It includes forward thinking and reflective articles, as well as current issues that affect our industry globally, not just in NZ.
It includes forward thinking and reflective articles, as well as current issues that affect our industry globally, not just in NZ.
Article NZMPA Mobile App for Android released
published on 18 August 2020
Article Pilots Corner – A perspective from New Zealand
by Chirp Maritime - published on 25 August 2020
Opinion New guidance for PBAs with trapdoors. Released 4.11.2020 by NZMPA
by New Zealand Maritime Pilot's Association - published on 6 November 2020
New guidance for PBAs with trapdoors. Released 4.11.2020 at NZMPA Conference in Dunedin, NZ. Distinct difference to suggestions in many other countries, is that we challenge operators who have the ladder suspended from the accommodation ladder (gangway) and not secured to the ship. SOLAS states that pilot ladder shall be secured to the ship, and securing strongpoints, shackles and ropes shall be as strong as the sideropes.
Video Singapore Harbour Pilot, “Who We Are”
published on 4 July 2019
Article New website to recruit Pilots for Nederlands Loodswezen
by Frank Diegel - published on 1 October 2021
Article Scary 30m (98.4ft) Wave Off Irelands West Coast Yesterday
by Marine-Pilots.com - published on 29 October 2020
Video Stern-First Method for POD Ships –Practical samples starting with Twin screw followed by POD ships
published on 12 August 2022
Practical samples for manoeuvres for ships going astern - as Stern-First-Method SFM. Introduction using as sample from the Master Thesis by Karel Wiegert for an arrival manoeuvre of a cruise vessel in Southampton port with a Twin-screw vessel under strong current. The same manoeuvre with the same ship model was used to show the advantage of Fast Time Simulation FTS using the SAMMON Planning Tool. This goes much faster than the manoeuvres in the real time simulator - and it can even be...
Video Hamburg Pilot Boarding
published on 14 August 2020
Video Florida Harbor Pilots - Who We Are
published on 19 September 2019
Video James Whalen 1905 Tugboat Sinks Historic Loss Thunder Bay Ontario
published on 2 May 2022
An unfortunate turn of events for the 117 year old Tugboat James Whalen...
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