MAERSK: Staying safe out at sea - a message from our seafarers

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Professor Patrick Hudson discusses safety culture and leadership.

It’s my first voyage taking over solo watch as a navigating officer – from bridge commands to monitoring traffic and weather, every second counts. Once we arrive in Ningbo, it’s straight into cargo operations, intense mooring work, and pilotage.

The March edition of The New Zealand Pilot has been published (link in article).

When a vessel navigates in confined waters, such as in a harbour or narrow channel, it is well known among experienced pilots that the ship handling is greatly affected by the hydrodynamic forces and moments acting between ship and bank or sidewall of the channel.

The pilot boat in Hvasser is going to pick up a pilot from a tank ship.

ABP’s Port of Southampton has officially named its brand-new pilot launch, Mayflower.

Pilot boat launch in Youghal on July 2012.

The crew of a pilot boat rescued a 47-year-old colleague from the North Sea during a severe storm and darkness. The pilot fell overboard early on Sunday morning.

The next step for NZMPA is to issue a set of regulator-endorsed guidance notes. The first version will focus on accommodation ladders used in conjunction with pilot ladders.