Global Marine Design 19m Pilot Boat - Flyby

LEIGH ANN MORAN - Towing Vessel and the YELLOW ROSE - Pilot Vessel

RC Nelson pilot boat

Ladders are the bridges for crossing the rough seas of our lives.
When you are a Marine Pilot at work, hoping and praying that the ladders which let you embark the vessel are stable, safe and not dangerous.
In Memoriam of the late Captain Dennis Sherwood who passed away on Monday the 30th of December.

Today the 56th EMPA General Meeting started in Antwerp.

From the life and work of a tugboat captain

Our marine pilots need to be ready for all of the elements of the high seas. Watch the pilots put their their paces in the virtual reality setting of the Queensland Government's SmartShip Simulator.

The international pilots association Impa is sounding the alarm about unsafe pilot ladders. According to the pilots, a worldwide survey has shown that access to the ship via the pilot's ladder often does not comply with the regulations.