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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Article Pilot Boats, a Designer and Builders Perspective
by Safehaven Marine - published on 6 August 2021
Safehaven Marine build a range of vessels for many different operational roles such as patrol, survey, crew transfer to name a few, but what makes Safehaven unique is that we specialize in pilot boats, with 80% of our production dedicated to just this area, and have supplied over 50 pilot craft all around the world over the last 17 years.
Video PILOTAGE
published on 14 July 2022
Video What IS a Pilot?
published on 4 November 2020
Article EMPA Newsletter issue 003
by EMPA - European Maritime Pilots' Association - published on 6 January 2022
Opinion Five questions for Thomas Bøggild, Project and quality manager, Greenland Pilot Service
published on 11 January 2021
In our new new section “Five questions for ..." Marine-Pilots.com introduces pilots and other market players to our readers in short interviews.
Today we have talked to Thomas Bøggild, Project and quality manager, Greenland Pilot Service.
