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Video Pivot Point Specials 2 - position for ship moving ahead or astern
published on 12 May 2022
Video Pivot Point Special 3 on specific aspects
published on 12 May 2022
Opinion Bow Truster Effect on Ship's Headway
by Capt. Hugues Cauvier - published on 14 July 2022
Video Wind drift making headway - practical experiments for voyage planning and Rule of Thumb
published on 7 April 2021
Video Risk Involved When Unmooring Operation on Deck
published on 10 August 2020
Video Humber Maritime College Simulator Tour
published on 21 October 2020
Opinion New guidance for PBAs with trapdoors. Released 4.11.2020 by NZMPA
by New Zealand Maritime Pilot's Association - published on 6 November 2020
New guidance for PBAs with trapdoors. Released 4.11.2020 at NZMPA Conference in Dunedin, NZ. Distinct difference to suggestions in many other countries, is that we challenge operators who have the ladder suspended from the accommodation ladder (gangway) and not secured to the ship. SOLAS states that pilot ladder shall be secured to the ship, and securing strongpoints, shackles and ropes shall be as strong as the sideropes.
Article A contempt for pilot safety and total disregard for the contents of the SOLAS Convention.
by Captain Kevin Vallance MNI - published on 4 October 2019
Video Ships losing power is not uncommon, Columbia River bar pilot says
published on 4 April 2024
Every day, Columbia River Bar Pilots guide massive cargo ships and tankers between the Pacific Ocean and the Columbia River, negotiating the Astoria bridge. Their job is to make that voyage often and make it safely, so you'd better believe they're paying attention to what happened in Baltimore. Read more: https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/the-story/columbia-bar-pilots-river-baltimore-bridge-collapse-cargo-ship/283-e3770397-292c-49e2-a7fd-b0d2db6ccdb1 Watch more The Story videos: http://...