Lesath and Procyon. Pilot vessels at the Port of Rotterdam

Marine Pilot leaving our ship during night in valencia port harbour.

IMPA has published examples of best practice together with a letter from Capt. Simon Pelletier, President of IMPA.

Shipping Australia is delighted to welcome the Australasian Marine Pilots Institute as our newest corporate associate member

Big thanks to Geraldton Port Authority for allowing Bill and I to go out in one of their pilot boats and board a ship. It was a beautiful day for it.

Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, Duclos Corporation, has taken an order from the St. Johns Bar Pilots for a high-speed launch, based on the successful 40’ Resilient Class pilot boat introduced in 2005. Delivery to the Florida-based pilots is scheduled for mid-2024.

This safety video examines the safe set-up of pilot ladders and details the safety checks that should be carried out before using a plot ladder to ensure a safe boat transfer.

Another worthful video by Knud Benedict, Germany

A bridge team’s lack of effective monitoring of their position while at anchor led to a cargo ship hitting an anchored bulk carrier and striking a chemical dock on the Lower Mississippi River near New Orleans, according to a National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) marine accident brief.