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Video Shiphandling: Stopping & Speed vector
published on 17 June 2021
Video New 17m Pilot Boat - A. H. Wadia Boat Builders, India
published on 8 November 2020
Article A study on pilotage risk assessment in Jiangsu Section of the Yangtze River
published on 7 January 2022
Video From a seaman. Gabon, Baie du Prince, 2012.
published on 30 June 2021
Article The pilot ladder shouldn’t be a killing ladder!
by SAFETY4SEA - published on 11 February 2022
he safety of pilot boarding and disembarkation is a major headache for the shipping industry. Every year, many pilots are injured or died due to old (worn-out) or improperly rigged pilot ladder facilities, and/or the process of placing the pilot ladder results in injuries to the crew, notes Capt.Zhao Qingwei, Marine Safety Manager at DASIN SHIPPING PTE LTD.
Article “The Pilot Ladder Manual”, 2nd Edition by Kevin Vallance
by Kevin Vallance - published on 22 January 2024
Article Hymn to the Pilot: A poem written by a harbour pilot
by Mohammed Rida El Mariky - published on 26 February 2022
Video Associated Branch Pilots
published on 17 December 2020
Video Pilot Boat Alongside Scarlet Lady Cruise Ship
published on 18 August 2021
From our deck 12 cabin balcony, some footage of the pilot boat coming alongside Virgin Voyages' cruise ship Scarlet Lady in the Solent between Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight. If you're expecting action and excitement then brace yourself for not quite that at all, but it is fairly impressive how close the pilot boat gets to the larger vessel, bouncing around on the waves. I did want to see the pilot leap from the ship to the boat but in truth got tired of waiting so if that's the bit...