Harbour Pilot capt.Momčilo Milić in maneuvring on m/v "Contship Top", in Port of Bar

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

ER88 Sea Trials - 16m Pilot Boat: MED-P16

All working vessels on the River Mersey gathered in front of the Three Graces – Liver Building, Cunard Building and the Port of Liverpool Building. The formation included pilot launch boats, RNLI Lifeboats, river tugs, Mersey Ferries and the Disney Magic cruise liner. They all blew their whistles in tribute to The Sovereign, who passed away last week. River tugs will perform Fleur De Lis – spraying water from their fire cannons. Vessels currently within Liverpool and Wirral dock systems,...

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Pilot boats in action. The key elements for a safe pilot transfer.

Successful completion of pilot training. Congratulations to Indonesia. Great pictures. Happy people.

The construction and commissioning of a new pilot boat for Jacobsen Pilot Service in great pictures.

A 1,000 Navy Vessels around... Quite often those vessels have the tendency of presenting themselves with a pilot transfer arrangement which is non-compliant.

Going down the accommodation ladder with neither lifevest nor safety line must have been based on similar, past, successful operations, which may have never been challenged on board. This ‘slippage’ in safety is a pernicious and common phenomenon.

Maritime Pilot , Istanbul Strait , Turkish Straits , www.turkishpilots.org.tr