Rigging Pilot ladders - Caribbean Jetty Operations

The pilot leaps to his boat accompanied by claps and exclamations of; "Bravo!".

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off Taipei, bit choppy seas

Founded by Danilo Fabricatore Irace, Assopiloti is thus the third largest pilots' association after "Fedepiloti", the association chaired by Luigi Mennella, and "Unione Piloti" chaired by Vincenzo Bellomo.

The desire to improve efficiency and crew comfort has resulted in a new approach to hull design. Built from the ground up this new Pilot Boat design utilises an Extra Long Waterline (XLW) to maximise the waterline length.

Accident today: Not much is currently known but some details are avialable on the number of personnel on board and the operation and condistion of the vessel. A video by Sal Mercogliano.

Occurrence Brief from the ATSB (Australia)

16mt HSLC CLASS ALUMINIUM PILOT BOAT engineered & build by LYNX.

The first trip of Captain Erik Dalege, the new President of EMPA - European Maritime Pilots' Association, is in Italy. In recent days, at the Rome offices, he met with the top management of Fedepiloti is Italian.

Professor Patrick Hudson discusses safety culture and leadership.