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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Video Risk Involved When Unmooring Operation on Deck
published on 10 August 2020
Article Focus on Pilots: Latest edition of The Nautical Institute magazine "The Navigator"
published on 4 February 2022
Video Galveston Pilots boarding Royal Caribbean Allure of the Seas
published on 8 November 2022
Article Podcast: A look at a beloved Astoria vessel that was a gamechanger: the pilot boat Peacock
published on 3 February 2023
Video BEYOND THE FRAME: A Pilot's Purpose
published on 14 May 2025
Video BRO DELIVERER inbound River Clyde 08JUL20
published on 4 September 2020
Video Proses Pilot boat Merapat ke kapal Tanker Untuk menjemput PILOT
published on 19 December 2022
Video Accident off Wangerooge - container ship runs aground (in German)
published on 3 February 2022
The 400-metre-long container giant "Mumbai Maersk" has run aground in the North Sea tidal flats and must be towed free. The Central Command for Maritime Emergencies was basing its hopes on the high tide at around two o'clock in the morning of Friday night. The night before, an attempt to tow the freighter free had failed. The high water on Thursday afternoon was also too low. In addition, more powerful tugs are still needed.
Article Rumos Práticos 58 published in Portuguese and English
published on 8 June 2021
One hundred and sixty-seven years ago, what was once a pilots’ association became Pernambuco Pilot Station. On February 28th of 1854, Pilot Station 9 first appeared in the port of Recife, and was to assume the current configuration with the development of the Suape port complex, in the Ipojuca municipality, 40 kilometers away. In the fourth article of the series on Brazilian ZPs of this edition, Rumos Práticos reveals the main challenges met in the state of Pernambuco by the pilot station, which today joins in implementing new operations and overcoming infrastructure bottlenecks.