Video Pilot launch Torquay off Point Lonsdale, Victoria, Australia.
published on 16 July 2025
Video Rough weather sea trials of ‘Port Láirge’ punching through breakers and offshore in F10
published on 23 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...
Video Actual Pilot Boat Approached Ship/Boat Debarking
published on 14 April 2022
Video Interview with Ältermann Jan-Helge Janssen, Bremerhaven, Germany - German language only
published on 15 September 2023
Article Standard for Health Assessment of Marine Pilots - NSW (2009)
published on 22 June 2021
Article Rosmorport’s icebreakers completed over 2,400 pilotage operations
published on 20 January 2021
Article Origins of the IMPA pilot mark
by Kevin Vallance deep sea pilot and author - published on 24 October 2019
There are many things in both our everyday and professional lives which we take for granted and never question the origins of, an example of this might be the IMPA recommended ‘pilot mark or pilot line’, which is sometimes seen on the side of vessels indicating where a vessels freeboard exceeds 9 metres.