In accordance with IMO requirements and IMPA recommendations, this laminated A3 colour card shows the dos and don'ts of pilot boarding. This 2012 edition poster covers items-, including ‘Safe Approach of the Pilot Boat’ and provision for the ‘Installation of Pilot Ladder Winch Reels’ and the requirements detailed in the new SOLAS Ch V Reg 23,that enters in to force on the 1st July 2012.
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Article Safe Passage - Edition Summer 2021/22
by Australasian Marine Pilots Institute - published on 15 November 2021
Video Columbia River Bar Pilots History
published on 2 January 2023
Video [4K] New Cranes Come to Baltimore, Maryland September 9, 2021
published on 15 September 2021
Video Pilot Boat JP Virden Indian River Inlet 2/3/26
published on 9 February 2026
Video Bristol Pilots (UK) - Pilot Boarding
published on 30 September 2022
Article Study: Understanding the systemic influences on maritime pilot decision-making
published on 19 April 2023
Video Wärtsilä Pilot PRO working with TRENZ Pilot Plug
published on 30 August 2019
Article Docking Pilot’s Actions Cited in Probable Cause of Allision
published on 26 November 2020
Video Pilots in Port of Ceuta, Strait of Gibraltar Boat
published on 24 January 2022
Video Kayleigh Ward - Belfast Harbour Pilot Boat Crew
published on 27 February 2026
Our Pilot Boats play a crucial role in maintaining the daily flow of maritime traffic to and from Belfast Harbour. Working 24/7, 365 days a year, in all kinds of weather conditions, this dedicated team carries out the vital task of bringing the Harbour Pilots out to arriving vessels, where they guide them safely into their berths, as well as disembarking them, often in challenging sea conditions on Belfast Lough.
Kayleigh Ward, our sole female pilot boat crew member, reveals how she gave up...