Pilot Ladder Simulator

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The Coast Guard Office of Investigations and Analysis has released Marine Safety Alert 05-21, to notify mariners to a potentially dangerous situation involving corrosion of the turntable pin on accommodation ladders.

Who has ever boarded a helicopter? What was the feeling like?

According to the International Maritime Pilots Association (IMPA), the ship “Grand Radiant” suffered an incident where the accommodation ladder entire outboard side railing fell away due to a pin becoming loose.

As the world struggles with the Covid-19 virus, the maritime world is being hit hard, not only economically, but also socially and operationally. Iin shipping there are no borders.

CMA CGM Columbia container ship arriving from Shekou port, and transiting thru Hong Kong, destination Singapore
a rare capture of TWO harbour pilots boats to carry two pilots leaving off the container ship
Columbia is only a 300m long 48m wide vessel, only 9200 TEU capacity but it has separate bridge tower and chimney. The ship was built in 2015.

Join us for a full exterior walkaround of the Norwegian pilot boat LOS 107 while she’s underway — bow to stern, wheelhouse to fenders. Real-time footage of a working pilot/launch at sea. Vessel overview Name: LOS 107 (listed as “Lodsbåd / Vessel”) Type: Pilot boat / pilot launch / workboat Built: 1998 (Norway) Hull material: Aluminium Length overall (LOA):17.1 m Beam: ~4.0–4.3 m (approx.) Draft: ~1.0 m (approx.) Displacement / GT: small workboat class (light displacement) Propulsion: Twin...