Pilot Boat in Croatia

EMSA has published their latest edition of their Newsletter.

Pilot transferring is unsafe and dangerous by Harbor Tug Boat from or to the ship. I analyzed and observed at many ports, Pilots using Harbor Tug Boat for transferring. Where Tug boats decks are not specially designed for the Pilot transferring. This is difficult for the Pilot during Embarkation and specially Disembarkation. Video courtesy Nasir Khan. Find Capt. Pilot Nasir Khan on Marine-Pilots.com: https://www.marine-pilots.com/members/112390

Korean Pilot boarding PCC Vessel in Mokpo, Korea

A day in the life of a PLA Pilot and the team effort it takes to get the job done

This is one common method to board the pilot. And here it is a special boat which is very fast with new technology

The Winter 2023 edition of the BPC Pilotage Quarterly is out now!

Explore working hours with Pilot 130 at Bangkok port, Thailand.

Among the few marine professions that purse a man's technical skills and value very high, maritime piloting perhaps is in a class of its own. In this career, the pilot is entrusted to maneuver vessels through some of the most challenging and congested waterways while ensuring seamless integration between shipboard operations and port infrastructure.

Approche d'un navire gros colis par mauvais temps en 2014. Pilotone Troenn de Lorient

Case Study Video:
BHP - a global mining company and port owner – asked us to develop a test set-up to see what happens during a snapback event and evaluate their safety protection fence. The test data helped in the development of a safer protection fence and gave real insight into snapback behaviour.
Collaboration with BHP, Geobrugg and Wilhelmsen.