Marine Pilot / Harwich Haven

Pilot recruitment has traditionally been based on seniority, and extensive sea experience. However, a more modern approach, hiring younger, motivated candidates with structured training, offers an alternative path with compelling advantages.

Pilot-in-the-Loop simulations embedded to a high-resolution maritime environment.

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.

Baltic Workboats 16m ice going diesel electric pilot boat

These are various views of the pilot vessels coming and going from the pilot dock in Vlissingen prior to 2020.

• The Dutch pilots offer a contribution to the safe and quick pilotage of ships to and from the Dutch ports and the Flemish ports on the Scheldt River. Each year, they assist about 100,000 ships. • Loodswezen aims to play a leading role by excelling in terms of service provision, training and education, efficiency, technology and customer satisfaction. • The highly-trained maritime pilots and other staff members work closely together to ensure safe and efficient operations in all...

A man in his own element. Meet Pilot Fabio Fontes, the oldest maritime pilot in activity at 84.

Editors note: There was a reason why this idea of a kind of ladder-elevator did not become accepted!

Live stream of NYC, Manhattan and the Brooklyn Bridge from the top of the St. George Tower in Brooklyn, NY. Check out our Lower Manhattan stream on our channel page! https://www.youtube.com/c/StGeorgeTower

Cork based Safehaven Marine is most famous for dramatic videos of its boats during stormy weather sea trials. It’s ‘Interceptor 48’ are in service taking on all types of sea conditions around the world. The newest vessel the ‘Belgrano’ will be used by pilots on the River Plate estuary Montevideo, Uruguay.