Video Disembarking in Australia - Flinders Ports
published on 31 August 2022
Article Adjustment pilot transfer arrangement Multratug-19
by Arie Palmers - published on 9 August 2023
Article Pilot on the bridge
by Gard AS - published on 14 October 2021
Video Pilot Boat Waimea II, Port Nelson, New Zealand
published on 22 November 2021
Article #dangerousladders - Using social media to improve pilot transfer safety.
by Kevin Vallance deep sea pilot and author - published on 12 December 2019
It remains a sad fact that accidents and near misses continue to occur during pilot transfers with frightening regularity. Most of these fortunately do not result in injury, and a surprisingly high number of them are not even recognised for what they are.
Surveys into pilot ladder safety consistently reveal that unacceptably high numbers of pilot transfer arrangements are not compliant with the regulations.
Video Tuban Port Maritime Pilot
published on 8 December 2021
Article Trouble with pilotage services in Slovenia
by Marine-Pilots.com - published on 16 April 2020
Video Jacobsen Pilot Service's New Pilot Boat - The Orion - at the Port of Long Beach
published on 23 January 2021
Video Marine pilotage - a pilot's boat trip in Helsinki (Finland)
published on 28 September 2021
This video is filmed in 2015, edited 2021.
A maritime pilot, marine pilot, harbor pilot, port pilot, ship pilot, or simply pilot, is a mariner who maneuvers ships through dangerous or congested waters, such as harbors or river mouths. They are navigational experts possessing knowledge of the particular waterway such as its depth, currents, and hazards, as well as being experts in handling ships of all types and size. A Maritime pilot is an expert ship handler who is licensed or authorised...