Article e-book and international book order available: "Theory and Practices of Marine Pilotage" by Capt. Santosha K Nayak
published on 7 August 2020
This book was only available in some areas, now the author has created an e-book version. Furthermore it´s available on amazon as a paperback.
Completely new book on Ship manoeuvring techniques based on new revealing facts which have been brought to light. Must read for all the mariners to understand the behaviour of ships and how to control her behaviour during manoeuvring.
Article Navigator 2021 by Loodswezen is available now
published on 10 January 2022
Video The river Haven, today. 12/03/21
published on 14 March 2021
Article Enhancing Pilot Ladder Safety: The Role of New SOLAS Regulations
by Herman Broers - published on 8 January 2025
Video About the San Francisco Bar Pilots
published on 2 July 2021
For 170 years, the San Francisco Bar Pilots have been navigating the world’s largest ships through some of North America’s most difficult waterways. These state and federally-licensed master mariners are highly-specialized ship captains who rely on navigational experience, ship-handling skills, and local knowledge to transport more than $1.2 billion in goods to and from 200 Bay Area ports, docks, and berths every day. This critical service protects more than 1,000 miles of fragile coastline...
Video Halifax Pilot boarding inbound CSL Bulk Carrier
published on 17 December 2020
Video SWATH Pilottender Groden, good operational experience under all weather conditions
published on 12 March 2021
Video Port of Hay Point - Marine Pilotage
published on 26 September 2020
Article IMPA received the 2022 SAFETY4SEA Initiative Award
published on 20 October 2022
Video Storm Bram sea trials aboard Northeast Pilot III
published on 27 February 2026
Here’s a video of recent Sea trials during ‘Storm Bram’ aboard the ‘all weather’ Interceptor 48 ‘Northeast Pilot III’ we built for the North East pilots at Newport, Rhode Island in the USA. With winds of Storm Force 11 and heavy breaking waves conditions were pretty wild, and proved a good test for her seakeeping abilities, especially her stability where she recovered nicely from a hard 90 degree knock down. Also respect to the seamanship of the captain aboard Fokko Ukena whom we filmed and...