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Article Update: Fatal Pilot Ladder Accident in Turkey on 18th July
published on 22 July 2022
Video Launching the “Aldebaran”- a 37’ NAIAD Pilot Boat by BRIX Marine
published on 8 January 2024
Video Taiwan’s first female maritime pilot|Taiwan News
published on 16 July 2024
As Taiwan’s first female maritime pilot, Huang Chao-ling battles wind and waves every day as she guides ships safely into port. Her profession is high-risk and ultra-specialized, requiring years of experience at sea. Huang’s remarkable career is featured in Episode 50 of "The Soul of the Craftsman," a video series produced by the General Association of Chinese Culture. As strong winds blow and the rope ladder sways, maritime pilot Huang Chao-ling clambers up the ship, so that she can guide...
Article IMPA Safety Campaign 2021
published on 9 September 2021
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by trusteddocks.com GmbH - published on 30 June 2020
Video Pilot Disembarking from a Ship GoPro !
published on 30 March 2021
Article Falmouth Harbour orders new £1.6M pilot
published on 5 December 2022
Video Reshma Nilhofer at "Courageous Women | Maritime SheEO Conference 2022"
published on 28 November 2022
Video Pilot Ladder on Ships- Correct rigging procedure 2020
published on 8 January 2021
Correct method of rigging pilot ladder explained.
As explained, a large number of reports related to the use of pilot ladders which are too long relative to the vessel’s draughts. As a result, the excessively long ladders require shortening up before being deployed for boarding pilots. In these cases, ship crew shortens the pilot ladders, using D-shackles to choke the side ropes at the required height along the ladder’s length. In this method, the D-shackle is first secured to a hard point...