Pilot rope ladder - Deyuan Marine

Pilot boarding Spirit of Tasmania ship from Pilot Boat- Epic scene as in movies
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This guidance is intended to remind seafarers and companies of the vital importance of adhering to the rules and established procedures concerning the provision of safe boarding arrangements for pilots.

During the transit time on the pilot launch between the shore and the vessel, marine pilots will spend at least a portion of that time carrying out (either consciously or subconsciously) a risk assessment of the forthcoming operation.

Approche d'un navire gros colis par mauvais temps en 2014. Pilotone Troenn de Lorient

Technology group Wärtsilä will supply its latest simulator technology for a new maritime training centre in Finland.

It turns out that supertankers and cruise ships have valets. They're called maritime pilots, and they're among the most elite ship handlers in the world. So where does one go to learn how to park the largest ships in the world? To the Maritime Pilots Institute in Covington, La. There, they use mini-versions of the behemoth boats to teach the basics. All aboard!

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Port operations, whether these are being performed on water or on land, are often not without risk. Pilots boarding a ship while sailing, navigating through narrow passages, collision avoidance with other smaller or larger vessels, discharging and moving cargo on land, walking between container handling equipment and trucks…

Video footage from the Florø rescue helicopter.