December 2022 edition of The New Zealand Pilot published

Pilot boat Hanakahi inbound to Pier 19, Honolulu Harbor. 18 July 2020.

Register your pilot or embarkation ladder today and receive a free 30 months mandatory load test, when the ladders been delivered to one of our factories in Rotterdam, Singapore, New Castle UK or Houston Texas.

A valuable campaign managed by Chris Young, Kevin Vallance and others, which we found on Facebook .

This action seeks compensation for injuries he alleges have prematurely ended his career in shipping.

The “DangerousLadder” page on facebook is nowadays a very well known community in the maritime world. It is steadily growing towards 3000 members, which will be the next milestone membership-wise.

Tuesday, October 1st is the start date of the latest International Maritime Pilot Association's annual Safety Campaign.

Previous campaigns by the association have consistently shown results of pilot ladder deficiencies around the 20% mark.

Today I will discuss a very simple and useful practical trick often used by pilots.

When we have to berth a vessel with small clearances forward and aft (say 20 to 25 mtr fwd and aft) it is very essential that you are able to estimate your position. Now most of the time you have a berthing supervisor on jetty who will help you with position.

Pilot Boarding on PCC Vessel