Video "Master's Orders Pilots Advice"- Documentation from Canada
published on 24 October 2020
Article Update: Fatal Pilot Ladder Accident in Turkey on 18th July
published on 22 July 2022
Video Warsash Maritime Academy: a history of change
published on 24 May 2022
Video MAERSK: "We have made boarding safer for pilots on more than 100 ships"
published on 8 September 2022
Article Pilot Shortage is Causing Vessel Traffic Backup in China
by Maritime Direct - published on 10 November 2021
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...
Video Harbor Pilots - They park big ships. This is how.
published on 30 September 2022
Video Hybrid Future Ship Eco Italia Departure
published on 13 January 2023
Article Safehaven Marine launch new Interceptor 48 ‘Belgrano’ for the River Plate pilots in Montevideo, Uruguay.
published on 23 December 2020
Safehaven Marine have launched another new Pilot boat, there 20th Interceptor 48 and 46th pilot vessel overall for the River Plate pilots in Montevideo, Uruguay. ‘Belgrano’ named after the famous Argentine general, will operate on the River Plate estuary, also famous for being the place of the first naval battle during the second world war, where the German battle cruiser, the Admiral Graf Spee was scuttled.