Pilot disembarking from Mega Cargo ship after manoeuvring the ship from critical waters
Pilot disembarking from Mega Cargo ship after manoeuvring the ship from critical waters
Video Las Palmas Practicos
published on 25 April 2022
Video Kittiwake Mersey Pilot
published on 22 December 2021
Video Pilot boarding at Manila, Philippines
published on 23 September 2022
Video When a pilot boarding is aborted
published on 27 January 2022
Wind was blowing strong from the NE and the waves were becoming bigger and bigger by the time we reach a new client.
Crew didn't consider the rolling effect about to happen while changing heading in order to give lee when they prepared pilot ladder, so the requested 1.5m above the water was not that good.
I decided to abort and to give the vessel the chance to shorten it. In the next attempt they did it right and I was able to board safe
Video Near miss: VALDIVIA dangerously approached beach in Vlissingen, NL
published on 28 May 2020
Video Pilot Embarkation - Gangway Access - Unsafe Practice at Sea CHIRP Maritime Safety
published on 4 July 2019
The hazards of Pilot boarding
Throughout 2016, the International Maritime Pilots’ Association (IMPA) held a safety campaign focused upon the standard of pilot ladders and associated equipment. CHIRP supported this campaign and received many reports on the subject.
This first report describes issues concerning pilot access near
the non-parallel ends of a ship, and use of a retractable platform.