The High-Stakes World of San Francisco’s Bar Pilots: A Virtual Reality Experience

Going down the accommodation ladder with neither lifevest nor safety line must have been based on similar, past, successful operations, which may have never been challenged on board. This ‘slippage’ in safety is a pernicious and common phenomenon.

Video by Maksym Kunchev. Thank you!

Over the past few years a number of pilot transfer accidents have occurred resulting from total failure of the side ropes, one school of thought is that the methods of securing a pilot ladder is a factor in such occurrences.

Delaware River Pilot Boat Cape Henlopen Transfers Pilot to Cargo Ship Al Wathba - Delaware River - Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania - June 6, 2025

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‘It certainly hurts – using the integrated lifting sling on a life jacket.’

Pilot disembarkation from ship (kakinada)
Editors note:
The shown protections are very massive in our opinion.
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This video has been recut and edited by the creator Hugues Cauvier. Previously there were three episodes, which have now been combined into one.

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