Article Investigation of ship maneuvering with hydrodynamic effects between ship and bank
by Marine-Pilots.com - published on 12 July 2021
Video Wind Balance on straight track with theory
published on 24 November 2020
Article London Pilots issue Quick Reference Guide for PTA’s
by Port of London Authority - published on 9 September 2024
Article Man Overboard Training - Loodswezen Amsterdam-Ijmond
published on 20 May 2021
Video Wind pure drift encounter - practical experiments for getting useful data
published on 8 July 2022
How to get information for wind & current limits to be potentially encountered by thrusters – or current? - this will be described in this movie:
- Measure Drift speed, due to beam wind with no propulsion;
- Measure drift speed using full thrusters
- Estimate wind & current limits to be potentially encountered by thrusters – or current...
- Finally there is a simple formula as Rule of Thumb: the transverse drift speed is about 7-8% of wind speed!
Video Submarine pilot boarding
published on 6 July 2019
Article IMPA Information on Pilot Transfer Operations (May 2024)
published on 13 May 2024
Video Belize's Youngest Marine Pilot & International Tugboat Captain
published on 30 September 2025
Opinion Rituals around shipping. The „Titanic“ never got its name in a christening...
by Bianca Reineke, lutheran Pastor, Germany - published on 23 December 2022
Do you ever leave the harbour to get on a vessel you will guide along without a ritual? Whatever we trust in, whatever the rituals or traditions you Marine Pilots have - when you board your pilot boats, climb the ladders, get the vessels through the harbour - keep them and cherish them, they are good and they are important.