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Training Ship Golden Bear Pilot Disembarking

published on 17 January 2022 - 29 -

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Found on YouTube. Created by "Dion Anderson". Originally published on 2022-01-16.

SF Pilot leaving the TSGB on Cruise 2021 - Enroute to Hawaii.

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Article Pilot Transfer Arrangements

by Captain Kevin Vallance MNI - published on 2 October 2019

Most pilot embarkations and disembarkations around the world, are still carried out using a traditional pilot ladder, consisting of wooden steps supported and secured by side ropes.

Video The Safest Pilot Boarding? A SWATH Vessel

published on 27 November 2024

SWATH build by Abeking & Rasmussen (Germany)

Article Pilot Boarding and Landing – use of Personal Emergency Radio Devices

by Nick Lee, T&TC Chairman, UK Pilots - published on 4 February 2020

Personal Locator Beacons (PLB) and other individual MOB devices have been available for some years now and have evolved to incorporate a variety of different alerting methods and combinations. However, usage of these additional enhancements within UK Pilotage is still in its infancy.

Video PILOT 20 Crossing the Rambler Channel in HK

published on 11 August 2025

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Video Pilot Ladder on Ships- Correct rigging procedure 2020

published on 8 January 2021

Correct method of rigging pilot ladder explained.
As explained, a large number of reports related to the use of pilot ladders which are too long relative to the vessel’s draughts. As a result, the excessively long ladders require shortening up before being deployed for boarding pilots. In these cases, ship crew shortens the pilot ladders, using D-shackles to choke the side ropes at the required height along the ladder’s length. In this method, the D-shackle is first secured to a hard point...

Article EMPA Newsletter issue 005 published

published on 3 January 2023

The European Maritime Pilot´s Association has released the new Newsletter issue 005/2022.

Video Maritime Pilot Training I - Man overboard manoeuvre

by Loodswezen Amsterdam-Ijmond - published on 12 May 2021

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

Video Ship Handling In Restricted Waters: Bank Effects

published on 17 August 2020

Video As NorthQueensland (Australia) As

published on 11 July 2024

Up here in the north, we do things a little differently ...

Article Death of Pilot Dennis Sherwood: IMPA President statement to IMO. New photos of Maersk Kensington.

by Marine-Pilots.com - published on 23 January 2020

IMPA President makes a statement to IMO on January 17th regarding the passing of Captain Dennis Sherwood. A letter to IMO was published via Twitter today.