Video Pilot services at Point Lonsdale, Victoria, Australia.
published on 14 August 2024
Article USCG: Ever Forward pilot was distracted before grounding
published on 9 December 2022
Video Roger's Craft -- 11.6m manila pilot boats
published on 2 July 2025
Video 3D Simulation of a ship collision in Kiel Canal - Munksund cw Balticborg Nov 8 2020 Kiel Canal
published on 19 July 2022
On November the 8th 2020 container feeder vessel Munksund collided with the RoRo cargo vessel Balticborg. The collision occurred, most likely caused by banking conditions, in the eastern section of the Kiel Canal near km 96. This is a combined 2D/3D representation of the collision created with MSG Prospector, MSG Plotter and Google Earth.
Video Maritime Pilot - 8,000 Piloted moves - Episode 11
by Dr. Captain Ahmed Sati - published on 18 December 2024
Video Ns345 W6D2 Ship Interactions and Bank Effects
published on 13 October 2020
Video Pilot Ladder on Ships- Correct rigging procedure 2020
published on 8 January 2021
Correct method of rigging pilot ladder explained.
As explained, a large number of reports related to the use of pilot ladders which are too long relative to the vessel’s draughts. As a result, the excessively long ladders require shortening up before being deployed for boarding pilots. In these cases, ship crew shortens the pilot ladders, using D-shackles to choke the side ropes at the required height along the ladder’s length. In this method, the D-shackle is first secured to a hard point...