1st is the start date of the latest International Maritime Pilot Association's annual Safety Campaign.

Previous campaigns by the association have consistently shown results of pilot ladder deficiencies around the 20% mark.

Petugas Pandu Pelabuhan Benoa Bali

Harbour pilots perform tricky operations boarding big cruise ships from fast pilot boats. Auckland and Malta.

The pilot for the port of Cairns jumping off the pilot boat and getting onto the cruise ship. 
Carnival Luminosa December 2024 

Editor's note: The pilot boarding seems a bit improvised and unsafe to me, but that's certainly business as usual, isn't it?

A few shots from the day, with Elisabeth-S and H&S Fairness plus the pilot boat. I put music to it as it was such a windy day.

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Took this in 2021. The pilot boat is helping to navigate through the Port of Barcelona.

Simulation of pilots and tugs in the Port of Brownsville from the inlet to the berth

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