Results of the IMPA Safety Campaign

Text and photos by Alex Lang, retired pilot, pilot for 28 years in New Zealand and Australia.

How GPS works? Trilateration explained

Most pilot embarkations and disembarkations around the world, are still carried out using a traditional pilot ladder, consisting of wooden steps supported and secured by side ropes.

Pilot boat alongside a merchant cargo vessel, a big bulk carrier at canakkale strait, turkey

Recorded from a live Zoom program on January 27th, 2022 Captain David Gelinas will discuss Maine's State Pilotage System and how it is practiced on Penobscot Bay. The talk will cover State Law requirements for foreign flag ships, the role of the State Pilot, Training, and local practices. Check out more videos from the Penobscot Bay & River Pilots Association here: https://www.penbaypilots.com/video-gallery/ Captain Gelinas has been a State Pilot for Penobscot Bay and River since 1992. He...

Aussicht vom Dach von Ostseebowling Warnemünde auf das Kreuzfahrtterminal

FORTH TIGER (MMSI: 235001096) is a Pilot Vessel and is sailing under the flag of United Kingdom.
Her length overall (LOA) is 18 meters and her width is 4 meters.
Good for Nothing Safety by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Artist: http://www.twinmusicom.org/

The Spring 2023 edition of the BPC Pilotage Quarterly is out now!

To boost efficiency of Yantian ship arrivals. The amendments represents the first time pilots from Hong Kong and Shenzhen have been allowed to navigate in the other’s respective waters, eliminating the need for a mid-ocean transfer of personnel.