Mooring a ship to a berth is a common function for the maritime industry, however incidents that harm ship and terminal personnel still occur. This publication establishes recommended minimum requirements that will help ship designers, terminal designers, ship operators and mooring line manufacturers improve the design, performance and safety of mooring systems.
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Video M/V PILOT 62 (CHEOY LEE shipyards 17m Self-righting Pilot Boat)
published on 9 November 2021
Video Time-lapse maneuvering in Turkey
published on 24 November 2022
Article This is how marine pilots go to work (found on Twitter, by Capt. Ed Enos)
published on 25 February 2020
Video How to Launch a Pilot Boat–Behind the Scenes at Point Hope Shipyard
published on 20 June 2025
Welcome to Point Hope Shipyard in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. In this video, I follow the float off of the Pacific Navigator, a hardworking pilot boat that serves the Port of Victoria and Ogden Point. We watch as the vessel is pulled along the marine railway, rotated on the turntable, and positioned onto the cradle. Once secured, the cradle lowers to float-off depth, and the Pacific Navigator fires up her engines for a short harbour spin before returning to duty. Some segments,...
Video Offshore Pilot station out of San Francisco
published on 3 May 2023
Video Pilot Cutter in Action (Shoreham Port)
published on 14 January 2020
Video Launching Forth Ports Pilot Boat (2018)
published on 19 April 2021
