Taking on a harbor pilot - The Beagle Channel - Argentina

PTR Holland - TV Rijnmond 2003

ABP Southampton: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that some ships have a pilot transfer arrangement consisting of an accommodation ladder / pilot ladder combination with a trapdoor that does not meet IMO standards in effect since at least 2012.

Like many seafarers I have long been a keen follower of The Nautical Institute’s MARS programme, and along with many other members I listened to the recent webinar on that topic. One theme which was repeated more than once was that it is better to learn from someone else’s misfortune rather than have it happen to you. Having personally been involved in two near misses resulting from unsafe pilot transfer arrangements in a relatively short space of time, I asked how experiences and knowledge specifically about pilot ladder safety could best be promulgated to avoid repeating common accidents or near misses.

Tuesday, October 1st is the start date of the latest International Maritime Pilot Association's annual Safety Campaign.

Previous campaigns by the association have consistently shown results of pilot ladder deficiencies around the 20% mark.

Issues like the Covid 19 crisis and the moves towards increased autonomy appear to be driving a renewed interest in Shore Based Pilotage (SBP), nowadays often called Remote Pilotage.

This article was already published on 05.01.2022: This study sample consists of a group of healthy middle-aged maritime pilots (n=20), who have been exposed to highly irregular work schedules for more than 15 years.

Pilot Boat 68 heads out in choppy seas in the Dardanelles

It's on the Tees, vessel is the Saltholme.

Smooth and beautiful pilot boat in Karachi harbor.. autonomous sensory meridian response, ASMR

Di sebagian besar pelabuhan laut utama di dunia, pandu kapal diwajibkan oleh hukum untuk kapal-kapal besar . Pilot kapal disebut pilot maritim,  pilot laut,atau pilot pelabuhan.  Pilot kapal adalah pelaut yang bertugas mengendalikan kapal melalui perairan berbahaya atau padat.   Ketika sebuah kapal mendekati atau keluar pelabuhan seorang pandu (pilot maritim) naik ke kapal dan memberikan nasihat kepada kapten untuk memandu kapal dengan aman...