Marine Harbour Senior Pilot with 10 years experience in ship handling and maneuvering all kind of vessels

UKMPA press release on the death of Captain Pilot Francesco Galia. A tribute.

"Analysis of reports indicates that pilot ladders (Pilot Transfer Arrangements, or PTAs) and
intentional deviations from safety procedures remain the main causes of near misses..."

The latest edition of The New Zealand Pilot has been published (link in article).

This video deals with the training of apprentice pilots and the transmission of knowledge and know-how. The language in the video is French.

A group of Pilots from the Sandy Hook Pilot Association joined us for a ride along on a damp winter day.

http://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/211540110/vessel:BURKANA/_:90edd4dc50678df68bf911196fe5240f

Two investment contracts for supplying 10 pilot boats required by the country's ports, as well as a memorandum of cooperation between the PMO and Iran University of Science and Technology will be Signed by the Minister of Roads and Urban Development.

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The Supmar series of Camarc pilot boats building in Brazil. The expanding range now includes models at 12m, 13.5m and 16m with further size options in the pipeline.