Video Pilot boat "PV Server " in rough weatherat Sydney, Australia
published on 27 June 2021
Article London Port Authority: Record year for pilotage
by Port of London Authority - published on 13 January 2022
Video Hart Marine and the ORC Pantocarene Pilot Boat
published on 14 August 2020
Video San Juan Bay Pilot Boat
published on 24 January 2023
Video Pilots disembarking Harmony of the Seas
published on 30 April 2025
Video Pilot Boat
published on 26 July 2021
Article “The Pilot Ladder Manual”, 2nd Edition by Kevin Vallance
by Kevin Vallance - published on 22 January 2024
Video Operation of POD Ships - Discussion on Efficiency comparing Conventional and IN-OUT POD strategy
published on 8 June 2022
In this movie the efficiency of two different pod operation strategies is compared: With azimuth propeller ships the Pods can be used in two ways to control the speed, e.g. for speed reduction: 1. by adjusting the engine orders, e.g. by reducing the RPMs to get lower speed - this means to drive the ship in the same conventional way as for twin screw vessels, 2. by turning both pods either in- or outward (TOE-IN or TOE-OUT) to reduce the forward thrust and therefore reducing the speed – the...
Article A review of the ship’s pivot point: Science, Maths and Observation’ Where is the centre of a ship’s rotation?
by Tim Cummins, Harbour Pilot, Portsmouth International Port - published on 17 July 2020
This my attempt to do just that. This is a summary of all scientific papers and articles that I could find about the ship’s pivot point. I have added links to any videos associated with the publications and have also included any useful diagrams or equations that the authors published to help explain their research.