Offshore Pilot station out of San Francisco

This lady came into port in an excellent day, however when I inspected the pilot ladder prior to board I saw that it was rigged using D-Shackles fastened between the side ropes, transferring all the weight and load of the ladder to the clamps and chokes. Truly an unsuitable method of securing the ladder. Retrieval line was also not above the first spreader
After pulling out the pilot boat, the ship was contacted by VHF and the captain was asked to instruct the crew in the usage of ropes and...

This is one common method to board the pilot. And here it is a special boat which is very fast with new technology

Harbour pilots perform tricky operations boarding big cruise ships from fast pilot boats. Auckland and Malta.

Here we board the container ship President Kennedy, inbound for the San Francisco Bay.
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