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Pilot gets off cruise ship after piloting Carnival Dream out of the harbor at Freeport Bahamas

published on 7 December 2022 - 79 -

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Found on YouTube. Created by "Cruising to Lose Weight". Originally published on 2022-12-07.

Watch as a pilot boat approaches and picks up the pilot after escorting the carnival dream from the harbor in Freeport Bahamas

Freeport

Pilot boarding

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Video Pilot Embarkation - Gangway Access - Unsafe Practice at Sea CHIRP Maritime Safety

published on 4 July 2019

The hazards of Pilot boarding
Throughout 2016, the International Maritime Pilots’ Association (IMPA) held a safety campaign focused upon the standard of pilot ladders and associated equipment. CHIRP supported this campaign and received many reports on the subject.
This first report describes issues concerning pilot access near
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