Vessel coming from West, picking up Pilot at PEBGB

W pierwszym odcinku cyklu „Praca na fali”, którego producentem jest PortalMorski.pl, kulisy swojej profesji odsłania kpt. Jarosław Augustyniak, Szef Stacji Pilotowej w Gdańsku.

Pilot going onboard, using pilot ladder port side, 1,5 meters above the water.

In our new new section “Five questions for ..." Marine-Pilots.com introduces pilots and other market players to our readers in short interviews.

Today we are happy to start with Capt. Ahmed Sati, Marine Pilot at P&O Maritime.

Training video III on the correct behaviour in case of man overboard

The first-known chart of the Mersey estuary was dated 1689 – to assist sailors approaching the port. The route for ships through to the port of Liverpool, through sand banks and the powerful tides of the Irish Sea and Mersey Estuary, was a challenging business.

Transas Pilot PRO is designed to assist pilots in their daily routine, helping them to maintain efficient pilotage and other onboard operations

She was the talk of the town and now she is gone till the next time. The Navios Unite, as she is called, is 1,100' long and 140' wide. That is 8' longer than a Nimitz class aircraft carrier and 6' wider at the waterline. The ship is so wide, it requires two pilots to transit. While in the top 5, it isn't the largest ship of any type to ever transit the river, but it is the largest container ship to do so.

This video shows us what all takes place during unmooring and pilotage operation in detail. Must watch for all.

Opinion article by Ahmed Sati, Marine Pilot, Author of “Marine Pilotage - The Arabic book” and board member of ISPO.