According to author Captain Henry H. Hooyer, forces acting on the ship have an effective lever arm with respect to a hypothetical pivot point. The forces creating or affecting this pivot point include the ship's motion, underwater resistance, and momentum. The book will be particularly helpful to pilots and ships' officers, and those whose jobs require a thorough understanding of ship behavior.
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Video Safety with HamiltonJet (Waterjet)
published on 1 July 2020
Waterjets are the safest choice for Pilot Boat applications. Our waterjets are engineered with safety in mind, precise steering control and efficient manoeuvrability result in effective and quick reaction to a man-overboard situation, and with no exposed propeller, waterjets provide ultimate safety around people in the water.
Article The difficulty of finding marine pilot-specific information on the Internet
by Marine-Pilots.com - published on 4 November 2019
Opinion Pilot cutter total isolation, Dutch pilots have to take unnecessary risks
published on 11 January 2022
Video Pilot Boarding with Pilot Boat SEA MASTER Rio De La Plata, Argentina
published on 13 November 2021
Article Turkish Chief officer fell into water checking draft, died, Russia
published on 6 February 2022
Video Pilot boat goes out, Pilot Boat comes in. The saltie Cape comes in. Busy Sunday in Duluth!
published on 3 May 2020
I decided to show the typical happenings when a saltwater freighter arrives Duluth. Most of the time they go to anchor and wait for the Elevator dock. The Pilot Boat brings out the Great Lakes Pilot to sail the ship into the port and to the dock. This vessel arrived early Sunday morning, went to anchor until mid afternoon. They are loading grain at the CHS Elevator in Superor.
Video Inbound with CHIOS LUCK 188m, to Waalhaven Buoy 29
published on 28 June 2022
Video Embarking the pilot at the Port of Açu in rough weather
published on 20 May 2022
