Trainee Marine Pilot

Vessel Review by BairdMaritime.com. The Pilot boat was build by Safehaven Marine.

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Wind was blowing strong from the NE and the waves were becoming bigger and bigger by the time we reach a new client.
Crew didn't consider the rolling effect about to happen while changing heading in order to give lee when they prepared pilot ladder, so the requested 1.5m above the water was not that good.
I decided to abort and to give the vessel the chance to shorten it. In the next attempt they did it right and I was able to board safe

Captain Jonathan Tennant has been called a hero for his decision to intentionally ground the Golden Ray, keeping it out of the main shipping channel.

Pilot debark from Battleship Texas to pilot boat Galveston following the relocation of the battleship to another pier. There was a second pilot who later debarked from Battleship Texas to pilot boat Texas.

Presentation by Nick Bonser at the AMPI Conference Wollongong 2022.

APL Belgium in rough water near the Farallon Islands pilot station.

What does a pilot ship do and how does it work in one of the largest ports in Brazil, come with us to follow this adventure

In the spring of 2023, the IMO Sub-commission on Navigation, Communications and Search and Rescue (NCSR) may start a process of review and amendments to the SOLAS Ch V. reg 23