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Video Ice going pilot boat by Baltic Workboats
published on 3 June 2020
Video Pilot change
published on 25 October 2020
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published on 22 November 2022
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published on 21 March 2022
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published on 31 May 2022
Video Boarding a ship Pilot San Francisco Bay
published on 31 August 2021
Article Open Letter from Captain Peter Dann (President AMPI) regarding the situation in Brisbane
by Australasian Marine Pilots Institute - published on 10 December 2021
Video Pilot Ladder on Ships- Correct rigging procedure 2020
published on 8 January 2021
Correct method of rigging pilot ladder explained.
As explained, a large number of reports related to the use of pilot ladders which are too long relative to the vessel’s draughts. As a result, the excessively long ladders require shortening up before being deployed for boarding pilots. In these cases, ship crew shortens the pilot ladders, using D-shackles to choke the side ropes at the required height along the ladder’s length. In this method, the D-shackle is first secured to a hard point...