Marine Pilot Manager

6,394 returns from participating IMPA members to 2020 survey have been edited to this years pilot ladder safety survey.

Dowload the full report below (PDF).

Time Lapse Video: An inbound LNG carrier arrives at the Port of Rotterdam. At sea, in the Eurogeul channel, two maritime pilots have joined the vessel. Between the breakwaters four harbour tugs (Smit Harbour Towage) make fast to assist her manoeuvre. In the Beerkanaal channel the LNG carrier is stopped and swung before entering the Nijlhaven harbour. While approaching LNG Jetty 1 the ship's mooring lines are taken ashore by mooringboats (Koninklijke Roeiers Vereeniging Eendracht).
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The PLA welcomes Sathar Sulaiman and James Kitney as they join as Trainee Marine Pilots.

A patrol boat of the Navy of Venezuela sank in international waters after apparently shooting and ramming a German cruise ship. Allegedly the "Resolute" was to be diverted off course.

Perseus pilot boat catamaran, Port of Rotterdam IMO number 9367114 MMSI 246390000 Name of the ship PERSEUS Former names PKLL2 EAZ (2017, Netherlands) PERSEUS (2013, Netherlands) PEQ (2013, Netherlands) ZAGD A (2012, Netherlands) Vessel type Pilot boat Operating status Active Flag Netherlands Gross tonnage 228 tons Deadweight 14 tons Length 25 m Breadth 13 m Year of build 2006 Builder ABEKING & RASMUSSEN - LEMWERDER, GERMANY Classification society GERMANISCHER LLOYD Description PERSEUS is a...

Check this out! Superyacht’s use pilot boats and maritime pilots to safety navigate the ship into port or to take her out to sea. The pilot has local knowledge of the port and immense details of those local waterways.
Here’s how the pilot climbs aboard!
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“We haven't built the perfect boat.”
That's the view of Alan Goodchild from Goodchild Marine, one of the many industry voices who spoke to The Full Ahead Podcast at Seawork, Europe's largest on-water commercial marine and workboat exhibition.
Hear from Alan who talks about the development of the Orca 17m pilot boat.

Ultra Large Container Vessel EVER GIVEN ran aground in Suez Canal north of Suez, at around 0600 UTC Mar 23, shortly after entering Canal in northbound convoy.

Google Maps and ECDIS (Electronic Chart Display and Information System) can be considered to essentially serve the same purpose. While Google Maps is used for finding our way on land, the ECDIS facilitates navigation at sea.