Pilot disembarking in POV

Footage of deep tanker Felicity navigating through the treacherous waters of the Port Philip Heads channel entrance.

The ISPO is a quality and safety management system produced for pilots by pilots and provides performance criteria for Risk Management, Training & Qualification, Pilot Operations, Customer Relations and Emergency Preparedness.

Pilot Boat
Efferent Savior from the album The Great Attractor
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Advertising film of the SWATH shipyard Abeking & Rasmussen on ships in SWATH design (2013)

Pilotage is being able to navigate safely into and out of a harbour/anchorage/port knowing where you are at all times, where your hazards are and a safe route in/out. This is particularly useful if you are heading into somewhere new or a challenging/busy area – or both!

There are some problems that never seem to go away and one is the perennial difficulties in providing a safe way of getting pilots on and off a ship.

The importance of the pilot ladder, by Bill Evans, Inspector of Marine Accidents.

August 2022, tanker Thun London and Foyle Leader pilot vessel. www.nightskyhunter.com