Marine Pilot (Port Hedland Pilots)

Leaving Honningsvåg Norway aboard the Nieuw Statendam cruise ship in May 2023. Video shows the Pilot leaving the ship.

Captain Kevin Vallance awarded the Merchant Navy Medal for services to Maritime Safety.

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

“The current plight many seafarers are facing, unable to crew change or return home, is being described by many voices within the maritime community as the next humanitarian crisis.”

Pilot disembarkation from ship (kakinada)
Editors note:
The shown protections are very massive in our opinion.
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Electronic warfare in the Baltic Sea is escalating rapidly, with GPS and AIS disruptions posing growing risks to maritime navigation. Russia’s hybrid strategy is targeting both safety and stability in one of Europe’s most critical shipping regions. Pilots and crews now face a new reality: navigating under threat.

A maritime pilot tells us about why he loves switching ships in midstream.

'Shallow Water Effects' - The New KARCO video which promises to bring immense training value for navigators, has been developed using very effective 3D Animation &VFX.