Pilot rope ladder - Deyuan Marine

Wind was blowing strong from the NE and the waves were becoming bigger and bigger by the time we reach a new client.
Crew didn't consider the rolling effect about to happen while changing heading in order to give lee when they prepared pilot ladder, so the requested 1.5m above the water was not that good.
I decided to abort and to give the vessel the chance to shorten it. In the next attempt they did it right and I was able to board safe

Summary: Important lessons, that they can assist the Practical one, in the best possible way, in the transfer operations.
Found on YouTube. Created by "Praticagem do Brasil".
This video was elaborated by the National Council of Praticagem with the objective of reminding to the masters and sailors, some important lessons, so that they can assist the Practical one, in the best possible way, in the transfer operations.

Commencement of the Open Testing phase for Pilot-Guard.org, a platform designed to enhance the safety of maritime pilots through effective deficiency reporting and data exchange.

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South Australian port operator Flinders Ports has expanded its fleet of harbour services vessels with the recent acquisition of a newbuild pilot boat constructed by Hart Marine in the neighbouring state of Victoria.

Arrivée au Havre de la pilotine Hirondelle de la Manche

Here's the full video of recent sea trials with our two pilot boats including storm Ciara, three boats together and some boarding runs. Its quite an interesting little video with some great footage.

Perseus pilot boat catamaran, Port of Rotterdam IMO number 9367114 MMSI 246390000 Name of the ship PERSEUS Former names PKLL2 EAZ (2017, Netherlands) PERSEUS (2013, Netherlands) PEQ (2013, Netherlands) ZAGD A (2012, Netherlands) Vessel type Pilot boat Operating status Active Flag Netherlands Gross tonnage 228 tons Deadweight 14 tons Length 25 m Breadth 13 m Year of build 2006 Builder ABEKING & RASMUSSEN - LEMWERDER, GERMANY Classification society GERMANISCHER LLOYD Description PERSEUS is a...