Article Pilots Corner – A perspective from New Zealand
by Chirp Maritime - published on 25 August 2020
Video IMPA CHIRP Safety Campaign 2024 Video
published on 16 September 2024
Video A Day in the Life of a Marine Pilot - Sipho Mnisi
published on 26 October 2021
Article New Self-Righting Boat Delivered To Hong Kong Pilots Association
published on 30 September 2021
Article Hymn to the Pilot: A poem written by a harbour pilot
by Mohammed Rida El Mariky - published on 26 February 2022
Opinion UK Marine Pilot’s Perspective of Seafarer’s Challenges.
by Ivana-Maria Carrioni-Burnett - published on 24 August 2020
Opinion Should the Captain go down with the ship?
by Melvin Mathews - published on 10 November 2020
Opinion Pilot Ladder - The Weakest Link in Marine Pilotage
by Capt. Santosha K. Nayak - published on 10 August 2020
Pilot transfer arrangement is a sensitive topic to be discussed among the pilot’s fraternity. Although ships are designed and operated with compliance to the SOLAS requirements in all respects including the pilot transfer arrangements, there has been numerous deficiencies observed related to pilot transfer arrangements. The small deficiencies from the part of ships cause life threatening accidents for pilots and sometimes to the ship staff themselves. There are many instances of defective ladder and complacency in proper rigging of ladders has been reported almost every day in different parts of the world. Many pilots lost their life, severely injured for life and face many minor to major accidents. The latest incident being the Capt. Timothy Murray of Sandy hooks Pilot.