Dock Master/Pilot

Setubal pilot boat "Bolina" underway to refuelling point in harbour.

The Maryland Board of Pilots has decided to enact a rule change that forbids on-duty pilots from using their phones.

One of the most grandiose video about Marine Pilots' work. Must see!

Here’s a cool video of the latest Interceptor 48 pilot boat we’ve launched for the Gdynia Pilots in Poland. We captured some nice alongside ship footage during the sea trials, and had a chance to test out our new drone ‘catch net’ on Thunder Child.

For more, please visit our trip report for this day at: https://disneycruiselineblog.com/2023/07/trip-log-day-5-8-night-silver-anniversary-at-sea-greek-isles-cruise-from-civitavecchia-rome-italy-piraeus-athens-greece/

Pilot onboard disembarking vessel ship #shorts

In this video we show you the contents of the TRENZ Pilot Plug package.
Please visit https://trenz-pilotplug.com/ for more information.

Already nearly 25 years the authoritative guide on tug operations and IMO recommended. It addresses present and future developments and shows how training can be carried out and what should be trained,

It has been shown that a majority (51%) of pilot ladders is secured by means of D-shackles, when secured at intermediate length. Previous research (Evans, 2020) has proven that this method has only about 50% of the strength of the pilot ladder when secured at full length (“double ended ladder”), or by means of the “endless-sling” method.

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