Taking the last Pilot off before heading home

Conapra / Praticagem do Brasil have issued a notice “Common Errors in the pilot boarding arrangement “. In this notice, reference is made to international regulations ( Solas V Reg 23, IMO 1045 and ISO 799 ) as well as national regulations.

Pilot going onboard, using pilot ladder port side, 1,5 meters above the water.

A beautiful day, climbing up the (not-so-well-rigged) pilot ladder and then the stairs of the accommodation towards the bridge.

River Pilot transfer on the lower Mississippi River

Pilot Boat Marseille France port

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On May 11, 2020, in the early morning hours, the news went around the world that two serious marine casualties occurred in sector 8 of Singapore Street within 6 minutes.

The Maryland Board of Pilots has decided to enact a rule change that forbids on-duty pilots from using their phones.

Some words on cruise ships and their compliance with SOLAS ch.V reg 23, IMO A.1045(27)? At the start of 2020 a pandemic we haven’t seen before in hundreds of years has struck the world, putting economies to a halt and had a devastating effect on the beautiful cruise business.

OHB subsidiary LuxSpace’s satellite for global ship monitoring has reached its target orbit.