Video San Juan Bay Pilot Boat
published on 24 January 2023
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 First Pilot Station Steers a Course for Seably Online Maritime Training
published on 5 November 2021
Video Day in a Life of a TugBoat Captain in New York Harbor
published on 10 April 2021
Article Adjustment pilot transfer arrangement Multratug-19
by Arie Palmers - published on 9 August 2023
Video Bristol Pilots (UK) - Pilot Boarding
published on 30 September 2022
Article Tanger Med establishs 3D nautical simulation and expertise center
published on 24 November 2020
Article Mauritania - Precautions to take during calls at the port of Nouakchott
published on 24 January 2023
Video New Pilot Boats for Los Angeles
published on 6 February 2021
The Los Angeles Pilot Service has welcomed two new pilot boats, Angels Pilot and Angels Navigator, to the Port of Los Angeles. The 56-foot boats custom-built by Vigor Industrial made their way from Vancouver, Wash. to replace older pilot boats, Phineas Banning and Stephen M. White, which both served the Port of Los Angeles for more than 25 years and were recently retired. The new pilot boats are equipped with the latest safety, navigation, and fuel efficiency features designed to help the...